Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Security Clearance) Regulations 2025
Regulation 8
Notifiable events
Subregulation 1
This regulation applies if any of the following events (each called a notifiable event) happens during the time a security clearance for an individual is in force:
the individual is —
convicted in Singapore of or charged with an offence mentioned in regulation 6(1)(c)(iv); or
convicted or charged outside Singapore for conduct outside Singapore which, had it been engaged in within Singapore, would have been an offence specified in regulation 6(1)(c)(iv);
the individual is named as the respondent in a protection order, expedited protection order or mandatory treatment order made under the Protection from Harassment Act 2014;
the individual becomes aware of a change in his or her physical or mental health or other like circumstances that affect the individual’s suitability to continue to hold the security clearance;
the individual’s name, contact address or email address as given under this regulation or regulation 6(1) changes.
Subregulation 2
The individual who is the holder of the security clearance must, as soon as practicable after the individual becomes aware that the notifiable event has happened, give the Licensing Officer a notice about the event, unless the individual has a reasonable excuse.
Subregulation 3
An individual who contravenes paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.