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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Arms and Explosives Act
This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Arms and Explosives Act. It is not part of the Act. | |||
1. | Ordinance 9 of 1913—Arms and Explosives Ordinance 1913 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | Date not available | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 22 August 1913 | |
Date of commencement | : | 18 November 1913 | |
2. | |||
Date of operation | : | 12 December 1913 | |
3. | Ordinance 26 of 1921—Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Operation Ordinance 1921 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 22 November 1921 (Published on 19 November 1921) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 22 November 1921 | |
Date of commencement | : | 28 November 1921 | |
4. | Ordinance 6 of 1923—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1923 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 26 February 1923 | |
Date of Second Reading | : | 23 April 1923 | |
Date of Third Reading | : | 28 May 1923 | |
Date of commencement | : | 15 June 1923 | |
5. | Ordinance 25 of 1923—Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 1923 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | Date not available | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | Date not available | |
Date of commencement | : | 31 December 1923 | |
6. | Ordinance 21 of 1926—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1926 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | Date not available | |
Date of Second Reading | : | 6 September 1926 | |
Date of Third Reading | : | 11 October 1926 | |
Date of commencement | : | 29 October 1926 | |
7. | Ordinance 9 of 1927—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1927 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 7 February 1927 (Published on 11 February 1927) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 16 May 1927 | |
Date of commencement | : | 10 June 1927 | |
8. | Ordinance 3 of 1928—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1928 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 26 March 1928 | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 26 March 1928 | |
Date of commencement | : | 20 April 1928 | |
9. | Ordinance 42 of 1935—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1935 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 26 August 1935 (Published on 23 August 1935) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 28 October 1935 | |
Date of commencement | : | 15 November 1935 | |
10. | Ordinance 42 of 1937—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1937 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 25 October 1937 (Published on 10 December 1937) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 17 November 1937 | |
Date of commencement | : | 10 December 1937 | |
11. | Ordinance 25 of 1939—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1939 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 12 June 1939 (Published on 16 June 1939) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 28 August 1939 | |
Date of commencement | : | 15 September 1939 | |
12. | Ordinance 11 of 1941—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1941 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 20 January 1941 (Published on 27 December 1940) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 28 April 1941 | |
Date of commencement | : | 23 May 1941 | |
13. | Ordinance 17 of 1947—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1947 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | Date not available | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 24 April 1947 | |
Date of commencement | : | 9 May 1947 | |
14. | Ordinance 17 of 1949—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1949 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 12 April 1949 (Published on 14 April 1949) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 17 May 1949 | |
Date of commencement | : | 3 June 1949 | |
15. | Ordinance 37 of 1952—Law Revision (Penalties Amendment) Ordinance 1952 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 16 September 1952 (Bill No. 32/52 published on 19 September 1952) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 14 October 1952 | |
Date of commencement | : | 30 April 1955 | |
16. | Ordinance 20 of 1954—Criminal Justice (Punishment — Amendment) Ordinance 1954 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 17 August 1954 (Bill No. 28/54 published on 20 August 1954) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 12 October 1954 | |
Date of commencement | : | 18 December 1954 | |
17. | Ordinance 8 of 1955—Revised Edition of the Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 1955 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 14 December 1954 (Bill No. 45/54 published on 17 December 1954) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 28 January 1955 | |
Date of commencement | : | 11 February 1955 | |
18. | Ordinance 28 of 1955—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Ordinance 1955 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 18 August 1955 (Bill No. 12/55 published on 31 August 1955) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 12 October 1955 | |
Date of commencement | : | 21 October 1955 | |
19. | Ordinance 31 of 1958—Legislative Assembly (Presentation of Subsidiary Legislation) Ordinance 1958 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 16 July 1955 (Bill No. 158/55 published on 22 July 1955) | |
Date of Second Reading | : | 13 August 1958 | |
Date of Third Reading | : | 10 September 1958 | |
Date of commencement | : | 25 September 1958 | |
20. | Ordinance 71 of 1959—Transfer of Powers Ordinance 1959 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 22 September 1959 (Bill No. 30/59 published on 30 September 1959) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 11 November 1959 | |
Date of commencement | : | 20 November 1959 | |
21. | G. N. No. S 326/1963 | ||
Date of commencement | : | Date not available | |
22. | G. N. No. S 7/1966 | ||
Date of commencement | : | Date not available | |
23. | G. N. No. S 109/1966 | ||
Date of commencement | : | Date not available | |
24. | 1970 Revised Edition (Cap. 238)—Arms and Explosives Act 1970 | ||
Date of operation | : | 1 January 1970 | |
25. | Act 2 of 1973—Arms and Explosives (Amendment) Act 1973 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 22 November 1972 (Bill No. 45/72 published on 25 November 1972) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 16 February 1973 | |
Date of commencement | : | 1 May 1973 | |
26. | Act 21 of 1973—Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1973 | ||
Date of First Reading | : | 7 March 1973 (Bill No. 16/73 published on 9 March 1973) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 20 March 1973 | |
Date of commencement | : | 6 April 1973 | |
27. | |||
Date of operation | : | 1 January 1985 | |
28. | |||
(Consequential amendments made to Act by) | |||
Date of First Reading | : | 5 December 1995 (Bill No. 46/95 published on 6 December 1995) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 18 January 1996 | |
Date of commencement | : | 2 February 1996 | |
29. | |||
(Consequential amendments made to Act by) | |||
Date of First Reading | : | 22 May 2000 (Bill No. 17/2000 published on 23 May 2000) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 3 July 2000 | |
Date of commencement | : | 1 August 2000 | |
30. | |||
Date of First Reading | : | 1 October 2002 (Bill No. 32/2002 published on 2 October 2002) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 31 October 2002 | |
Date of commencement | : | 21 March 2003 | |
31. | |||
Date of operation | : | 31 July 2003 | |
32. | |||
(Consequential amendments made to Act by) | |||
Date of First Reading | : | 19 May 2004 (Bill No. 22/2004 published on 20 May2004) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 15 June 2004 | |
Date of commencement | : | 12 October 2004 | |
33. | |||
(Consequential amendments made to Act by) | |||
Date of First Reading | : | 19 October 2004 (Bill No. 52/2004 published on 20 October 2005) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 25 January 2005 | |
Dates of commencement | : | 25 May 2005 (except Part IV) 10 June 2005 (Part IV) | |
34. | |||
(Consequential amendments made to Act by) | |||
Date of First Reading | : | 8 November 2006 (Bill No. 17/2006 published on 19 November 2007) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 22 January 2007 | |
Date of commencement | : | 1 July 2007 | |
35. | G. N. No. S 228/2009—Arms and Explosives Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2009 | ||
Date of operation | : | 25 May 2009 | |
36. | |||
Date of First Reading | : | 26 April 2010 (Bill No. 11/2010 published on 26 April 2010) | |
Date of Second and Third Readings | : | 19 May 2010 | |
Date of commencement | : | 2 January 2011 | |







