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Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act (GEWCA)

Under the GEWCA “weapon” includes:

1. An arbalest.

2. An arrow that, if used in the way for which it is designed or adapted, is capable of being aimed at a target and causing hurt or injury.

3. A device (commonly called a crossbow) consisting of a bow fitted transversely on a stock that has a groove or barrel, designed to direct a dart, bolt or an arrow whether or not mentioned in item 2.

4. A crossbow designed for aiming and discharging an arrow (whether or not mentioned in item 2), a dart, bolt or similar projectile when held in one hand, commonly called a pistol crossbow.

5. A bow regardless of its draw weight, and includes a longbow.

6. A bayonet, being a thrusting, striking or cutting weapon designed to be attached to a gun.

7. A sword, being a thrusting, striking or cutting weapon with a long blade having one or 2 cutting edges and a hilt, and includes the martial arts weapon known as a “Butterfly Sword”, a machete, parang, bolo, kukri or hooked swords.

8. A sharp pointed stabbing instrument (other than a sword or bayonet) —

(a) having —

(i) a flat blade with cutting edges (whether serrated or not serrated) along the length

of both sides; or

(ii) a needle-like blade or spike, the cross section of which is elliptical or has 3 or

more sides;

(b) designed for hand to hand combat, such as —

(i) to be held between the fingers or the forefinger and thumb with the handle

supported by the palm of the hand and to inflict injury by a punching or pushing

movement, such as a push knife or push dagger;

(ii) to cause serious injury when thrown, such as a throwing knife; or

(iii) to be held in the closed fist with the fingers through the handle which serves as a knuckleduster, such as a trench knife; and

(c) ordinarily capable of being concealed on the person of an individual, and includes a diving knife, hunting knife, kris, karambit, kirpan or dirk.

9. A knife comprising a blade or spike and a handle, in respect of which —

(a) the handle is in 2 sections that fold so as to wholly or partially cover the blade or spike when the knife is not in use; and

(b) the blade or spike can be exposed by gravity or centrifugal force, and includes a butterfly knife, a “balisong” and a gravity knife.

10. A knife in respect of which —

(a) the blade is concealed when folded or recessed into the handle and springs or is released into the extended position by the operation of a button or other device on the handle; or

(b) the blade is wholly or partially concealed by a sheath that can be withdrawn into the handle of the knife by gravity, centrifugal force or by the operation of a button or other device, and includes a flick knife and a switchblade.

11. A knife, sometimes known as a wasp knife, which is capable of injecting a ball of compressed gas that freezes both human and animal tissues and organs surrounding the point of penetration or injection.

12. An article comprising a number of points, blades or spikes pointing outwardly from a central axis and capable of causing serious injury when thrown, such as throwing stars and shuriken.

13. A device or instrument (commonly called a knuckleduster) designed to be worn across the knuckles of a hand so as to —

(a) increase the force or impact of a punch or blow when striking another with the hand; or

(b) protect the knuckles from injury,and includes a weighted or studded glove, but not a boxing glove.

14. A spear, being a thrusting, throwing, striking or cutting weapon to be propelled by human power without the use of any device, and includes a halberd, glaive and a martial arts weapon called “Guandao” or “Yanyuedao”.

15. A spearhead for a spear described in item 14.

16. A scythe, or sickle-shaped article designed as a weapon, that —

(a) has a fixed or folding blade; and

(b) may or may not have a chain attached, and includes the martial arts weapon known as “Kama”.

17. An article consisting of a handle and an edged blade, joined by a chain or a combination of chain and metal pieces or steel rods, designed to be used as a whip, including the martial arts weapon commonly known as “Chinese whip”, “whip spear”, “7 piece iron chain”, “9 piece iron chain”, “Bian Tzu Chiang” or “Lien Tzu Chiang”.

18. An article consisting of a blade or blades with cord, rope or chain attached for the purpose of enabling the blade to be thrown and retrieved, including the martial arts weapon known as “Shoge”, “ninja Kyoketsu-Shoge” or “Kyoketsu Shoge”.

19. A “Sai” or “Jitte”, being a short, tapered, metal rod, dull at the point, with flared metal prongs guarding the handle.

20. An article that consists of 2 sticks, rods or batons joined by a cord, rope or chain, including the martial arts weapon known as “Nunchaku”.

21. An article consisting of a chain, rope or cord with a wooden or metal baton, stick or rod attached at each end, including the martial arts weapons known as “Kasari-Fundo”, “Kusari-Fundo” and “Manrikigusari”.

22. An axe, including a tomahawk, a “Ge”, a parashu or an “Ono”.

23.  A blow gun or blow pipe, being a hollow tube or similar device out of which an arrow or a dart or hard pellet or projectile is shot by use of breath expelled from the mouth.

24.  A dart designed to be shot out of a blow gun or blow pipe by use of breath expelled from the mouth.

Under the GEWCA “Noxious Substance” means any nauseating or lachrymatory substance, and includes any of the following:

(a) a container specially constructed to directly hold any noxious substance, such as a cartridge, cylinder, pressurised can or round containing a noxious substance;

(b) an object or a thing that, if used in the way for which it is or was designed or adapted, is or was capable of being aimed at a target and causing hurt or injury by discharging any noxious substance directly onto the target, such as a pepper spray gun or cannister