Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Electric Vehicles Charging (Electric Vehicle Chargers) Regulations 2023

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 175/2025 wef 18/03/2025S 503/2024 wef 08/06/2024S 175/2025 wef 18/03/2025

In these Regulations —“accredited certification body” means a person providing conformity assessment services, that is —

(a)

accredited under the Singapore Accreditation Council’s Certification Body Accreditation Scheme administered by the Enterprise Singapore Board; or

(b)

recognised by a Foreign Recognition Body;“accredited laboratory” means a person providing laboratory testing services, that is —

(a)

accredited under the Singapore Accreditation Council’s Laboratory Accreditation Scheme administered by the Enterprise Singapore Board; or

(b)

recognised by a Foreign Recognition Body;“conformity assessment body” means a person that performs conformity assessment or any test relating to conformity assessment;“Enterprise Singapore Board” means the Enterprise Singapore Board established by section 3 of the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018;“Foreign Recognition Body” means an entity in a country other than Singapore that is authorised under any of the following agreements or arrangements to recognise conformity assessment bodies, testing laboratories or both, on behalf of that country:

(a)

the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement;

(b)

the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement;

(c)

a mutual recognition agreement;[Deleted by S 175/2025 wef 18/03/2025]“licensed electrical worker” means an individual who is the holder of an electrical worker licence issued under the Electricity (Electrical Workers) Regulations (Rg 1), that is valid and in force;“LTA C&F List” means the document known as “LTA’s list of certificates and forms for certification, installation and inspection of EV chargers” published by the LTA, as in force from time to time;“mutual recognition agreement” means —

(a)

a bilateral mutual recognition agreement or arrangement between Singapore and any other country; or

(b)

a multilateral mutual recognition agreement or arrangement between Singapore and 2 or more other countries;“non‑restricted access location” means any place that is not a restricted access location;“non‑restricted access use”, in relation to an EV charger, means the use of an EV charger at a non‑restricted access location;“prescribed competent person” means an individual prescribed under regulation 20;“prescribed person” means an individual prescribed under regulation 18;“restricted access location” has the meaning given by regulation 2A;“restricted access use”, in relation to an EV charger, means the use of an EV charger to charge any electric vehicle in Singapore parked within a restricted access location;[Deleted by S 503/2024 wef 08/06/2024]“TR25:2016”, “TR25:2016+A1:2020”, “TR25:2022” and “TR25:2022+A1:2025” have the meanings given by regulation 3.

Definition

“accredited certification body” means a person providing conformity assessment services, that is —

(a)

accredited under the Singapore Accreditation Council’s Certification Body Accreditation Scheme administered by the Enterprise Singapore Board; or

(b)

recognised by a Foreign Recognition Body;

Definition

“accredited laboratory” means a person providing laboratory testing services, that is —

(a)

accredited under the Singapore Accreditation Council’s Laboratory Accreditation Scheme administered by the Enterprise Singapore Board; or

(b)

recognised by a Foreign Recognition Body;

Definition

“conformity assessment body” means a person that performs conformity assessment or any test relating to conformity assessment;

Definition

“Enterprise Singapore Board” means the Enterprise Singapore Board established by section 3 of the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018;

Definition

“Foreign Recognition Body” means an entity in a country other than Singapore that is authorised under any of the following agreements or arrangements to recognise conformity assessment bodies, testing laboratories or both, on behalf of that country:

(a)

the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement;

(b)

the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement;

(c)

a mutual recognition agreement;

Definition

“licensed electrical worker” means an individual who is the holder of an electrical worker licence issued under the Electricity (Electrical Workers) Regulations (Rg 1), that is valid and in force;

Definition

“LTA C&F List” means the document known as “LTA’s list of certificates and forms for certification, installation and inspection of EV chargers” published by the LTA, as in force from time to time;

Definition

“mutual recognition agreement” means —

(a)

a bilateral mutual recognition agreement or arrangement between Singapore and any other country; or

(b)

a multilateral mutual recognition agreement or arrangement between Singapore and 2 or more other countries;

Definition

“non‑restricted access location” means any place that is not a restricted access location;

Definition

“non‑restricted access use”, in relation to an EV charger, means the use of an EV charger at a non‑restricted access location;

Definition

“prescribed competent person” means an individual prescribed under regulation 20;

Definition

“prescribed person” means an individual prescribed under regulation 18;

Definition

“restricted access location” has the meaning given by regulation 2A;

Amended byS 175/2025 wef 18/03/2025

Definition

“restricted access use”, in relation to an EV charger, means the use of an EV charger to charge any electric vehicle in Singapore parked within a restricted access location;

Definition

“TR25:2016”, “TR25:2016+A1:2020”, “TR25:2022” and “TR25:2022+A1:2025” have the meanings given by regulation 3.

Amended byS 503/2024 wef 08/06/2024S 175/2025 wef 18/03/2025