Singapore legislation
Regulation 18A
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules
Regulation 18A
Seats
Subregulation 1
This rule applies only to a motor vehicle registered on or after 1 July 2026 that is not —
a motor cycle (whether with or without an attached side-car); or
a motor vehicle that is registered or re-registered as —
a classic vehicle;
a normal vintage vehicle;
a restricted vintage vehicle; or
a revised use vintage vehicle.
Subregulation 2
Every seat in a motor vehicle to which this rule applies must be constructed and fitted in compliance with the requirements in —
UN Regulation 17;
UN Regulation 80;
Japanese Article 22; or
any other standard that the Registrar or an authorised officer may recognise as having an equivalent level of safety to, or a more stringent level of safety than, any of the standards mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).