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Road Traffic Act 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Licensing of Drivers and Riders

47D. Definition of serious injury

In sections 47B and 47C, “serious injury” means any injury which causes a person to be during a period of 7 days in severe bodily pain or unable to follow his or her ordinary pursuits.

Report

Read on from s 47E

Part 3

Licensing of Driving Instructors and Driving Schools

Read on from Part 3

Part 4

General Provisions Relating to Road Traffic

Read on from Part 4

Part 5

Public Service Vehicles

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Part 6

Provisions as to Use of Highways

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Part 7

Miscellaneous Provisions

Read on from Part 7

Schedules

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Details

Road Traffic Act 1961 · s 47D

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Judgments that cite this Act

100 in all

Waiting to learn the likely sentence before pleading guilty earns a smaller discount SummaryTan Zhi Wei v Public Prosecutor and another appeal · [2026] SGHC 181
A five-day jail term for driving without reasonable consideration was cut to one day SummaryTan Kai Yuan v Public Prosecutor · [2026] SGHC 152
A prison term started sooner so the community phase of rehabilitation stayed open SummaryRachmat Hidayat bin Edy Juju v Public Prosecutor · [2026] SGHC 142

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Singapore Statutes Online · Road Traffic Act 1961, 2020 Revised Edition. Reader record updated on 7 Oct 2026.

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