Singapore legislation
Clause 35
Clause 35
Altering personal mobility device, etc., to be non‑compliant
(1)
A person shall be guilty of an offence if —
the person, at any premises or place and in the course of business, alters (whether in the course of repair or otherwise) a personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle belonging to another person (in this section called the owner) so as to render it a non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant PAB or non‑compliant bicycle;
at the time the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle is altered, the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether or not, the owner of the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle intends to ride the altered personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle on a public path; and
the owner of the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle does ride the altered personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle on a public path.
(2)
A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and
if the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 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 or place at which and when the alteration took place.
(4)
However, in any proceedings for an offence under this section, it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that —
a contract or arrangement has been entered into, or an understanding has been arrived at, for the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle to be exported (whether or not the accused is a party to that contract, arrangement or understanding);
the accused alters the personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle in the course of, or for the purpose of, the altered personal mobility device, PAB or bicycle (as the case may be) being exported; and
the accused does not offer that non‑compliant personal mobility device, non‑compliant PAB or non‑compliant bicycle (as the case may be) for sale in Singapore and the sale is not a retail sale to another.
(5)
In this section, “alter” includes causing or authorising a person to alter.
(6)
To avoid doubt, this section is without prejudice to the generality of the term “abetment” under the Penal Code (Cap. 224).