Singapore legislation
Regulation 77
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosives and Explosive Precursors) Regulations 2025
Regulation 77
Other special measures to convey consignment of explosives
Subregulation 1
A holder of an explosives transport licence to convey any consignment of explosives by water or road on a Singapore journey must pack, or arrange for the packing of, every explosive for conveying in a vessel or vehicle in such a way that —
the packing of the explosives is in conformity with the ADR;
the explosives are carried on board the vessel or vehicle always in a suitable depositary which is —
a receptacle that is fixed to the vessel or vehicle in order to prevent its easy removal; and
secure and locked;
the explosives and any suitable depositary in sub‑paragraph (b) containing those explosives are always covered during the Singapore journey; and
the explosives cannot be seen from inside or outside the vessel or vehicle by any individual other than an individual involved in the packing, loading or unloading of the explosives.
Subregulation 2
A holder of an explosives transport licence to convey any consignment of explosives by road on a Singapore journey must take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that the motor vehicle used in conveying the consignment of explosives —
is not left unattended in any public place in Singapore at any time —
while the consignment of explosives is on board the motor vehicle; and
before the consignee authorised by or under the Act to possess the explosives in the consignment takes delivery of the consignment; and
is not driven by an individual who is adversely affected by alcohol, a drug or an intoxicating substance.
Subregulation 3
A holder of an explosives transport licence to convey any consignment of explosives by road on a Singapore journey must take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that the consignment —
is not unpacked or opened in any way while being conveyed; and
is not transferred at the end of the journey to a person who does not first produce to the holder acceptable proof of the person’s authorisation to possess the explosives comprised in the consignment of explosives.
Subregulation 4
A holder of an explosives transport licence to convey any consignment of explosives in a motor vehicle must take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that no passenger, other than a driver and any other persons authorised by the holder to act as the crew of the motor vehicle used to transport the consignment, is permitted to ride in or on the motor vehicle.
Subregulation 5
In paragraph (3), a reference to an acceptable proof of a person’s authorisation to possess an explosive is a reference to any documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying to the person and as proving that the person is authorised by or under the Act to possess the explosive.
Subregulation 6
For the purposes of this regulation, an individual is adversely affected by alcohol, a drug or an intoxicating substance if the individual’s judgement or capacity is impaired to the extent that the individual may expose the individual’s or another individual’s health or safety to a risk if the individual drives the vehicle in question.