Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
Regulation 6
Exemption for individual who follows and takes manual control of specified vehicle
Amended byS 435/2026 wef 30/06/2026
Section 16(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an individual who takes manual control of a specified vehicle that is moving on a specified footpath, under all of the following conditions:
(a)
the individual is authorised by Chye Thiam to follow the vehicle while it is moving on the specified footpath, in order to —
(i)
monitor the vehicle’s movements and its surroundings; and
(ii)
take manual control of the vehicle when there is a failure of its autonomous system or any other emergency that requires immediate action;
(b)
the taking of manual control of the vehicle is necessitated by such failure or emergency;
(c)
the common conditions in paragraph 7 are satisfied.