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2. Definitions

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Last amended by an amending law of 2025. 2 amendments in all.

In this Order —“emergency” means an actual or imminent event that causes, or threatens to cause —

(a)

any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any individual;

(b)

any destruction of, or damage to, any property; or

(c)

any harm or danger to the health or safety of the public;“hours of darkness” means the time starting 7 p.m. and ending 7 a.m. the following day, both times inclusive;“lorry crane” means a lorry incorporating an articulator arm mounted on the lorry which is used for loading, unloading and lifting of materials or goods;“public event” means any event that is open to the public or a section of the public;“Public Utilities Board” means the Public Utilities Board continued under section 3 of the Public Utilities Act (Cap. 261);[Deleted by S 24/2025 wef 17/01/2025]“specified motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle other than any of the following:

(a)

a motorised personal mobility device;

(b)

a power‑assisted bicycle;

(c)

a motorised wheelchair;

(d)

a mobility scooter;

(e)

an automatic detection device that has wheels, a motor and is constructed to drive itself;

(f)

a robotic machine designed to move and operate independently of human control when the computer that controls it is programmed;

(g)

a motor vehicle that is constructed to drive itself;

(h)

a boom lift;

(i)

a forklift;

(j)

a scissor lift;“specified path” means any footpath or shared path delineated by a black-coloured line, or within shaded areas bounded by black-coloured lines, in the maps set out in the Schedule;“specified purpose” means any of the following purposes:

(a)

to transport any individual or thing in connection with a public event;

(b)

to transport any individual or thing in connection with any maintenance works;

(c)

to transport any individual or thing in connection with the enforcement of the Public Utilities (Reservoirs, Catchment Areas and Waterway) Regulations 2006 (G.N. No. S 401/2006);

(d)

to carry out maintenance works;

(e)

to respond to an emergency.[Deleted by S 24/2025 wef 17/01/2025]

“emergency” means an actual or imminent event that causes, or threatens to cause —

(a)

any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any individual;

(b)

any destruction of, or damage to, any property; or

(c)

any harm or danger to the health or safety of the public;

“hours of darkness” means the time starting 7 p.m. and ending 7 a.m. the following day, both times inclusive;

“lorry crane” means a lorry incorporating an articulator arm mounted on the lorry which is used for loading, unloading and lifting of materials or goods;

“public event” means any event that is open to the public or a section of the public;

“Public Utilities Board” means the Public Utilities Board continued under section 3 of the Public Utilities Act (Cap. 261);

“specified motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle other than any of the following:

(a)