Arms and Explosives (Movement Control) (Amendment) Rules 2020

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 16 Sep 2020

No. S 797

Arms and Explosives Act

(CHAPTER 13)

Arms and Explosives
(Movement Control)
(Amendment) Rules 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 46 of the Arms and Explosives Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Arms and Explosives (Movement Control) (Amendment) Rules 2020 and come into operation on 21 September 2020.

Amendment of rule 6

2. Rule 6 of the Arms and Explosives (Movement Control) Rules (R 4) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “shall be made in the Form A set out in the Schedule” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “must be made in accordance with rule 6A”;

(b)

by deleting the words “shall be in the Form B set out in the Schedule and shall be subject to the conditions set out therein and such other” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “is subject to such”; and

(c)

by deleting paragraphs (3) and (4) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(3) This rule does not apply to or in relation to the removal of —

(a)	any arms by a person to whom a licence to possess those arms is issued under the Arms and Explosives (Arms) Rules (R 1); or
(b)	any explosives by a person to whom a licence to store those explosives is issued under the Arms and Explosives (Explosives) Rules (R 2), and in accordance with rule 8 of those Rules.”.

New rule 6A

3. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 6, the following rule:

“Application for authorisation to move arms, etc.

6A. An application for an authorisation in rule 6(1) must be made —

(a)	using the electronic application service provided by the Licensing Officer; or
(b)	in the event of a malfunction or failure of the electronic application service, in a written form required by the Licensing Officer.”.

Deletion of Schedule

4. The Schedule to the principal Rules is deleted.

[G.N. No. S 139/2001]

Made on 8 September 2020.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/029; AG/LEGIS/SL/13/2020/2 Vol. 1]

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

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