Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2(1) of the Road Traffic Act (called in this Act the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “company”, the following definition:“ “competency test certificate”, for a class or description of test‑needed‑to‑ride‑on‑road vehicle, means —

(a)

for any road-only PAB — a certificate granted under section 47H(1) certifying that an individual has passed the prescribed test of competence for that class or description of power‑assisted bicycle; or

(b)

for any other test‑needed-to‑ride‑on‑road vehicle, which is either a bicycle or power‑assisted bicycle — a certificate granted under section 23F of the Active Mobility Act 2017 certifying that an individual has passed the test of competence prescribed under that Act for that class or description of bicycle or power‑assisted bicycle;”;

(b)

by deleting “132(7),” in paragraph (c) of the definition of “Minister”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “power‑assisted bicycle”, the following definition:“ “prescribed test of competence”, in relation to riding a test‑needed‑to‑ride‑on‑road vehicle on a road, means —

(a)

for any road‑only PAB — a test of subject matter prescribed by rules made under section 48 to test an individual’s knowledge of safe driving or riding practices and law on public paths and roads; or

(b)

for any other test‑needed-to‑ride‑on‑road vehicle — a test of subject matter prescribed by regulations made under the Active Mobility Act 2017 to test, for the purposes of Division 2A of Part 3 of that Act, an individual’s knowledge of safe driving or riding practices and law on public paths and roads;”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “road”, the following definition:“ “road‑only PAB” means a power‑assisted bicycle that —

(a)

is within a class or description that is prescribed in rules made under section 48 for the purposes of section 47G(1); and

(b)

is not intended for use on any public path within the meaning of the Active Mobility Act 2017;”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “street‑hail service licensee”, the following definitions:“ “test authority”, for a class or description of a road‑only PAB, means an individual designated by the Minister charged with the responsibility for law and order to be a test authority for that class or description of test‑needed‑to‑ride‑on‑road vehicle;“test‑needed‑to‑ride‑on‑road vehicle” means —

(a)

a bicycle or power‑assisted bicycle within a class or description of bicycle or power‑assisted bicycle that is prescribed for the purposes of Division 2A of Part 3 of the Active Mobility Act 2017; or

(b)

a road‑only PAB;”.

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