15. Amendment of section 34

In the AMA, in section 34 —

in the section heading, after “etc.,”, insert “(other than unsafe devices)”;

replace subsections (1), (2) and (3) with —“(1) Subject to this Act, a person shall be guilty of an offence if —

the person sells any bicycle, mobility vehicle, personal mobility device or PAB to a buyer;

at the time the bicycle, mobility vehicle, personal mobility device or PAB is sold or offered for sale, it is an offending vehicle; and

at the time the bicycle, mobility vehicle, personal mobility device or PAB is sold or offered for sale, the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether or not, the buyer intends to ride the bicycle, mobility vehicle, personal mobility device or PAB on a public path.

In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it is not a defence for the accused to prove that —

where the accused sold the offending vehicle concerned in the course of business at any premises or place — warning notices for the class of vehicles to which the offending vehicle belongs were displayed in compliance with section 31(1) on the premises or place when the sale took place;

where the accused sold the offending vehicle concerned, whether or not in the course of business, through an online marketplace — a warning notice for the class of vehicles to which the offending vehicle belongs was published to the buyer in compliance with section 31(1A); or

the accused has complied with a written direction given under section 54A(4)(e) in relation to the contravention of subsection (1).”;

in subsection (4), replace paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) with —“(a)a contract or arrangement has been entered into, or an understanding has been arrived at, for the offending vehicle to be exported (whether or not the accused is a party to that contract, arrangement or understanding);

the accused sells the offending vehicle in the course of, or for the purpose of, that offending vehicle being exported; and

the accused does not offer that offending vehicle for sale to a consumer in Singapore.”;

in subsection (5), replace paragraph (a) with —“(a)the accused had received from the buyer to whom the offending vehicle was sold, evidence purporting to show that the buyer does not intend to ride the offending vehicle on any public path; and”;

delete subsection (6);

replace subsection (7) with —“(7) Despite subsection (1), a person may in the prescribed circumstances sell an excepted offending vehicle knowing that, or reckless as to whether or not, the buyer intends to ride or drive the excepted offending vehicle on a public path, if the prescribed conditions in relation to that vehicle are complied with.”;

in subsection (8), replace “the excepted non‑compliant vehicle, excepted uncertified vehicle or excepted unregistered registrable mobility vehicle concerned” with “the excepted offending vehicle concerned”;

after subsection (9), insert —“(9A) Nothing in this section is to be construed as allowing the sale of an unsafe device.”;

in subsection (10), replace paragraphs (a), (b) and (ba) with —“(a)“excepted offending vehicle” means an offending vehicle of a prescribed model or description;

“offending vehicle” means —

in the case of a bicycle — a non‑compliant bicycle or a bicycle that is an uncertified vehicle;

in the case of a personal mobility device — a personal mobility device that is a non‑compliant personal mobility device, an unregistered registrable personal mobility device or a personal mobility device that is an uncertified vehicle;

in the case of a PAB — a PAB that is a non‑compliant PAB or an unapproved and unsealed PAB; and

in the case of a mobility vehicle — a non‑compliant mobility vehicle, an unregistered registrable mobility vehicle or a mobility vehicle that is an uncertified vehicle; and”;

in subsection (12), replace “subsection (1), (2) or (8)” with “subsection (1) or (8)”; and

in subsection (12), replace paragraph (b) with —“(b)has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of any of the following:

an offence under subsection (1) or (8);

an offence under section 33A(1);

an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (8) as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 15 of the Land Transport and Related Matters (No. 2) Act 2026; (iv)an offence under subsection (1), (1A) or (6) as in force immediately before 3 April 2020.”.