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Version incorporating amendments as at 15 April 1998
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
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Title
2.
Authority
3.
Objectives
4.
Prescribed weapons
5.
Regulated weapons
6.
Revocation of the Prescribed Weapons Regulations 1989
7.
Amendments to the Firearms Regulations 1984
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1. General Information
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2. Table of Amendments
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3. Explanatory Details
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1. Title
These Regulations may be cited as the Control of
Weapons Regulations 1990.
2. Authority
These Regulations are made under section 12(1)
of the Control of Weapons Act 1990.
3. Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are to prohibit
the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase,
possession, carriage or use of certain weapons to
be known as prescribed weapons and to control
the possession, carriage or use of certain other
weapons to be known as regulated weapons.
4. Prescribed weapons
The following articles are prescribed weapons for
the purpose of section 5 of the Control of
Weapons Act 1990—
(a) "flick knife": which means a knife designed
or adapted so that the blade is concealed
when folded or recessed into the handle and
which opens by gravity or centrifugal force
or by any pressure applied to a button, spring
or device in or attached to the handle of the
knife;
(b) "dagger": which means a sharp pointed
stabbing instrument, ordinarily capable of
being concealed on the person and having—
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(i) a flat blade, exceeding 8cm in length
with straight (not serrated) cutting
edges along the length of both sides;
(ii) a needle-like blade, the cross section of
which is elliptical or has 3 or more
sides—
but not including instruments such as swords
or bayonets;
(c) "knuckle knife": which means an open or
exposed blade or similar instrument attached
to a handle that is designed or adapted to be
held between the knuckles (including the
device commonly known as the "Urban Pal
Knife");
(d) "ballistic knife": which means a device or
instrument designed or adapted to fire or
discharge a knife, dagger or similar
instrument by mechanical, percussive or
explosive means;
(e) goods which are designed to include a
concealed knife or sword blade, including
but not limited to—
(i) a belt or similar article designed or
adapted to hold a knife, dagger or
similar instrument so that the presence
of the knife, dagger or similar
instrument is concealed or disguised as
part of the belt or similar article when it
is worn (for example an article known
as the "Bowen Knife Belt");
(ii) "swordstick": which means a cane,
stick or similar article designed or
adapted to hold the blade of a sword so
that it is concealed from view until
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withdrawn from the cane, stick or
article;
(f) "butterfly knife": which means a knife with
a 2 piece handle which folds together to
cover both edges of the blade (where the
blade is not serrated and exceeds 7cms in
length);
(g) "knuckle-duster": which means a device or
instrument designed or adapted to be worn
across a knuckle or knuckles of the hand,
finger, fingers or thumb so as to—
Reg. 4(g)
substituted by
S.R. No.
325/1991
reg. 4.
(i) increase the force or impact of a punch
or blow when striking another with that
hand, finger, fingers or thumb; or
(ii) protect the knuckle or knuckles from
injury when striking another with that
hand, finger, fingers or thumb;
(h) "blow gun": which means a blow pipe or
similar device or instrument designed to
propel an arrow, dart or similar projectile by
air expelled from the mouth;
(i) darts designed to be projected from a blowgun or similar device;
(j) a hunting sling or slingshot designed or
adapted to be used with an arm brace which
fits or rests on the forearm to support the
wrist from the tension of the elastic material
used to propel the projectile (including the
device commonly known as the "Saunders
Falcon Hunting Sling");
(k) a catapult, shanghai, hunting sling (without
arm brace as described under paragraph (j))
or slingshot which is manufactured and
intended for commercial distribution;
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Reg. 4(j)
amended by
S.R. No.
51/1991 reg. 4.
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(l) any weapon from which any noxious liquid,
noxious gas or other noxious substance can
be discharged and any ammunition which
contains any noxious liquid, noxious gas or
other noxious substance.
5. Regulated weapons
The following articles are regulated weapons for
the purpose of section 6 of the Control of
Weapons Act 1990—
(a) "a crossbow": which means a type of bow
fixed transversely on a stock grooved to
direct a dart, bolt or arrow;
Reg. 5(b)
revoked by
S.R. No.
107/1991
reg. 4.
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(c) "a baton or cudgel": which means a short
stout stick made of any material designed as
a weapon, including the martial arts weapon
known as a Tonfa and the weapon commonly
known as police nightsticks;
(d) "extendable baton": which means a baton
designed or adapted so that the length of the
baton extends by gravity or centrifugal force
or by any pressure applied to a button, spring
or device in or attached to the handle of the
baton;
(e) articles which consist of a baton or stick
constructed in such a way that it can be
unscrewed or broken so as to form two or
more parts joined by chain, rope or cord,
including the martial arts weapons known as
Baton-chucks and Bo-chucks;
(f) knives which are designed or adapted so that
the blade is concealed by a plastic, wooden
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or metal sheath which retracts into the
handle of the knife by gravity or centrifugal
force or by any pressure applied to a button,
spring or device in or attached to the handle
of the knife, including the knife commonly
known as the "Black Eagle Knife";
(g) "double-end knives": which means
weapons which have the appearance of 2
overlapping curved blades joined together so
as to form an ellipse shape;
(h) scythe or sickle shaped articles designed as
weapons which have a fixed or folding
blade, and which may or may not have a
chain attached, including the martial arts
weapon known as Kama;
(i) articles consisting of a chain, rope or cord
with a wooden or metal baton, stick or rod
attached at each end, including the martial
arts weapon known as Kasari-Fundo, KusariFundo or Manrikigusari;
(j) sticks or rods of any material designed as
weapons to be applied to the pressure points
of the human body, including the martial arts
weapon known as a Kubotan;
(k) articles designed to be attached to or worn on
the hands or feet which have claws attached,
including the martial arts weapons known as
ninja climbing claws, ninja hand claws or
ninja foot claws;
(l) articles which consist of two sticks, rods or
batons joined by a cord, rope or chain
including the martial arts weapon known as
Nunchaku;
(m) "articles known as Sai or Jitte": which
means a short, tapered, metal rod, dull at the
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point, with flared metal prongs guarding the
handle;
(n) articles consisting of a curved blade pointed
at both ends with a handle attached to the
middle, including the martial arts weapon
known as Suan Ywe Gou;
(o) articles 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 Kyokeysu-Shoge or
Kyotetsu Shoge;
(p) "a sword": which means a thrusting,
striking or cutting weapon with a long blade
having 1 or 2 cutting edges and a hilt,
including the martial arts weapons known as
Tanto, Butterfly Swords, Wakizashi or
Wakazashi;
(q) "throwing stars": which means sharpened
star-shaped articles designed for throwing,
including the martial arts weapon known as
Surikan, Suriken or Shaken (including where
the throwing star is attached to a beltbuckle);
(r) articles consisting of a handle and an edged
blade, joined by chain or a combination of
chain and metal pieces or steel rods,
designed to be used as a whip including the
martial arts weapons commonly known as
Chinese whips, whip spears, 7 piece or 9
piece iron chains, Bian Tzu Chiang or Lien
Tzu Chiang;
(s) any article fitted with raised pointed studs
which is designed to be worn as an article of
clothing;
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(t) any article from which any noxious liquid,
noxious gas or other noxious substance can
be discharged;
(u) "imitation firearms": which means any
article which has the appearance of being a
firearm, whether capable of being discharged
or not;
(v) "imitation pistols": which means any
article capable of being concealed about the
person and which has the appearance of
being a firearm, whether capable of being
discharged or not, which does not fall within
the definition of "imitation pistol" contained
in the Firearms Act 1958;
Reg. 5(w)
inserted by
S.R. No.
325/1991
reg. 5.
(w) spear-guns;
(x) knives, other than prescribed weapons or
those knives already prescribed as regulated
weapons under paragraphs (f) and (g).
6. Revocation of the Prescribed Weapons Regulations
1989
The Prescribed Weapons Regulations 19891 are
revoked.
7. Amendments to the Firearms Regulations 1984
In the Firearms Regulations 19842—
(a) in the heading to Part 5, for "WEAPONS"
substitute "FIREARMS"; and
(b) in regulation 24—
(i) for "weapons" (wherever occurring)
substitute "firearms"; and
(ii) in paragraph (d), omit ''; and"; and
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Reg. 5(x)
inserted by
S.R. No.
193/1994
reg. 4.
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(iii) paragraph (e) is revoked; and
(c) in regulation 25, omit ''or any other noxious
liquid, noxious gas or noxious substance".
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1. General Information
The Control of Weapons Regulations 1990, S.R. No. 428/1990, were made
on 20 December 1990 by the Governor in Council under section 12(1) of the
Control of Weapons Act 1990, No. 24/1990, and came into operation on
20 December 1990.
The Control of Weapons Regulations 1990 will sunset 10 years after the day
of making on 20 December 2000 (see section 5 of the Subordinate
Legislation Act 1994).
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2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Control of Weapons
Regulations 1990 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
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Control of Weapons (Amendment) Regulations 1991, S.R. No. 51/1991
Date of Making:
19.3.91
Date of Commencement:
19.3.91
Control of Weapons (Further Amendment) Regulations 1991, S.R. No. 107/1991
Date of Making:
12.6.91
Date of Commencement:
12.6.91
Control of Weapons (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 1991, S.R. No. 325/1991
Date of Making:
17.12.91
Date of Commencement:
17.12.91
Control of Weapons (Knives) Regulations 1994, S.R. No. 193/1994
Date of Making:
29.11.94
Date of Commencement:
30.11.94: reg. 3
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3. Explanatory Details
1
Reg. 6: S.R. No. 203/1989.
2
Reg. 7: S.R. No. 301/1984 reprinted to S.R. No. 40/1988.
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