Singapore legislation

Regulation 27

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

Regulation 27

Reporting of loss or safety incident

Subregulation 1

A holder of an explosives licence or EP licence must, without delay, notify the police by calling ‘999’ upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences:

(a)

any theft or attempted theft, or any loss, of any explosive or explosive precursor authorised to be possessed, handled or used by the holder under the holder’s explosives licence or EP licence;

(b)

any of the following found on any place or the premises occupied by the holder to carry on the regulated activity covered by the holder’s explosives licence or EP licence:

(i)

any explosive or explosive precursor that appears to be abandoned;

(ii)

any explosive or explosive precursor that is not packaged, marked or labelled in accordance with these Regulations;

(iii)

any explosive or explosive precursor that the holder is not authorised by or under the Act to possess, handle or use;

(c)

any unauthorised entry of any person into the place or premises which are occupied by the holder to carry on a regulated activity covered by the holder’s explosives licence or EP licence;

(d)

a defined incident happening in any place or premises where and when the holder is carrying on a regulated activity.

Subregulation 2

In paragraph (1)(d), “defined incident” means an occurrence associated with the carrying out of a regulated activity involving an explosive or explosive precursor where —

(a)

an individual suffers a fatal explosives‑related injury or fatal explosive precursor‑related injury;

(b)

an individual suffers a serious explosives‑related injury or serious explosive precursor‑related injury;

(c)

any premises or conveyance is wholly or partly destroyed; or

(d)

any premises or conveyance sustains damage or structural failure that adversely affects the structural strength or performance of the premises or conveyance.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of the definition of “defined incident” in paragraph (2), an individual suffers a fatal explosives‑related injury or fatal explosive precursor‑related injury if —

(a)

he or she suffers an injury as a result of —

(i)

being in any premises or conveyance used in the carrying out of a regulated activity involving an explosive or explosive precursor; or

(ii)

direct contact during a regulated activity with an explosive or explosive precursor;

(b)

he or she dies as a result of the injury after sustaining the injury; and

(c)

the injury did not result from natural causes.

Subregulation 4

For the purposes of the definition of “defined incident” in paragraph (2), an individual suffers a serious explosives‑related injury or serious explosive precursor‑related injury if —

(a)

he or she suffers an injury as a result of —

(i)

being in any premises or conveyance used in the carrying out of a regulated activity involving an explosive or explosive precursor; or

(ii)

direct contact during a regulated activity with an explosive or explosive precursor;

(b)

the injury is —

(i)

a fracture, other than to a finger, thumb or toe;

(ii)

any loss of a limb or part of a limb;

(iii)

dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;

(iv)

loss of sight, whether temporary or permanent;

(v)

penetrating injury to the eye;

(vi)

loss of hearing in any one ear, whether temporary or permanent;

(vii)

an injury leading to the individual’s unconsciousness or the individual requiring resuscitation;

(viii)

an injury to any internal organ of the individual; or

(ix)

likely to require hospitalisation for a period that starts no later than the 7th day after the date the individual sustained the injury and exceeds 48 hours after starting; and

(c)

the injury did not result from natural causes.

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