Section 22 — Unauthorised possession of explosive or explosive precursor

(1)A person commits an offence if —

(a)the person stores or otherwise has possession of an object or a thing;

(b)the object or thing is an explosive or explosive precursor; and

(c)the storage or possession of that object or thing is not authorised under subsection (2).

(2)The storage or possession by a person of an explosive or explosive precursor is authorised if —

(a)for an unmarked plastic explosive —

(i)the storage or possession —(A) is under a licence granted to the person to store or possess the unmarked plastic explosive; and (B) is in a quantity no greater than that necessary for the purpose of, and is solely for, any MARPLEX Convention excepted use; or

(ii)the unmarked plastic explosive is an integral part of an explosive device that was manufactured exclusively for defence purposes of an authorised military or police personnel or a member of a visiting force lawfully present in Singapore, and the explosive device is for use exclusively for the defence purposes of that authorised military or police personnel or member of a visiting force lawfully present in Singapore; or

(b)for any other explosive or explosive precursor, the person —

(i)is granted a licence, or is a class licensee authorised under a class licence, to store or possess that explosive or explosive precursor; or

(ii)is exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the person if the explosive is not an unmarked plastic explosive.

(3)A person who is granted a licence to store an explosive or explosive precursor commits an offence if —

(a)the person stores the explosive or explosive precursor at any place that is not a place or premises approved by a Licensing Officer for the storage of that explosive or explosive precursor; and

(b)the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the place or premises is not so approved under paragraph (a).

(4)To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(a) applies to a person regardless that the explosive or explosive precursor concerned was stored other than in the course of carrying on a business.