Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Active Mobility (Registration of Registrable Mobility Vehicles) Regulations 2026
Regulation 9
Obligation of transferee: joint application for transfer
Subregulation 1
A transferee, or the agent of a transferee, who acquires from a transferor a registered registrable mobility vehicle must, within 5 days after the transferor initiates the application to transfer mentioned in regulation 8(1) —
complete the application to transfer the registration of a registered responsible person for that mobility vehicle; and
apply to the Authority to transfer to the transferee the registration of a responsible person for that mobility vehicle.
Subregulation 2
An application to transfer the registration of a registered responsible person for a registered registrable mobility vehicle must contain or be accompanied by —
the respective identities and contact addresses of the transferor and transferee;
any information specified by the Authority relating to the eligibility of the transferee to be the registered responsible person for the mobility vehicle; and
any other information or document specified by the Authority to decide on the particular joint application by the transferor and transferee.
Subregulation 3
The Authority may request the transferor or transferee or both of an application to transfer the registration of a registered responsible person for a registered registrable mobility vehicle to provide evidence, in a form approved by the Authority, verifying any of the following:
the respective identities of the transferor and transferee;
the identity of the mobility vehicle;
the eligibility of the transferee to be the registered responsible person for the mobility vehicle;
if the mobility vehicle is acquired in accordance with an order of a court or any other legal process — the court order or process.
Subregulation 4
If a transferee, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with paragraph (1) in relation to a registered registrable mobility vehicle, the transferee shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and
in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Subregulation 5
To avoid doubt, this regulation does not apply to the passing of possession of a registrable mobility vehicle —
under any hiring (not being a hiring under a hire‑purchase agreement) or any lending (not being a lending under a lease agreement) of a registrable mobility vehicle;
to an agent for the purposes of sale or disposal;
to a bailee for the purpose of alteration, repair, renovation, garaging, storing or any other similar purpose not involving the use of the mobility vehicle for the benefit of the bailee;
in accordance with an order of a court or any other legal process; or
to and from a holder of a security interest in a registered registrable mobility vehicle in any circumstances in regulation 10 which require an application to transfer the registration of the registered responsible person for the mobility vehicle to be made.