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Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021 s 7

s 7 Meaning of “supply” and associated terms

7.—(1) In this Act, “supply” includes carrying on any of the following activities, or a combination of those activities, in relation to any object or thing in Singapore, and whether or not the object or thing is to remain in Singapore:(a) selling or agreeing to sell, including for the purpose of resale; (b) bartering or exchanging; (c) offering for sale, barter or exchange or attempting to sell, barter or exchange; (d) displaying or exhibiting for sale, barter or exchange; (e) inviting the making of offers to acquire the object or thing, or otherwise advertising for sale, barter or exchange; (f) having in possession for sale, barter or exchange; (g) transferring possession to an agent for sale on consignment; (h) offering as a prize or reward; (i) offering or giving away for the purpose of advertisement or in furtherance of any trade or business; (j) conducting negotiations for sale, barter or exchange of the object or thing; (k) selling, bartering or exchanging anything of which the object or thing forms a part; (l) doing any of the above as an agent or a broker, or by an agent or a broker. (2) For the purposes of this Act, a person takes part in the supply of any object or thing if the person takes, or participates in, any step, or causes any step to be taken, in the process of that supply. (3) However, despite subsection (2), a person is not treated as taking part in the supply of any object or thing by reason only that the person provided financing for any step taken in the process of the supply of the object or thing. (4) In this section, “sale” means sale by wholesale or retail, and whether by tender, auction or otherwise. (5) Unless otherwise expressly provided, where a person —(a) is granted a licence to supply a gun, a major part of a gun or a gun accessory, an explosive or explosive precursor, or a weapon or noxious substance; or (b) is a class licensee authorised under a class licence to supply a gun, a major part of a gun or a gun accessory, an explosive or explosive precursor or a weapon or noxious substance, the person must be treated as also granted a licence, or also a class licensee authorised under a class licence, as the case may be, to possess that gun, major part of a gun, gun accessory, explosive, explosive precursor, weapon or noxious substance (as the case may be) for the purpose of supply.

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