Singapore legislation
Clause 16
Clause 16
New Division 2B of Part 3
In the Active Mobility Act, in Part 3, after Division 2A, insert —“Division 2B — Certificate of medical need for driving or riding mobility vehicle on public pathsDriving or riding mobility vehicles without certificate of medical need23I.—
An individual commits an offence if the individual —
drives or rides on a public path a mobility vehicle of a prescribed class or description;
is not granted a valid certificate of medical need from a specified assessor for that class or description of mobility vehicle certifying that the individual has a medical need to drive or ride that class or description of mobility vehicle; and
is not excluded under subsection (2) and not exempted from this provision under section 66.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an individual driving or riding a mobility vehicle in circumstances prescribed in regulations.(3) An individual who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; but(b)where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.Employing, etc., driver or rider without valid certificate of medical need on public path23J.—
Subject to this Act, a person commits an offence if —
the person employs, or intentionally or negligently allows, an individual to drive or ride a mobility vehicle of a prescribed class or description on a public path;
the individual in paragraph (a) is not granted a valid certificate of medical need for that class or description of mobility vehicle and is not excluded under section 23I(2); and
the person knows that, or is negligent as to whether, the individual is not granted a valid certificate of medical need for that class or description of mobility vehicle.(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(a), a platform operator is deemed to employ an individual to drive or ride a mobility vehicle on a public path if —
the individual is a platform worker providing a platform service for the platform operator;
the platform service involves —
the collection of any goods or item from one or more places; and
the delivery of the goods or item to one or more other places; and
the platform operator knows that the platform worker drives or rides a mobility vehicle on a public path to provide that platform service.(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who, in the course of carrying on a business of selling mobility vehicles at any premises and for the purpose of selling the vehicle, allows a customer of the business concerned at the customer’s request to drive or ride a mobility vehicle within any part of those premises not comprising a public path.(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.Grant by specified assessor of certificate of medical need23K.—
A specified assessor may, after conducting a clinical assessment of an individual, grant the individual a certificate of medical need certifying that the individual has a medical need to drive or ride a class or description of mobility vehicle for the validity period of the certificate of medical need.(2) To avoid doubt, a certificate of medical need may be granted to an individual in a digital form, consisting of evidence of the grant of the certificate of medical need using information relating to the individual that is displayed on a mobile communication device or other electronic device.Unlawful use of certificate of medical need23L.—
A person commits an offence if the person —
has in the person’s possession, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, an article so resembling a certificate of medical need as to be calculated to deceive;
alters a certificate of medical need in a way that is calculated to deceive;
dishonestly alters or uses a certificate of medical need; or
dishonestly lends, or allows another person to use, a certificate of medical need.(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.”.