Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Land Transport (Enforcement Measures) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of section 18

Section 18 of the Active Mobility Act 2017 is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “ride” in subsection (1)(a) and (b), the words “or drive”;

(b)

by deleting the words “or a personal mobility device” in subsection (1)(a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “, a personal mobility device, a mobility scooter or a motorised wheelchair”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “on that public path” in subsection (1)(a), the words “or on all shared paths generally”;

(d)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(a);

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “on that public path” in subsection (1)(b), the words “or on all footpaths generally”;

(f)

by deleting the comma at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(c)drive on a public path that is a pedestrian‑only path a mobility scooter or a motorised wheelchair which, by reason of its construction, weight or equipment, is prescribed as banned for use on that public path or on all pedestrian‑only paths generally,”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) Subject to this Act, an individual must not ride on a public path that is a shared path, a PAB that is not registered under the Road Traffic Act, knowing that, or reckless as to whether, it is so not registered.”;

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the words “specific footpath or shared path” in subsection (2), the words “or generally on all footpaths or shared paths (as the case may be),”;

(i)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) To avoid doubt, a mobility scooter or a motorised wheelchair may be prescribed as banned for use on a specific pedestrian‑only path, footpath or shared path, or generally on all pedestrian‑only paths, footpaths or shared paths (as the case may be), even if it is not non‑compliant.”;

(j)

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in subsection (3), the words “or (1A)”; and

(k)

by deleting the word “specific” in the section heading.

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