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Active Mobility Act 2017 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Dealing in Personal Mobility Devices, Etc.

34. Selling non‑compliant vehicles, etc., for use on public paths

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Last amended by an amending law of 2026. 3 amendments in all.

(1)

Subject to this Act, a person shall be guilty of an offence if —

(a)

the person sells, at any premises or place and in the course of business, any personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle;

(b)

at the time the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle is sold or offered for sale, the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle is a non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant PAB, non‑compliant bicycle or uncertified vehicle (as the case may be); and

(c)

at the time the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle is sold or offered for sale, the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether or not, the buyer intends to ride the personal mobility device, non‑compliant PAB, non‑compliant bicycle or uncertified vehicle on a public path.

(2)

Subject to this Act, a person shall be guilty of an offence if —

(a)

the person sells, at any premises or place and in the course of business, any mobility vehicle;

(b)

at the time the mobility vehicle is sold or offered for sale, the mobility vehicle is a non-compliant mobility vehicle, an uncertified vehicle or an unregistered registrable mobility vehicle; and

(c)

at the time the mobility vehicle is sold or offered for sale, the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether or not, the buyer intends to drive or ride the mobility vehicle on a public path.

(3)

In any proceedings for an offence under this section, it is not a defence for the accused to prove that warning notices were displayed in compliance with section 31 on the premises or place at which and when the sale took place.

(4)

However, it is a defence to any prosecution for an offence under this section, if the accused proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —

(a)

a contract or arrangement has been entered into, or an understanding has been arrived at, for the non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant mobility vehicle, non‑compliant PAB, non‑compliant bicycle or unregistered registrable mobility vehicle (as the case may be) to be exported (whether or not the accused is a party to that contract, arrangement or understanding);

(b)

the accused sells the non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant mobility vehicle, non‑compliant PAB, non‑compliant bicycle or unregistered registrable mobility vehicle in the course of, or for the purpose of, that personal mobility device, mobility vehicle, PAB or bicycle (as the case may be) being exported; and

(c)

the accused does not offer that non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant mobility vehicle, non‑compliant PAB, non‑compliant bicycle or unregistered registrable mobility vehicle (as the case may be) for sale in Singapore and the sale is not a retail sale.

(5)

It is also a defence to any prosecution for an offence under this section, if the accused proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —

(a)

the accused had received from the person to whom the non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant mobility vehicle, non-compliant PAB, non‑compliant bicycle or unregistered registrable mobility vehicle was sold, evidence purporting to show that the person does not intend to ride the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle or drive or ride the mobility vehicle on any public path; and

(b)

it was reasonable to, and the accused did accept, that evidence as correct.

(6)

Subsections (4) and (5) apply in relation to an uncertified vehicle as they apply to a non‑compliant personal mobility device; and any reference in those subsections to a non-compliant personal mobility device includes a reference to an uncertified vehicle.

(7)

Despite subsections (1) and (2), a person may in the prescribed circumstances sell, at any premises or place and in the course of business, an excepted non‑compliant vehicle, excepted uncertified vehicle or excepted unregistered registrable mobility vehicle knowing that, or reckless as to whether or not, the buyer intends to ride or drive the excepted non‑compliant vehicle, excepted uncertified vehicle or excepted unregistered registrable mobility vehicle on a public path, provided that the prescribed conditions in relation to that vehicle are complied with.

(8)

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the conditions prescribed for the purposes of subsection (7) and in relation to the excepted non‑compliant vehicle, excepted uncertified vehicle or excepted unregistered registrable mobility vehicle concerned shall be guilty of an offence.

(9)

A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

where the person is an individual —

(i)

to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 24 months or to both; but(ii)where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 48 months or to both; or

(b)

in any other case —

(i)

to a fine not exceeding $40,000; but(ii)where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $80,000.

(10)

In this section —

(a)

a reference to an excepted non‑compliant vehicle is a reference to a non‑compliant bicycle, a non‑compliant PAB, a non‑compliant personal mobility device or a non‑compliant mobility vehicle of a prescribed model or description;

(b)

reference to an excepted uncertified vehicle is a reference to an uncertified vehicle of a prescribed model or description; (ba)reference to an excepted unregistered registrable mobility vehicle is a reference to an unregistered registrable mobility vehicle of a prescribed model or description; and

(c)

“sell” includes causing or authorising a person to sell.

(11)

To avoid doubt, this section does not limit the term “abetment” under the Penal Code 1871.

(12)

In relation to an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (8), “repeat offender” means a person who —

(a)

is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and

(b)

has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of —

(i)

the same offence; or

(ii)

an offence under subsection (1), (1A) or (6) of this Act as in force immediately before 3 April 2020.

Terms defined in this Act

bicycle
Defined · s 2
“bicycle” means a vehicle that —(a)has 2 wheels held one behind the other in a frame;(b)is steered by handlebars attached to the front wheel;(c)has pedals; and(d)is built to be propelled solely by human power;
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buyer
Defined · s 29
“buyer” includes a person by whom or on whose behalf an offer is made to buy;
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mobility vehicle
Defined · s 2
“mobility vehicle” means —(a)a mobility scooter;(b)a motorised wheelchair; or(c)any other motor vehicle designed to carry an individual who is unable to walk or has difficulty in walking and prescribed for the purpose of this definition;
Open s 2
non‑compliant bicycle
Defined · s 2
“non‑compliant bicycle” means a bicycle the construction, weight or accessories of which do not comply with the requirements as to construction, weight and accessories prescribed either for all bicycles generally or for the particular type of that bicycle;
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non‑compliant mobility vehicle
Defined · s 2
“non‑compliant mobility vehicle” means a mobility vehicle the construction, weight or accessories of which do not comply with the requirements as to construction, weight and accessories prescribed under this Act either for all mobility vehicles generally or for the particular type of that mobility vehicle;
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non‑compliant personal mobility device
Defined · s 2
“non‑compliant personal mobility device” means a personal mobility device the construction, weight or accessories of which do not comply with the requirements as to construction, weight and accessories prescribed either for all personal mobility devices generally or for the particular type of that personal mobility device;
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PAB
Defined · s 2
“power‑assisted bicycle” or “PAB” means a bicycle that —(a)is equipped with an electric motor; and(b)may be propelled by human power or by the electric motor with which it is equipped, or by both;
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personal mobility device
Defined · s 2
“personal mobility device” or “PMD” means a wheeled vehicle that —(a)is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage); and(b)is propelled by an electric motor attached to the vehicle or by human power or both,and includes a skateboard, but does not include a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, motor car, mobility vehicle, non-motorised wheelchair, pram, stroller or trolley, inline skates, roller‑skates or a wheeled toy, and such other vehicle as the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exclude from this definition;
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premises
Defined · s 2
“premises” means a building or structure (whether permanent or temporary) or part of a building or structure;
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public path
Defined · s 2
“public path” means a path or path‑connected open space declared under section 6 as a public path;
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registrable mobility vehicle
Defined · s 2
“registrable mobility vehicle” means a mobility vehicle of the description prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette;
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repeat offender
Defined · s 2
“repeat offender”, in relation to any offence under this Act, means a person who —(a)is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and(b)has been convicted or found guilty of the same offence on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence;
Open s 2
ride
Defined · s 2
“ride”, in relation to a bicycle, PAB, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle, means to travel in or on the bicycle, PAB, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle;
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sell
Defined · s 2
“sell” means doing any of the following in Singapore:(a)sell (including resell) by any method for valuable consideration;(b)let for hire or hire‑purchase;(c)supply in exchange for valuable consideration or as a prize or reward in lottery or other game of chance;
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uncertified vehicle
Defined · s 2
“uncertified vehicle” means a bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle which does not have in force a certificate issued under section 35C where an inspection or periodic inspections of the vehicle is required under section 35A;
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unregistered
Defined · s 2
“unregistered”, in relation to a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle, means a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle —(a)that is not registered under Part 3A or 3B; or(b)the registration of which is cancelled under that Part;
Open s 2
vehicle
Defined · s 2
“vehicle” means any means of conveyance that runs on wheels, other than a train;
Open s 2

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