Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Land Transport and Related Matters Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

In the Active Mobility Act 2017 (called in this Part the Active Mobility Act), in section 2(1) —

(a)

in the definition of “accessories”, before “means”, insert “, in relation to a bicycle, PAB, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle,”;

(b)

in the definition of “accessories”, replace “a personal mobility device” with “the bicycle, PAB, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle”;

(c)

after the definition of “bicycle”, insert —“ “certificate of medical need”, for a class or description of mobility vehicle, means a certificate granted under section 23K certifying that an individual has a medical need to drive or ride that class or description of mobility vehicle;”;

(d)

in the definition of “driver”, replace “motorised wheelchair” with “mobility vehicle”;

(e)

in the definition of “mobility scooter”, in paragraph (a), replace “footboard” with “single footboard”;

(f)

in the definition of “mobility scooter”, in paragraph (b), after “handlebars”, insert “(including a delta tiller)”;

(g)

in the definition of “mobility scooter”, in paragraph (c), replace “seat” with “single seat behind the footboard”;

(h)

after the definition of “mobility scooter”, insert —“ “mobility vehicle” means —

(a)

a mobility scooter;

(b)

a motorised wheelchair; or

(c)

any other motor vehicle designed to carry an individual who is unable to walk or has difficulty in walking and prescribed for the purpose of this definition;”;

(i)

replace the definition of “non‑compliant mobility vehicle” with —“ “non‑compliant mobility vehicle” means a mobility vehicle the construction, weight or accessories of which do not comply with the requirements as to construction, weight and accessories prescribed under this Act either for all mobility vehicles generally or for the particular type of that mobility vehicle;“non‑compliant non‑motorised wheelchair” means a non‑motorised wheelchair the construction, weight or accessories of which do not comply with the requirements as to construction, weight and accessories prescribed under this Act either for all non‑motorised wheelchairs generally or for the particular type of that non‑motorised wheelchair;”;

(j)

after the definition of “non‑motorised personal mobility device”, insert —“ “non‑motorised wheelchair” means a wheelchair other than a motorised wheelchair;”;

(k)

in the definition of “owner”, replace “, motorised wheelchair or mobility scooter” with “or mobility vehicle”;

(l)

in the definition of “owner”, after paragraph (a), insert —“(aa)for a registrable mobility vehicle — the person who is recorded in the registrable MV register as the registered responsible person for that vehicle at the relevant time;”;

(m)

in the definition of “owner”, in paragraph (c), after “under Part 3A is cancelled,”, insert “a registrable mobility vehicle the registration of which under Part 3B is cancelled”;

(n)

in the definition of “owner”, in paragraph (c), after sub‑paragraph (i), insert —“(ia)the person who is last recorded in the registrable MV register as the registered responsible person for that mobility vehicle;”;

(o)

in the definition of “pedestrian”, in paragraph (c), replace “a motorised wheelchair or riding a mobility scooter” with “or riding a mobility vehicle”;

(p)

in the definition of “personal mobility device” or “PMD”, replace “wheelchair (motorised or otherwise), mobility scooter” with “mobility vehicle, non‑motorised wheelchair”;

(q)

after the definition of “personal mobility device” or “PMD”, insert —“ “platform operator” has the meaning given by section 4 of the Platform Workers Act 2024;“platform service” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Platform Workers Act 2024;“platform worker” has the meaning given by section 5 of the Platform Workers Act 2024;”;

(r)

replace the definition of “registered responsible person” with —“ “registered responsible person”, in relation to a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle, means any person recorded in the registrable PMD register or registrable MV register as the responsible person for the registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle, as the case may be;“registrable mobility vehicle” means a mobility vehicle of the description prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette;“registrable MV register” means the register of registrable mobility vehicles required by section 28L to be established and maintained by the Authority;”;

(s)

replace the definition of “registration” with —“ “registration”, in relation to a personal mobility device or mobility vehicle, means registration of the personal mobility device or mobility vehicle in the registrable PMD register or registrable MV register (as the case may be), and “registered” has a corresponding meaning;”;

(t)

in the definition of “ride”, replace “or personal mobility device” wherever it appears with “, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle”;

(u)

in the definition of “rider”, replace “or personal mobility device” with “, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle”;

(v)

after the definition of “sidewalk”, insert —“ “specified assessor” means a person prescribed as a specified assessor;”;

(w)

in the definition of “test‑needed‑to‑drive vehicle”, replace “motorised wheelchair, mobility scooter” with “mobility vehicle”;

(x)

in the definition of “uncertified vehicle”, replace “, motorised wheelchair or mobility scooter” with “or mobility vehicle”; and

(y)

replace the definition of “unregistered” with —“ “unregistered”, in relation to a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle, means a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle —

(a)

that is not registered under Part 3A or 3B; or

(b)

the registration of which is cancelled under that Part;”.

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