Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosive Precursor Disposal — Class Licence) Order 2025

No. S 377

Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021

Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control
(Explosive Precursor Disposal —
Class Licence) Order 2025

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order is the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosive Precursor Disposal — Class Licence) Order 2025 and comes into operation on 1 July 2025.

Definitions

2.  In this Order —

“contact address” means the address of —

(a) for a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership) — the partnership’s principal place of business in Singapore;

(b) for a body corporate — the body corporate’s registered office or principal office in Singapore;

(c) for an unincorporated association — the unincorporated association’s principal office in Singapore;

(d) for an individual carrying on business as a sole proprietor — the individual’s principal place of business in Singapore; or

(e) for any other individual — the individual’s place of residence or workplace in Singapore;

“destroy”, in relation to any explosive precursor, means to render the substance harmless;

“EP manufacturing licence”, “EP possession licence”, “EP storage licence” and “EP supplier’s licence” have the meanings given by regulation 2(1) of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosives and Explosive Precursors) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 374/2025);

“identity particulars” means —

(a) for an individual —

(i) the full name of the individual;

(ii) the number of the individual’s identity card, or of the individual’s passport or work pass if he or she is not a citizen of Singapore; and

(iii) the nationality of the individual; or

(b) for an entity —

(i) the full name of the entity;

(ii) the country where the entity was incorporated or otherwise formed; and

(iii) the Unique Entity Number (UEN) of the entity, where available.

Application

3.—(1)  This Order does not extend to a person who is exempt by or under section 87 or 88 of the Act.

(2)  The application of paragraph 4 or 5 to a person is subject to section 66(1) and (2)(c) of the Act.

Licensee to store, manufacture or supply explosive precursor is class licensee for its disposal

4.  Every licensee granted —

(a) an EP manufacturing licence to manufacture an explosive precursor specified in the licence;

(b) an EP possession licence to possess (not store) an explosive precursor, and at a place, specified in the licence;

(c) an EP storage licence to store (not possess) an explosive precursor, and at a place, specified in the licence; or

(d) an EP supplier’s licence to supply an explosive precursor specified in the licence,

is subject to a class licence authorising the licensee concerned to dispose of the explosive precursor by destroying the explosive precursor.

Conditions of class licence

5.  A class licensee by virtue of paragraph 4 may dispose of any explosive precursor subject to all the following conditions:

(a) the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that every explosive precursor acquired by or coming into the possession of the class licensee is destroyed without delay when it is no longer needed by the class licensee;

(b) the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to protect other people from alarm relating to the class licensee taking any step to destroy the explosive precursor;

(c) the class licensee obtains a safety data sheet of the explosive precursor before taking any step to destroy the explosive precursor;

(d) the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to ensure the destruction of the explosive precursor in accordance with the safety data sheet of that explosive precursor.

Record-keeping

6.  For the purpose of section 61(2)(a) of the Act, every class licensee by virtue of paragraph 4 must make and keep a record of all the following aspects of each destruction of an explosive precursor under the class licence of the class licensee:

(a) the name and quantity of the explosive precursor destroyed by the class licensee on each occasion, and the date of each destruction;

(b) the date on which each explosive precursor mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) was first manufactured, acquired or received by the class licensee before destruction;

(c) the identity particulars and contact address of every person from whom the explosive precursor mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) was acquired or received by the class licensee before destruction;

(d) the quantity of the explosive precursor mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) manufactured, acquired or received by the class licensee on each occasion before destruction.

How long to keep records required

7.  For the purpose of section 61(2)(a) of the Act, a class licensee by virtue of paragraph 4 must keep and retain a record for at least 3 years after the date the record was made.

Made on 26 May 2025.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[112/2/029; AG/LEGIS/SL/121C/2020/12]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 92 of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021).