Arms and Explosives (Arms) (Amendment) Rules 2020

No. S 799

Arms and Explosives Act

(CHAPTER 13)

Arms and Explosives
(Arms) (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 (Arms) (Amendment) Rules 2020 and come into operation on 21 September 2020.

Amendment of rule 4

2. Rule 4 of the Arms and Explosives (Arms) Rules (R 1) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (2);

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “for a period of” in paragraph (3), the words “not more than”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “first‑mentioned arms” in paragraph (4), the words “if of the same category as those other arms”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (4), the following paragraph:

“(5) The categories of arms for which a licence to possess may be issued are as follows:

(a)	a firearm not in sub‑paragraph (b);
(b)	an air gun or a pistol or any arms that can propel, or is designed to propel, a projectile by means other than an explosive.”; and

(e)

by deleting the words “Form and validity” in the rule heading and substituting the word “Validity”.

Deletion of rule 5

3. Rule 5 of the principal Rules is deleted.

Amendment of rule 10

4. Rule 10 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “shall be in Form B set out in the Schedule and shall be valid for a period of 14 days” and substituting the words “is valid for 30 days”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “Form and validity” in the rule heading and substituting the word “Validity”.

Amendment of rule 12

5. Rule 12 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “shall be in Form B set out in the Schedule and” in paragraph (1);
(b)	by deleting the words “14 days” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “30 days”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “Form and validity” in the rule heading and substituting the word “Validity”.

Amendment of rule 14

6. Rule 14 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “, subject to such modifications as the circumstances require, be in Form C set out in the Schedule” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “be limited to the manufacture, dealing in or repair of (as the case may be) such arms or types of arms specified in the licence”;
(b)	by deleting paragraph (2); and
(c)	by deleting the words “Form and validity” in the rule heading and substituting the word “Validity”.

Amendment of rule 22

7. Rule 22 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “shall be in Form B set out in the Schedule and”;
(b)	by deleting the words “14 days” and substituting the words “30 days”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “Form and validity” in the rule heading and substituting the word “Validity”.

Amendment of rule 26

8. Rule 26(1) of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “firearm” in sub‑paragraph (a), the words “except those mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c)”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “an explosive” in sub‑paragraph (b), the words “except those mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c)”;

(c)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (c) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(c)	For a licence to possess —

(i)	any arm, of 60 days’ validity

$40;

(ii)	any arm in respect of which a licence under sub‑paragraph (a) or (b) is in force, of one year validity

$80; or

(iii)

a blank‑firing firearm or deactivated firearm, of not more than 2 years’ validity

$205 for 2 years or part thereof;”; and

(d)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (f) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(f)	For a licence —

(i)	to deal in arms, of 60 days’ validity

$115; or

(ii)	to manufacture or deal in arms, of not more than 2 years’ validity

$550;”.

Deletion of Schedule

9. The Schedule to the principal Rules is deleted.

Saving and transitional provision

10. Rules 2(b) and (c), 4(a), 5(b), 7(b) and 8 do not apply to any licence issued before 21 September 2020 to either possess, import, export, manufacture, deal in, repair or purchase arms.

[G.N. Nos. S 494/2010; S 173/2017]

Made on 14 September 2020.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/029; AG/LEGIS/SL/13/2015/3 Vol. 1]

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

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