Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 6
Section 6 of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (i) of subsection (1), the following paragraphs:“(ia)to promote and regulate the safe use of electric vehicles in Singapore;
(ib)to undertake or facilitate the development and maintenance in Singapore of accessible charging points in public and common areas and other ancillary facilities that allow for the safe transfer of electricity to an electric vehicle;
to set standards for devices and equipment used in the charging of an electric vehicle in order to protect the public;
to cooperate and collaborate with the Energy Market Authority of Singapore in the discharge of its functions under the Electricity Act or other written law insofar as those functions relate to electrical installations for the charging of an electric vehicle;”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection: “(4) To avoid doubt, any reference in this section to an electric vehicle is a reference to a vehicle that is —
propelled wholly or partly by electricity (whether or not designed or adapted to be capable, in at least some circumstances or situations, of safely driving itself); and
equipped with an electric rechargeable energy storage system which can be recharged externally.”.