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No. S 138

Arms and Explosives Act

(Chapter 13)

Arms and Explosives (Explosives) (Amendment) Rules 2001

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 40 of the Arms and Explosives Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Arms and Explosives (Explosives) (Amendment) Rules 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2001.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2 of the Arms and Explosives (Explosives) Rules (R 2) is amended by deleting the definition of “Inspector of Explosives” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “Health Sciences Authority” means the Health Sciences Authority established under the Health Sciences Authority Act 2001;

“Inspector of Explosives” means —

(a)	an analyst employed by the Health Sciences Authority; or
(b)	any other suitably qualified person,

who is appointed by the Minister to be an Inspector of Explosives for the purposes of these Rules;”.

Amendment of rule 103

3. The Arms and Explosives (Explosives) Rules are amended by renumbering rule 103 as paragraph (1) of that rule and by inserting, immediately thereafter, the following paragraph:

“(2) The costs of and incidental to any test referred to in paragraph (1) shall be borne by the person importing the explosives.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 117/92; S 424/95; S 398/96; S 379/97]

Made this 22nd day of March 2001.

TAN GUONG CHING

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/029; AG/LEG/SL/122B/2001/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 40(4) of the Arms and Explosives Act).