Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Road Traffic (Police Operations Vehicle Drivers — Exemption) Order 2020

Regulation 2

Exemption

Subregulation 1

Section 120(3) of the Act does not apply to a police officer when —

(a)

driving a police operations vehicle, being a motor vehicle owned by the Government for the use of the Singapore Police Force for the purposes of maintaining law and order; and

(b)

responding to an emergency.

Subregulation 2

In sub‑paragraph (1)(b), “emergency” means an actual or imminent event that requires immediate action from a police officer and that causes, or threatens to cause —

(a)

any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any individual;

(b)

any destruction of, or damage to, any property; or

(c)

any harm or danger to the health or safety of the public.