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ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES ACT (CHAPTER 58) ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES RULES

ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES ACT

(CHAPTER 58)

ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES RULES

B.R.O.N. 26.11.28

Amended by

B.R.O.N. 175/32

B.R.O.N. 29/48

B.R.O.N. 101/51

B.R.O.N. 141/51

R.E.S.L. 1956, Page 299

S 99/59

S 147/59

S 8/91

S 11/91

S 25/00

REVISED EDITION 2002

(30th November 2002)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES RULES

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

Rule

1. Citation.

2. Firearms to be licensed.

3. Reserved.

4. Reserved.

5. Reserved.

6. Reserved.

IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION

7. Importation of guns and arms.

8. Exportation of guns, arms and naval, military and air forcestores.

9. Licence to land or tranship guns or arms.

MANUFACTURE ETC.

10. Licence to manufacture etc. guns and arms.

11. Licence to manufacture, possess etc. explosive.

12. Period of validity of explosive licences.

13. Fees.

14. Licensing Officer.

GENERAL

15. Restriction on importation of crackers, squibs etc.

16. Matches not to be sold from premises licensed for explosives.

17. Penalty.

18. Implied conditions in licences.

FIRST SCHEDULE — FORMS SECOND SCHEDULE — FEES

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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Rules under section 3

ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES RULES

Commencement: 26th November 1928

[B.R.O.N. 26.11.28]

Citation.

1. These Rules may be cited as the Arms and Explosives Rules.

Firearms to be licensed.

2. No person shall possess, import or export any gun or arm exceptunder a licence issued by the Licensing Officer:

Provided that the provisions of these Rules shall not apply to rifles of a type approved by the Licensing Officer, and ammunition therefor, belonging to any rifle club approved by the Minister and registered or deemed to be registered as a society under the Societies Act (Chapter 66) when stored in any magazine and used on any rifle range approved by the Licensing Officer.

(2) For the purpose of these Rules “Minister” means the PrimeMinister.

3. Reserved.

4. Reserved.

5. Reserved.

6. Reserved.

IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION

Importation of guns and arms.

7. (1) Any person desiring to import guns or arms shall apply to theLicensing Officer giving a description of the arms, from whom obtained and towhom consigned.

(2) The licence to import shall be in Form 2 in the First Schedule and shallremain in force for a period of 14 days from the date of the arrival of thevessel, vehicle or aircraft in which such guns or arms were imported.

Exportation of guns, arms and naval, military and air forcestores.

8. (1) Every person desirous of exporting guns or arms or naval,military or air force stores from Brunei Darussalam shall deliver to theLicensing Officer a list showing —

(a) the nature, calibre and number of such guns or arms;

(b) the description and quantity of such naval, military and airforce stores;

(c) the country of destination of such guns, arms or stores;

(d) the name of the ship or aircraft flight number in which it isintended to export the same; and

(e) the probable date of departure of such ship or aircraft.

(2) On receiving the particulars referred to in paragraph (1), the LicensingOfficer shall, subject to the provisions of any proclamation in force, issue alicence in Form 2 in the First Schedule.

Such licence shall remain in force for a period of 24 hours only from thehour of issue, but the period may for good cause be extended from time to timefor any period not in excess of 24 hours.

Licence to land or tranship guns or arms.

9. (1) Any person desiring to land or to tranship without landing anyguns or arms for the purpose of transhipment on board of any vessel, vehicle oraircraft arriving in Brunei Darussalam shall apply in writing to the LicensingOfficer for a permit giving the particulars of the guns or arms. The permitshall be in Form 3 in the First Schedule.

(2) If a permit issued under paragraph (1) is not made use of within 48hours of the arrival of the vessel, vehicle or aircraft in Brunei Darussalam itshall be returned to the Licensing Officer.

MANUFACTURE ETC.

Licence to manufacture etc. guns and arms.

10. Any person desiring to manufacture, deal in, or repair guns orarms shall apply to the Licensing Officer personally or in writing. The licenceshall be in Form 4 in the First Schedule and shall terminate on the 30th day ofJune next following the date of issue.

Licence to manufacture, possess etc. explosives.

11. No person shall manufacture, possess, use, sell, purchase, store,transport, import or export any explosive except under a licence issued by theLicensing Officer. The licence shall be in Form 5 in the First Schedule.

Period of validity of explosives licences.

12. Licences issued under rule 11 shall remain in force for one monthonly but may be extended at the discretion of the Licensing Officer.

Fees.

13. The fees for licences issued under these Rules shall be as specified in the Second Schedule.

GENERAL

Licensing Officer.

14. The Minister shall be the Licensing Officer:

Provided that the Minister may delegate the exercise of all or any of hispowers under these Rules (except this power of delegation) to the Commissionerof Police, but so that no such delegation shall preclude the Minister fromexercising at any of the powers so delegated.

[S 147/59; S 25/00]

Restriction on importation of crackers, squibs etc.

15. No person or persons shall import, manufacture, sell or possessany sand crackers or any squibs or crackers which contain an explosiveingredient or mixture other than black gunpowder (that is to say, sulphur, charcoal and saltpetre) or any squibs or crackers containing more thanone-fifth of an ounce by weight of such black gunpowder.

Matches not to be sold from premises licensed for explosives.

16. No matches shall be kept for sale on any premises licensed underrule 11.

Penalty. [S 8/91]

17. (1) Any person who commits a breach of any of these Rules, other than rule 9, 15 or 16, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 15 years and shall also be punished with whipping with not less than 3 strokes and not more than 12 strokes.

[S 11/91]

(2) Any person who commits a breach of rule 9, 15 or 16 shall be guilty ofan offence and shall be punished with a fine of $3,000.

[S 11/91]

Implied conditions in licences.

18. Every licence issued under the Arms and Explosives Act or underany rule made under the said Act, shall be deemed to be issued and held subject,in addition to any others which may be imposed, to the following conditions—

(a) it shall be liable to suspension or cancellation without anyreason being given therefor, at any time by the Licensing Officer.

(b) it shall not be transferable save with permission of theLicensing Officer.

FIRST SCHEDULE

FORM 1

(rule 3)

(Reserved)

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FORM 2

(rule 7)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Arms and Explosives Act (Chapter 58)

LICENCE TO IMPORT/EXPORT GUNS, ARMS OR NAVAL, MILITARY OF AIR FORCE STORES

.................................................................................................. is permitted to import into export from Brunei Darussalam guns or arms (or naval, military or air force stores) of the number and

description hereunder specified within ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... This ........................................... day of ..................................... 20 ...........

_____________________

..................................................
Licensing Officer

FORM 3

(rule 9)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Arms and Explosives Act (Chapter 58)

LICENCE TO LAND OR TRANSHIP GUNS OR ARMS

......................................................................................................... is permitted to land for the purposes of transhipment or to tranship without landing the under-mentioned guns or arms due in the .................................. on or about .......................... consigned to ............................ . This permit expires 48 hours after the arrival of the vessel by which the guns or arms are imported.

This ........................................... day of..................................... 20 ...........

_____________________

FORM 4

(rule 10)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

................................................
Licensing Officer

Arms and Explosives Act (Chapter 58)

LICENCE TO MANUFACTURE ETC. GUNS OR ARMS

.....................................................................................is permitted to *manufacture, *deal in,

*repair of guns or arms at the premises described below —

......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... This Licence expires on the 30th day of June 20 .............................................................

* Delete if not required.

FORM 5

(rule 11)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Arms and Explosives Act (Chapter 58)

LICENCE TO MANUFACTURE ETC. EXPLOSIVES

...................................................................................is permitted to *manufacture, *possess,

*use, *sell, *purchase, *store, *transport, *import, *export, the explosives hereunder specified within one month of date.

......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... This ........................................... day of ..................................... 20 ...........

................................................

* Delete if not required.

SECOND SCHEDULE

(rule 13)

FEES

$ ¢ For a licence to import guns or arms....................................................................... Free

For a licence to export guns or arms........................................................................ Free

For a licence to manufacture guns or arms, per annum........................................... 100.00

For a licence to repair guns or arms, per annum...................................................... 10.00

For a licence to manufacture explosives, per month............................................... 10.00

For every licence to purchase, possess, store, use or sell any explosivesexcept gunpowder and safety ammunition, per month.................................................. 2.00

For every licence to import, export or transport any explosives except gunpowder and safety ammunition, per consignment ........................................................... 10.00

For every licence to possess, use, purchase, import or export gunpowder orsafety ammunition........................................................................................................ Free

For every licence for a Magazine in a quarry to store explosives not exceeding 50 lbs. in weight at any one time, per month ........................................................... 2.00

For every licence to store gunpowder per 100 lbs. or part thereof, per month ............................................................................................................................. .50

For every licence to store safety cartridges per 1,000 rounds or part thereof, per month ................................................................................................................. .50

For a duplicate licence in lieu of any of the above licences when lost or destroyed .........................................................50

For each licence to possess an Air Rifle or Air Gun, per annum............................. 1.00