Singapore legislation

Regulation 34

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

Regulation 34

How long to keep records required

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 61(1)(a) of the Act, the period that a holder of an explosives licence or EP licence must keep and retain a record which is required under these Regulations for an aspect of the regulated activity authorised by the holder’s explosives licence or EP licence, is a period of —

(a)

at least 10 years after the date the record was made, if the regulated activity involved any high‑risk explosive; or

(b)

at least 3 years after the date the record was made, in all other cases.

Subregulation 2

A holder of an explosives licence or EP licence must keep a record which is required under these Regulations in a way that ensures —

(a)

the quantity and type of explosives or explosive precursors in the holder’s possession at a particular time can be worked out; and

(b)

a loss or theft of those explosives or explosive precursors by or from the holder can be identified.