17. Amendment of section 35

In the AMA, in section 35 —

in the section heading, after “non‑compliant”, insert “, but not unsafe”;

in subsection (1)(a), after “non‑compliant mobility vehicle”, insert “, but not an unsafe device”;

replace subsection (3) with —“(3) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a personal mobility device, PAB or mobility vehicle, it is not a defence for the accused to prove that warning notices for the class of vehicles to which the personal mobility device, PAB or mobility vehicle belongs were displayed in compliance with section 31(1) on the premises or place at which and when the alteration took place.”;

in subsection (4)(c), replace “in Singapore and the sale is not a retail sale to another” with “to any consumer in Singapore”; and

replace subsection (6) with —“(6) In relation to an offence under subsection (1), “repeat offender” means a person who —

is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and

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), whether before, on or after the date of commencement of section 17 of the Land Transport and Related Matters (No. 2) Act 2026;

an offence under section 34C(1);

an offence under subsection (1) as in force immediately before 3 April 2020.”.