Singapore legislation

Regulation 21

of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules

Regulation 21

Safety glass

Subregulation 1

The glass of all windscreens and windows fitted to a motor vehicle shall be safety glass.

Subregulation 2

All glass and any transparent material fitted to a motor vehicle shall be maintained in such condition that it does not obscure the vision of the driver while the vehicle is being driven on a road.

Subregulation 3

No tinted glass shall be used as part of or fitted to the windscreen and window of a motor vehicle except with the prior written permission of the Registrar given in that behalf.

Subregulation 4

The glass of the front windscreen fitted to a motor vehicle shall not be made of a material or be of a design such as to prevent, obstruct or interfere with transmission of signals between an in-vehicle unit installed in such vehicle and any ERP facility.

Subregulation 5

No person shall —

(a)

make or cause to be made to the front windscreen fitted to a motor vehicle any addition or alteration; or

(b)

apply or cause to be applied to the front windscreen fitted to a motor vehicle any coating or other substance,which has the effect of preventing, obstructing or interfering with the transmission of signals between an in-vehicle unit installed in such motor vehicle and any ERP facility.

Subregulation 6

In this rule, “in-vehicle unit” and “ERP facility” have the same meanings as in the Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules (R 38).

Regulation 21 — Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules