Singapore legislation
Regulation 48A
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules
Regulation 48A
Rear underrun protective device
Subregulation 1
Every motor vehicle to which this rule applies shall be equipped with a rear underrun protective device which complies with the specifications set out in Directive No. 79/490/EEC of the Council of the European Communities or with such other specifications as the Registrar may approve from time to time.
Subregulation 2
No person shall at any time use a motor vehicle to which this rule applies unless the rear underrun protective device with which the vehicle is equipped is free from any obvious defect which is likely to affect adversely the ability of such a device to give resistance in the event of an impact from the rear.
Subregulation 3
This rule shall apply —
to every motor vehicle with a maximum laden weight of 8,000 kilograms or more or trailer registered on or after 1st September 1993;
to every motor vehicle with a maximum laden weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms registered on or after 1st September 1994;
on or after 1st March 1995, to every motor vehicle with a maximum laden weight of 8,000 kilograms or more or trailer registered on or after 1st January 1984; and
on or after 1st September 1995, to every motor vehicle with a maximum laden weight of 8,000 kilograms or more or trailer registered before 1st January 1984,except any such vehicle which is —
a prime mover;
a road roller;
a dumper;
a road paver;
a scraper;
an agricultural tractor;
a forklift;
a grader;
a wheeled or tracked loader;
a wheeled or tracked dozer;
a wheeled or tracked excavator;
a recovery vehicle; or
a vehicle which the Registrar is satisfied cannot, by virtue of its construction or use, be equipped with a rear underrun protective device, including but not limited to, a vehicle which is so constructed that it can be unloaded only if part of the vehicle is tipped rearwards.
Subregulation 4
The Registrar may, in his discretion, exempt any motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (3) from the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2).