Road Traffic Act 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · General Provisions Relating to Road Traffic
62. Restriction on driving or riding by young persons
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A person must not do the following:
ride on a road a test‑needed‑to‑ride‑on‑road vehicle when the person is below the prescribed minimum riding age (if any) for riding such a vehicle on a road;
drive on a road any other motor vehicle when the person is below 18 years of age.
A person who has attained 18 years of age but who is below 21 years of age must not drive a heavy locomotive, light locomotive, motor tractor or heavy motor car on a road.
road
“road” means any public road and any other road to which the public has access, and includes —(a)any road within Pulau Bukom;(b)any road within the limits of any installation of the Singapore Armed Forces declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette to be an installation to which this Act applies;(c)any bridge over which a road passes; and(d)any road, to which the public does not have access, which the Minister charged with the responsibility for transport prescribes, by notification in the Gazette, to be a road to which this Act applies;
The burden of establishing his or her age rests on the applicant for a driving licence or competency test certificate.
driving licence
“driving licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under the provisions of Part 2;
A person who drives or causes or permits any person to drive a motor vehicle in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence.
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle that —(a)is propelled wholly or partly by a motor or by any means other than human or animal power; and(b)is used or intended to be used on any road;
A person prohibited by this section by reason of his or her age from driving a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle of any class is, for the purposes of Part 2, deemed to be disqualified under the provisions of that Part from holding or obtaining any licence other than a licence to drive any motor vehicles that he or she is not by this section forbidden to drive.
licence
“licence” means a vehicle licence issued under the provisions of this Part.