Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Special Workers of Licensees — Class Licence) Order 2025

No. S 381

Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021

Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control
(Special Workers of Licensees —
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 (Special Workers of Licensees — Class Licence) Order 2025 and comes into operation on 1 July 2025.

Definitions

2.  In this Order —

“approved range” means a shooting range or paintball range approved under the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Shooting and Paintball Ranges) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 360/2025);

“EP licence” and “explosives 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);

“gun licence” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Guns) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 359/2025);

“holder”, of a licence, means the person to whom the licence is granted, except when it is not in force;

“noxious substance licence” and “weapon licence” have the meanings given by regulation 2(1) of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Weapons And Noxious Substances) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 361/2025).

Special workers of licensee are class licensees

3.—(1)  Unless exempt by or under section 87 or 88 of the Act or excluded by sub‑paragraph (2), every individual who is employed or engaged —

(a) as a special worker by a holder of any of the following licences:

(i) an EP licence;

(ii) an explosives licence;

(iii) a gun licence;

(iv) a licence to operate an approved range;

(v) a noxious substance licence;

(vi) a weapon licence; and

(b) to perform any regulated activity that —

(i) is authorised by the licence of that holder; and

(ii) involves any gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory, any explosive or explosive precursor, or any weapon or noxious substance,

is subject to a class licence authorising the individual to carry out the regulated activity.

(2)  An individual who is employed or engaged to act as a bodyguard or personal security officer for —

(a) a consular officer of a country other than Singapore;

(b) the head of a diplomatic mission of a country other than Singapore; or

(c) a member of the staff of a diplomatic mission of a country other than Singapore who has diplomatic rank,

is excluded from this Order.

Conditions for special worker class licensee

4.  A class licensee by virtue of paragraph 3 may carry out a regulated activity subject to all the following conditions:

(a) when carrying out the regulated activity, the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary —

(i) to protect other people who may be affected by the regulated activity from alarm, death or injury; and

(ii) to protect property from unlawful destruction or damage and otherwise preserve public safety;

(b) the class licensee carries out the regulated activity only within the following places:

(i) if his or her employer or principal is the holder of a licence to operate an approved range — the approved range, unless sub‑paragraph (ii) applies;

(ii) if his or her employer or principal is the holder of any other licence — the premises or conveyance which is authorised under that licence to be used to carry out the regulated activity;

(c) the class licensee must have completed training in the safe carrying out of the regulated activity;

(d) when carrying out the regulated activity, the class licensee’s judgement or capacity must not be adversely affected by any alcohol, drug or intoxicating substance to the extent that he or she may expose the individual’s or another individual’s health or safety to a risk;

(e) the class licensee carries out the regulated activity in conformity with the lawful instructions of his or her employer or principal, subject to the requirements of any written law to the contrary.

Made on 26 May 2025.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[112/2/029; AG/LEGIS/SL/121C/2020/16]

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