PART 1 | Citation and commencement |
| 1. This Order is the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Arms Exhibitions — Class Licence) Order 2025 and comes into operation on 1 July 2025. |
2.—(1) In this Order —“arms demonstration exhibition” means an exhibition arranged or held exclusively by or on behalf of the Government at any premises in Singapore —| (a) | to do either or both of the following:| (i) | temporarily exhibit or display any gun, major part of a gun, gun accessory or explosive or any combination thereof, but not for the purposes of sale, supply by loan or hire or trading; | | (ii) | temporarily demonstrate or offer target shooting activity involving any gun, major part of a gun, gun accessory or explosive; and |
| | (b) | to which individuals are admitted on payment of a fee or charge, or after making a contribution, or admitted free of charge, to attend the exhibition or to enter or remain at those premises where the exhibition takes place or is to take place; |
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“arms trade fair” means an exhibition arranged or held in the course of business at any premises in Singapore —| (a) | to do either or both of the following:| (i) | temporarily exhibit or display any gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory, or any combination thereof, for the purposes of sale or supply by loan or hire or trading; | | (ii) | promote all or any of the following:| (A) | the sale, or the supply by way of loan or hire, or the trading, of any gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory, or any combination thereof; | | (B) | the provision of services in relation to any gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory; and |
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| | (b) | to which individuals are admitted on payment of a fee or charge, or after making a contribution, or admitted free of charge, to attend the exhibition or to enter or remain at those premises where the exhibition takes place or is to take place; |
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“business” includes —| (a) | a venture or concern in trade or commerce, whether or not conducted on a regular, repetitive or continuous basis; and | | (b) | any business, whether or not carried on for profit; |
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“customer”, in relation to an arms trade fair, includes the following:| (a) | a prospective customer; | | (b) | a guest of honour to the arms trade fair; |
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“deactivated gun” means a gun —| (a) | which has been rendered permanently inoperable; or | | (b) | the breech, chamber and barrel of which have been permanently sealed; |
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| “exhibition” means an exhibition or a display, or a series of exhibitions or displays, or a combination thereof; |
“exhibition period”, for an arms demonstration exhibition, means the period —| (a) | starting at the time that the arms demonstration exhibition is stated to begin on any publicity material relating to the arms demonstration exhibition; and | | (b) | ending at the time that the arms demonstration exhibition is stated to end on any publicity material relating to the arms demonstration exhibition, |
| and includes any period for lead‑in and lead‑out activities and social events connected with the arms demonstration exhibition; |
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“organiser”, in relation to an arms demonstration exhibition or arms trade fair, means —| (a) | a person who is responsible (whether fully or substantially) for promoting, conducting or holding the arms demonstration exhibition or arms trade fair; and | | (b) | a person who will receive revenue from the sale (if any) of tickets to the arms demonstration exhibition or arms trade fair, |
| but does not include a person mentioned in section 88(2) of the Act or a person by reason only of being a party to a sponsorship‑like arrangement connected with the arms demonstration exhibition or arms trade fair; |
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“participating exhibitor”, in relation to an arms trade fair, means a person who is entitled to take part in the arms trade fair as an exhibitor so as to do all or any of the following:| (a) | to exhibit or display any gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory, or any combination thereof, for the purposes of sale or supply by loan or hire or trading; | | (b) | to provide information on, or give a demonstration of, any gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory, or any combination thereof, for the purposes of sale or supply by loan or hire or trading; | | (c) | to promote all or any of the following at the arms trade fair:| (i) | the sale, or the supply by way of loan or hire, or the trading, of any gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory, or any combination thereof; | | (ii) | the provision of services in relation to any gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory; |
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| “sale” means sale by wholesale or retail, and whether by tender, auction or otherwise; |
“security and safety measures, procedures and controls” includes —| (a) | securing guns and explosives to prevent any gun, major part of a gun, gun accessory or explosive from being lost or stolen, or coming into the possession or knowledge of an unauthorised person; | | (b) | reinforcing barriers at any shooting range made available for target shooting activity; | | (c) | cordoning off or adjusting the boundaries of any demarcated area where any gun or explosive is possessed or controlled; and | | (d) | deploying personnel to supervise safety and security; |
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| “simulated ammunition or inert projectile” means a simulated ammunition, or an inert projectile, which is approved by a person mentioned in section 88(2) of the Act for the purposes of an arms demonstration exhibition; |
“sponsorship‑like arrangement”, for an arms demonstration exhibition or arms trade fair, means —| (a) | a right to associate a person or a person’s goods or services with — | | (b) | an affiliation or association (whether commercial or non‑commercial) with — |
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| “target shooting activity” means the use of any gun to shoot shots, bullets or other missiles at a fixed or moving target; |
“trade fair period”, for an arms trade fair, means the period —| (a) | starting at the time that the arms trade fair is stated to begin on any publicity material relating to the arms trade fair; and | | (b) | ending at the time that the arms trade fair is stated to end on any publicity material relating to the arms trade fair, |
| and includes any period for lead‑in and lead‑out activities and social events connected with the arms trade fair; |
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| “trading” means to import or export or both; |
“use” —| (a) | in relation to a gun, means —| (i) | to fire the gun; or | | (ii) | to hold the gun so as to cause a reasonable belief that it will be fired, whether or not it is capable of being fired; or |
| | (b) | in relation to an explosive which is a simulated ammunition or an inert projectile, means to discharge or fire the explosive; |
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| “visitor”, in relation to an arms demonstration exhibition, means an individual who is lawfully attending in person at the premises where the arms demonstration exhibition is arranged or held, whether or not he or she is undertaking any target shooting activity at the arms demonstration exhibition. |
| (2) For the purposes of the definitions of “arms demonstration exhibition” and “arms trade fair”, it does not matter that the arms demonstration exhibition and arms trade fair are organised in connection with any other event. |
| (3) For the purposes of this Order, a deactivated gun at an arms demonstration exhibition or arms trade fair is tethered in an appropriate manner only if the deactivated gun is attached by steel cables to a fixed point on the ground or other permanent installation at the premises where the arms demonstration exhibition or arms trade fair is arranged or held in order to prevent its unauthorised removal from the premises. |
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3.—(1) This Order does not extend to an individual who is exempt by or under section 87 or 88 of the Act.| (2) The application of paragraph 4, 6 or 8 to a person is subject to section 66(1) and (2)(c) of the Act. |
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