Singapore legislation
Regulation 48B
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules
Regulation 48B
Sideguards
Subregulation 1
Every motor vehicle to which this rule applies shall be fitted with a sideguard which shall comply with the specifications set out in Directive No. 89/297/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 sideguard with which the vehicle is fitted is free from any obvious defect which is likely to affect adversely its effectiveness.
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;
a bus with low body, the lower edge of which is not more than 550 millimetres above the ground; or
a vehicle which is designed and constructed for special purposes and which the Registrar is satisfied cannot, for practical reasons, be fitted with sideguards.
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).