Singapore legislation

Regulation 17

of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosives and Explosive Precursors) Regulations 2025

Regulation 17

What is needed in transport licence application

Subregulation 1

In addition to regulation 11, the following special information must accompany an application for a non‑renewable explosives transport licence or EP transport licence:

(a)

the description of every relevant consignment to be conveyed on a Singapore journey under the licence;

(b)

the vessel number or vehicle number, and the description (including the model, width, height and weight unladen), of every vessel or vehicle to be used to convey any relevant consignment under the licence;

(c)

a transport plan for every vessel or vehicle mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) conveying a relevant consignment on a Singapore journey, which plan must contain —

(i)

a detailed description of the route to be taken by every such vessel or vehicle;

(ii)

the address of —

(A)

the places in Singapore from and at which the Singapore journey is to begin and end, or from or at which the Singapore journey is to begin or end; and

(B)

every place in Singapore the vessel or vehicle will stop en‑route; and

(iii)

the intended dates and times that the Singapore journey to convey the relevant consignment is to start and end;

(d)

the knowledge and training of the individual who is to be authorised by the applicant to pilot the vessel or drive the vehicle mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b), about —

(i)

the nature and hazardous properties of explosives or explosive precursors of the type that is to be conveyed under the licence;

(ii)

the precautions to be taken to ensure the prevention of accidents during the conveying and associated handling of the explosives or explosive precursors (as the case may be) of that type; and

(iii)

the actions to be taken in an emergency event affecting those explosives or explosive precursors;

(e)

if the relevant consignment is to be conveyed by road, the number of the HAZMAT driving licence issued to the individual who will drive the vehicle unless the mass of explosive precursors comprised in that relevant consignment is 3 tonnes or lesser.

Subregulation 2

In addition to regulation 11, the following special information must accompany an application for a renewable explosives transport licence or EP transport licence:

(a)

the vessel number or vehicle number, and the description (including the model, width, height and weight unladen), of every vessel or vehicle to be used to convey any relevant consignment on a Singapore journey during the term of the licence;

(b)

the maximum quantity (whether by number or weight) of each type of explosive or explosive precursor that may be transported on each vessel or vehicle mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a).

Subregulation 3

A Licensing Officer may require an applicant under paragraph (1) to amend and re‑submit the transport plan required by paragraph (1)(c), for the purpose of assessing the application by the applicant.