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

35C. Certification of inspection

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2026. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

The Authority may issue to the owner of a bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle to which a report under section 35B(2)(b) relates, a certificate indicating that the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) has been inspected under this Division where —

(a)

the Authority receives from a designated examiner a report mentioned in section 35B(2)(b) in relation to that bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle;

(b)

the report states that the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) is in compliance or continues to be in compliance with the prescribed requirements relating to its construction and condition and registration marks; and

(c)

the Authority is satisfied that the designated examiner had carried out the examination and assessment of the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) in accordance with the regulations.

(2)

A certificate issued under subsection (1) with respect to a bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle is in force in respect of that bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle until the happening of the earlier of the following:

(a)

the certificate is cancelled under subsection (3);

(b)

the date of expiry specified in the certificate, if any.

(3)

The Authority may cancel any certificate issued under subsection (1) with respect to a bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle if the Authority —

(a)

is satisfied that —

(i)

the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) has become wholly unfit for further use;

(ii)

the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) has been forfeited pursuant to this Act or any written law;

(iii)

the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) is unclaimed for the purposes of section 53 and is destroyed or disposed of in accordance with that section;

(iv)

the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) is or has become a non‑compliant personal mobility device, a non‑compliant bicycle or a non-compliant mobility vehicle; or

(v)

the person given an order under section 47(1)(c), in relation to the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) refuses or neglects to comply with the order given to the person, whether or not the person is convicted of an offence; or

(b)

becomes aware of a circumstance that would have required or permitted the Authority to refuse to issue a certificate under subsection (1) with respect to the bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle (as the case may be) had the Authority been aware of the circumstance immediately before issuing the certificate.

Terms defined in s 2

Authority
Defined · s 2
“Authority” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore constituted under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;
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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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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;
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non‑compliant bicycle
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“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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owner
Defined · s 2
“owner”, in relation to a bicycle, PAB, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle, means —(a)for a registrable personal mobility device — the person who is recorded in the registrable PMD register as the registered responsible person for that device at the relevant time;(aa)for a registrable mobility vehicle — the person who is recorded in the registrable MV register as the registered responsible person for that vehicle at the relevant time;(b)for a PAB — the person who is registered as the owner of the PAB under the Road Traffic Act 1961 at the relevant time;(c)for a registrable personal mobility device the registration of which under Part 3A is cancelled, a registrable mobility vehicle the registration of which under Part 3B is cancelled or a PAB the registration of which under the Road Traffic Act 1961 is cancelled — the following person, as applicable:(i)the person who is last recorded in the registrable PMD register as the registered responsible person for that device;(ia)the person who is last recorded in the registrable MV register as the registered responsible person for that mobility vehicle;(ii)the person who is last recorded as the owner for that PAB under the Road Traffic Act 1961; and(d)for any other vehicle — the person who is —(i)a sole or joint owner of the vehicle;(ii)a person who solely, or jointly or in common with any other person, is entitled to the immediate possession of the vehicle; or(iii)for a vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire‑purchase agreement, the person in possession or entitled to possession of the vehicle under that agreement;
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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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registration
Defined · s 2
“registration”, in relation to a personal mobility device or mobility vehicle, means registration of the personal mobility device or mobility vehicle in the registrable PMD register or registrable MV register (as the case may be), and “registered” has a corresponding meaning;
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regulations
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“regulations” means regulations made under this Act;
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