Arms and Explosives (Arms) (Amendment) Rules 2010

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 13 Sep 2010

No. S 494

Arms and Explosives Act

(CHAPTER 13)

Arms and Explosives (Arms) (Amendment) Rules 2010

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 46 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 (Arms) (Amendment) Rules 2010 and shall come into operation on 13th September 2010.

Amendment of rule 26

2. Rule 26 of the Arms and Explosives (Arms) Rules (R 1) is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) The fees payable for licences under these Rules shall be as follows:

(a)	For a licence to possess a firearm

$440 for 2 years or part thereof;

(b)	For a licence to possess an air gun or pistol or any arms that can propel, or is designed to propel, a projectile by means other than an explosive

$220 for 2 years or part thereof;

(c)	For a licence to possess a shotgun, rifle, revolver or pistol for sport or target shooting by a member of a shooting club which has been duly registered or exempted from registration

$220 for 2 years or part thereof;

(d)	For a licence to purchase arms

$22 per licence;

(e)	For a licence to import or export arms

$22 per licence;

(f)	For a licence to manufacture or deal in arms

$550 for 2 years or part thereof;

(g)	For a licence to deal only in bayonets, swords, daggers, spears and spear-heads

$405 for 2 years or part thereof;

(h)	For a licence to repair arms

$405 for 2 years or part thereof; and

(i)	For a duplicate of any licence lost or destroyed

$11.

”.

Made this 17th day of August 2010.

BENNY LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[AE/406; AG/LLRD/SL/13/2010/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 46(4) of the Arms and Explosives Act).

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