Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 3

Section 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to use or to cause or permit any other person to use —

(a)

a motor vehicle in Singapore; or

(b)

a motor vehicle which is registered in Singapore in any territory specified in the Schedule,unless there is in force in relation to the use of the motor vehicle by that person or that other person, as the case may be, such a policy of insurance or such a security in respect of third-party risks as complies with the requirements of this Act.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (6), the following subsection:“(7) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.”.