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NON-REGULATED ITEM |
CONTROLLED ITEM |
PROHIBITED ITEM |
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Import |
Allowed |
Subjected to assessment |
Not allowed |
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Export |
Allowed |
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Possess |
Allowed |
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Manufacture |
Not applicable |
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Requirements |
Do not require licence or approval |
Licence, approval or authorisation is required |
Not applicable |
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Offence |
Unlawful possession of such non-regulated weapons in any public place without any lawful purpose may constitute to an offence of Possession of Offensive Weapon or Scheduled Weapon under the Corrosive and Explosives Substances and Offensive Weapons Act. |
Anyone who import, export or is found in possession of such controlled items without any licence, approval or authorisation may be liable for offences under the respective legislations which the items are regulated under. |
Anyone who import, export or is found in possession of such prohibited items may be liable for offences under the respective legislations which the items are regulated under. |
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Example of Offence |
A person is found in a public place with a knife and is unable to provide a lawful purpose for the possession. He may be liable for an offence under the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act. |
A person was detected at the checkpoint trying to import an airsoft gun. He does not have a licence to import the airsoft gun which is a controlled item. He may be liable for an offence under the Guns, Explosives or Weapons Control Act 2021. |
A person was found with firecrackers which are explosives regulated under theGuns, Explosives or Weapons Control Act 2021. He may be liable for an offence under the said Act. |
List of Controlled and Prohibited Items
