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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Arms and Explosives Act
(CHAPTER 13)
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 | |







