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← Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021

Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021 s 24

s 24 Unauthorised trade in explosives or explosive precursors

24.—(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.

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