Clause 19

to enable the use of mobility vehicles on public paths to be regulated for reasons of safety and law enforcement; and

to provide a method of establishing the identity of each mobility vehicle which is used on a public path and of the person who is responsible for it.Mandatory registration of registrable mobility vehicles28I.—

Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, an individual must not drive or ride an unregistered registrable mobility vehicle on any public path, knowing that, or reckless as to whether, the registrable mobility vehicle is unregistered.(2) Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, a person must not cause or permit an individual to drive or ride an unregistered registrable mobility vehicle on any public path, knowing that, or reckless as to whether, the registrable mobility vehicle is unregistered.(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 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 6 months or to both.(4) This section applies to the driving or riding of a registrable mobility vehicle only on or after a date specified by the Minister by order in the Gazette in relation to the type of that registrable mobility vehicle.Registration marks28J.—

Registration of registrable mobility vehicles, and transfer of such registration, may be applied for, and granted or refused by the Authority, only in accordance with the regulations.(2) On registering a registrable mobility vehicle, the Authority must —

assign a registration code to the registrable mobility vehicle so registered; and

issue to the registered responsible person for the registrable mobility vehicle a registration mark indicating the registration code.Cancellation of registration28K. The Authority may cancel the registration of a registrable mobility vehicle if —

the Authority is satisfied that the mobility vehicle —

has ceased to be used on any public path in Singapore;

has become wholly unfit for further use;

has been forfeited pursuant to this Act or any written law;

is unclaimed for the purposes of section 53 and is destroyed or disposed of in accordance with that section; or

is a non‑compliant mobility vehicle;

the Authority becomes aware of a circumstance that would have required or permitted the Authority to refuse to register the mobility vehicle, had it been aware of the circumstance immediately before registering the vehicle;

the registered responsible person for the registrable mobility vehicle applies for the registration of the vehicle to be cancelled;

the registered responsible person for the registrable mobility vehicle refuses or neglects to comply with any order given to the registered responsible person under section 47(1)(c), whether or not that person is convicted of an offence; or

the Authority is satisfied that a condition of registration of the registrable mobility vehicle has been contravened or is being contravened.Registrable MV register28L.—

Subject to this section, the Authority must establish and maintain a register of registrable mobility vehicles (called the registrable MV register) in accordance with the regulations.(2) The registrable MV register may be established and maintained in such form as the Authority thinks appropriate for the purposes of this Part.(3) The registrable MV register must contain —

the prescribed information about each registrable mobility vehicle registered under this Part, and its registered responsible person; and

such other prescribed information relating to the registrable mobility vehicle.(4) Except as permitted under subsection (5) or when lawfully required to do so by any court, the Authority must not supply to, or allow the inspection by, any person any information contained in the registrable MV register.(5) The Authority may, upon application made to it in writing by a person and on payment of the prescribed fee (if any), do any one or more of the following things as are required in the application:

inform the applicant (or the applicant’s authorised agent) whether a registrable mobility vehicle is registered and whether the registration of the vehicle is cancelled;

provide an applicant who belongs to a prescribed class of persons (or the applicant’s authorised agent) all or any of the following:

information about the identity of the registered responsible person for a registrable mobility vehicle;

an extract of any entry in the registrable MV register relating to a registrable mobility vehicle;

certify to an applicant who belongs to a prescribed class of persons (or the applicant’s authorised agent), as at the date of the certificate, in respect of the registrable mobility vehicle to which the application relates all or any of the following:

the registration code of the mobility vehicle and other particulars in the registrable MV register relating to that vehicle;

the registered responsible person for the mobility vehicle;

whether the registration of the vehicle is cancelled.(6) The Authority may correct any mistake, error or omission in the registrable MV register subject to the requirements in the regulations.Registrable MV register as evidence28M.—

A certificate signed or purporting to be signed by an authorised officer and stating that —

a mobility vehicle described or specified in the certificate was or was not registered at a specified time; or

any other particulars or information was recorded in the registrable MV register at a specified time,is admissible in any legal proceedings and is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.(2) However, the registrable MV register does not provide evidence of title to any registrable mobility vehicle.General obligations of registered responsible persons28N.—

A registered responsible person for a registrable mobility vehicle must —

ensure that any registration mark issued by the Authority under section 28J is installed or displayed on the vehicle in accordance with the regulations;

ensure that a label or other mark of a description prescribed (called for the purposes of this section an identification mark) is made and affixed (at the registered responsible person’s expense) on the registrable mobility vehicle, and ensure that that identification mark is displayed on the vehicle, in accordance with the regulations; and

comply with any other directions given by the Authority to ensure compliance with any conditions imposed about the registration of the vehicle.(2) A registered responsible person for a registrable mobility vehicle who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.(3) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) shall be liable on conviction —

to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.”.