Singapore legislation

Clause 56

of Land Transport (Enforcement Measures) Bill

Clause 56

Amendment of section 5A

Section 5A of the Road Traffic Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “ride a personal mobility device” in subsection (1), the words “or drive a mobility scooter or motorised wheelchair”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “a personal mobility device” in subsection (2), the words “, a mobility scooter or a motorised wheelchair”;

(c)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of subsection (2)(b) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:“(i)there is, in the case of a rider of a personal mobility device, an obstruction on a shared path or footpath (within the meaning of the Active Mobility Act 2017) adjacent to the road (called an adjacent area), or there is an obstruction on any public path (within the meaning of that Act) adjacent to the road (also called an adjacent area) in the case of a driver of a mobility scooter or a motorised wheelchair;”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “personal mobility devices” in the section heading, the word “, etc.,”.