Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Speed Limiters) Rules

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 1057/2021 wef 03/01/2022S 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025S 1057/2021 wef 03/01/2022S 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025S 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025S 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025S 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025

In these Rules —“ambulance” means a motor vehicle that is specifically equipped for —

(a)

the transport on roads of; and

(b)

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 —

(a)

from 27 November 2025 to 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive) —

(i)

the BS AU 217-1a:1987;

(ii)

the European Standard 92/24/EEC; or

(iii)

the UNECE Regulation No. 89; and

(b)

on or after 1 January 2028 — the UNECE Regulation No. 89;“authorised”, for an ambulance, means —

(a)

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

(b)

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 —

(a)

the transport on roads of; and

(b)

the provision, during such transport, of out-of-hospital clinical care to,sick or injured individuals who require emergency medical treatment;

Amended byS 1057/2021 wef 03/01/2022

Definition

“approved speed limiter” means any speed limiter conforming to all the standards contained or referred to in —

(a)

from 27 November 2025 to 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive) —

(i)

the BS AU 217-1a:1987;

(ii)

the European Standard 92/24/EEC; or

(iii)

the UNECE Regulation No. 89; and

(b)

on or after 1 January 2028 — the UNECE Regulation No. 89;

Amended byS 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025

Definition

“authorised”, for an ambulance, means —

(a)

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

(b)

being owned by the Government and used for the purposes of the Singapore Armed Forces or the Singapore Civil Defence Force;”.

Amended byS 1057/2021 wef 03/01/2022

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;

Amended byS 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025

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;

Amended byS 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025

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;

Amended byS 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025

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.

Amended byS 726/2025 wef 27/11/2025