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Active Mobility Act 2017 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Administration and Enforcement

51. Forfeiture of seized vehicles

Amended

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

(1)

Subject to this section, all vehicles liable to seizure under the provisions of this Act are liable to forfeiture by a court.

(2)

An order for the forfeiture of a vehicle seized or surrendered under section 50 may be made by the Authority if it is satisfied that —

(a)

the vehicle is a non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant bicycle, non‑compliant PAB, non‑compliant mobility vehicle or non‑compliant non‑motorised wheelchair;

(b)

an offence under this Act has been committed and that the vehicle was the subject matter, or was used in the commission, of the offence;

(c)

at the end of 30 days after the date of the seizure or surrender, no claim to the vehicle is earlier made in the prescribed manner to the Authority by a person who is not the person from whom the vehicle was seized or required to surrender the vehicle (or the latter person’s agent); and

(d)

a person is convicted of the offence, or a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence has that offence compounded under section 55.

(3)

Despite subsection (2), the Authority may at once order the forfeiture of a vehicle seized or surrendered under section 50 —

(a)

that is a non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant bicycle, non‑compliant PAB or non‑compliant mobility vehicle; and

(b)

that the Authority considers is of such a nature or in such condition that it would be dangerous for the Authority to retain custody, or its detention in a holding yard materially increases the likelihood of an outbreak of fire at the holding yard.

(4)

Upon receipt of a claim mentioned in subsection (2)(c), the Authority may direct that the vehicle be released or may refer the matter by information to a Magistrate.

(5)

The Magistrate must, on receipt of an information under subsection (4), or on the written application of the Public Prosecutor, hold an inquiry and proceed to determine the matter and must, on proof that the vehicle was used in the commission of an offence under this Act, order the vehicle to be forfeited, or may in the absence of such proof order its release.

(6)

In any proceedings under subsection (5), the burden of proof lies on the person asserting that the person is the owner of the vehicle concerned, and on the person from whom the vehicle was seized, as the case may be.

(7)

In any proceedings in any court in respect of the forfeiture of any vehicle seized in exercise or the purported exercise of any power conferred under section 50, no person is entitled to the costs of such proceedings or to any damages or other relief except an order for the return of the vehicle, unless the seizure was made without reasonable or probable cause.

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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holding yard
Defined · s 2
“holding yard” means a place used under section 52 for the storage of vehicles moved to, surrendered at, detained, seized or forfeited under Division 2 of Part 5;
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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 non‑motorised wheelchair
Defined · s 2
“non‑compliant non‑motorised wheelchair” means a non‑motorised wheelchair 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 non‑motorised wheelchairs generally or for the particular type of that non‑motorised wheelchair;
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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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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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vehicle
Defined · s 2
“vehicle” means any means of conveyance that runs on wheels, other than a train;
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