s 10 Purposes of Act
10. The purposes of this Act are —(a) to prohibit the possession, handling and use of guns, major parts of a gun, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons and noxious substances except in special circumstances because any possession, handling and use of any of these objects or things is a privilege that is conditional on the overriding need to ensure public safety; (b) to ensure public safety —(i) by imposing strict controls on the possession, handling and use of guns, major parts of a gun, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons and noxious substances; and (ii) by promoting the safe, secure and responsible carrying on of regulated activities involving guns, major parts of a gun, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons and noxious substances; (c) to confirm that persons authorised to carry on any regulated activity have a responsibility to act in the interests of personal and public safety; and (d) to implement Singapore’s obligations under the MARPLEX Convention and any other international convention, agreement, or understanding relating to handling of guns and explosives to which Singapore is a party.