Active Mobility (Mandatory Testing) Regulations 2020

These Regulations are the Active Mobility (Mandatory Testing) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 3 April 2020.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“certification body” means an organisation that is accredited by a signatory of the International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Agreement in relation to ISO/IEC 17065 for the purpose of certifying products for conformity with the prescribed standards;“certification mark” means a sign, mark or label used to distinguish a relevant vehicle certified by the proprietor of that sign, mark or label in relation to the safety standard with which the relevant vehicle has been built in conformity from other relevant vehicles of the same type or model not so certified;“certification of inspection” means a certification of inspection issued by the Authority under section 35C of the Act with respect to a bicycle, personal mobility device, motorised wheelchair or mobility scooter;“designated examiner” means a person authorised by the Authority to carry out an inspection for the purposes of an order under section 35A(1) of the Act;“prescribed requirements relating to the construction and condition”, in relation to a relevant vehicle that is a motorised personal mobility device, means the requirements prescribed in regulation 4 of the Active Mobility Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 251/2018);“relevant vehicle” means a bicycle, personal mobility device, motorised wheelchair or mobility scooter an inspection is or periodic inspections are required for or in respect of because of an order under section 35A(1) of the Act;“UL 2272” has the meaning given by regulation 4(2) of the Active Mobility Regulations 2018;“unladen weight”, for a relevant vehicle that is a personal mobility device, means the weight of the personal mobility device, including the body and all equipment and accessories (if any) attached to the device, but excluding any person or carry‑on baggage on the device;“width”, for a relevant vehicle that is a personal mobility device, means the width of the personal mobility device, including the body and all equipment and accessories (if any) attached to the device, but excluding any person or carry‑on baggage on the device.

For the purposes of section 35B(2)(a) of the Act, in conducting an examination or assessment of a relevant vehicle, a designated examiner must —

For the purposes of section 35B(2)(b) of the Act, the report of a designated examiner of the result of the examination or assessment of a relevant vehicle for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 4 of the Act must be accompanied by the following:

An application for a certification of inspection with respect to a relevant vehicle must be made using a form approved by the Authority and through the designated examiner engaged by the applicant to conduct the examination or assessment of the relevant vehicle for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 4 of the Act.