Section 24 — Unauthorised trade in explosives or explosive precursors

(1)A person commits an offence if —

(a)the person —

(i)imports or exports an object or a thing; or

(ii)takes part in any activity in sub‑paragraph (i) in relation to an object or a thing;

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

(c)the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the object or thing is an explosive or explosive precursor; and

(d)the import or export of that object or thing is not authorised under subsection (2).

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

(a)for an unmarked plastic explosive —

(i)the import or export —(A) is under a licence granted to the person to import or export 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 import or export 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.