Singapore legislation

Clause 33

of Active Mobility Bill

Clause 33

Selling personal mobility devices for use on roads

(1)

Subject to this Act, a person shall be guilty of an offence if —

(a)

the person sells, at any premises or place and in the course of business, any personal mobility device; and

(b)

at the time the personal mobility device is sold or offered for sale, the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether or not, the buyer intends to ride the personal mobility device on a public road.

(2)

A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and

(b)

if the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(3)

In any proceedings for an offence under this section, it is not a defence for the accused to prove that warning notices were displayed in compliance with section 31 on the premises at which and when the sale took place.

(4)

In this section, “sell” includes causing or authorising a person to sell.

(5)

To avoid doubt, this section is without prejudice to the generality of the term “abetment” under the Penal Code (Cap. 224).