Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Security Clearance) Regulations 2025

Regulation 6

Information needed in security clearance application

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of Part 3 of the Act, an application for a security clearance for an individual must be accompanied by the following information:

(a)

the name of the individual and the individual’s telephone number, contact address and email address, if any;

(b)

where the application is made by an agent on behalf of the individual ⸺ the name, telephone number, email address and contact address of the agent, and the relationship of the agent to the individual as mentioned in regulation 4(b)(i), (ii) or (iii);

(c)

whether, in the period of 10 consecutive years (or shorter) before the application is made, the individual has been investigated or proceeded against for participating in —

(i)

an offence under the Act or any subsidiary legislation made under the Act;

(ii)

an offence under the Arms Offences Act 1973 or the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958;

(iii)

any offence under the Penal Code 1871;

(iv)

an offence under the Arms and Explosives Act 1913, the Dangerous Fireworks Act 1972 or the Explosive Substances Act 1924 repealed by the Act; or

(v)

any other relevant criminal activity,regardless if there is or was any resulting conviction or finding of guilt;

(d)

whether, in the period of 10 consecutive years (or shorter) before the application is made, a protection order, expedited protection order or mandatory treatment order has been made under the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 against the individual;

(e)

the physical or mental fitness of the individual to handle guns, major parts of guns, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons or noxious substances (as the case may be) responsibly;

(f)

the individual’s competency in handling guns, major parts of guns, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons or noxious substances —

(i)

in carrying on a regulated activity specified or to be specified in the individual’s licence;

(ii)

in the individual’s expected role and duties as a responsible executive or close associate (as the case may be) of a licensee or licence applicant; or

(iii)

in the individual’s expected role and duties as a special worker who is or is to be employed or required to work with or for a licensee or licence applicant;

(g)

documents and other evidence of the information mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f);

(h)

any other information that the Licensing Officer specifies he or she requires to decide the particular application for security clearance, and documents and other evidence of that other information.

Subregulation 2

However, the Licensing Officer may, in any particular case and if satisfied that it is just and equitable, waive any requirement in paragraph (1).

Subregulation 3

A Licensing Officer may refuse to consider an application for or to renew a security clearance of an individual —

(a)

that is incomplete or not made in accordance with these Regulations; or

(b)

where an interview mentioned in regulation 7 in relation to that application is refused.