Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Rules —“ambulance” means a motor vehicle that is specifically equipped for —
the transport on roads of; and
the provision, during such transport, of out-of-hospital clinical care to,sick or injured individuals who require emergency medical treatment;“approved speed limiter” means any speed limiter conforming to all the standards contained or referred to in —
from 27 November 2025 to 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive) —
the BS AU 217-1a:1987;
the European Standard 92/24/EEC; or
the UNECE Regulation No. 89; and
on or after 1 January 2028 — the UNECE Regulation No. 89;“authorised”, for an ambulance, means —
being specified in a licence (other than a revoked licence) under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 authorising the use of the ambulance to provide a licensable healthcare service specified in that licence; or
being owned by the Government and used for the purposes of the Singapore Armed Forces or the Singapore Civil Defence Force;”.“authorised agent” means an agent authorised by the Deputy Commissioner of Police under rule 8;“BS AU 217-1a:1987” means the British Standard for Maximum Road Speed Limiters for Motor Vehicles published by the British Standards Institution under the number BS AU 217-1a:1987;“European Standard 92/24/EEC” means the Council Directive 92/24/EEC of the Council of the European Communities adopted on 31 March 1992;“frequency-input terminal” means a device approved by the Deputy Commissioner of Police which facilitates calibration checks of the speed limiter by simulating the speed of the vehicle;“speed limiter” means a device designed to limit the maximum speed of a motor vehicle by controlling the engine power of the vehicle;“UNECE Regulation No. 89” means the current version of Regulation No. 89, a Vehicle Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, that is available on the official website of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe at https://www.unece.org and includes any previous version of Regulation No. 89.
Definition
“ambulance” means a motor vehicle that is specifically equipped for —
the transport on roads of; and
the provision, during such transport, of out-of-hospital clinical care to,sick or injured individuals who require emergency medical treatment;
Definition
“approved speed limiter” means any speed limiter conforming to all the standards contained or referred to in —
from 27 November 2025 to 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive) —
the BS AU 217-1a:1987;
the European Standard 92/24/EEC; or
the UNECE Regulation No. 89; and
on or after 1 January 2028 — the UNECE Regulation No. 89;
Definition
“authorised”, for an ambulance, means —
being specified in a licence (other than a revoked licence) under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 authorising the use of the ambulance to provide a licensable healthcare service specified in that licence; or
being owned by the Government and used for the purposes of the Singapore Armed Forces or the Singapore Civil Defence Force;”.
Definition
“authorised agent” means an agent authorised by the Deputy Commissioner of Police under rule 8;
Definition
“BS AU 217-1a:1987” means the British Standard for Maximum Road Speed Limiters for Motor Vehicles published by the British Standards Institution under the number BS AU 217-1a:1987;
Definition
“European Standard 92/24/EEC” means the Council Directive 92/24/EEC of the Council of the European Communities adopted on 31 March 1992;
Definition
“frequency-input terminal” means a device approved by the Deputy Commissioner of Police which facilitates calibration checks of the speed limiter by simulating the speed of the vehicle;
Definition
“speed limiter” means a device designed to limit the maximum speed of a motor vehicle by controlling the engine power of the vehicle;
Definition
“UNECE Regulation No. 89” means the current version of Regulation No. 89, a Vehicle Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, that is available on the official website of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe at https://www.unece.org and includes any previous version of Regulation No. 89.