Active Mobility (National Parks Board — Exemption) Order 2024

any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any individual;

any destruction of, or damage to, any property; or

any harm or danger to the health or safety of the public;“National Parks Board” means the National Parks Board established by the repealed National Parks Act (Cap. 198A, 1991 Ed.) in force before 1 July 1996 and continued by section 3 of the National Parks Board Act 1996;“specified event” means any event that is —

open to the public or a section of the public; and

conducted on land vested in or under the control or management of the National Parks Board;“specified motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle other than any of the following:

a motorised personal mobility device;

a power‑assisted bicycle;

a motorised wheelchair;

a mobility scooter;

an automatic detection device that has wheels, a motor and is constructed to drive itself;

a robotic machine designed to move and operate independently of human control when the computer that controls it is programmed;

a motor vehicle that is constructed to drive itself;

a buggy;“specified public path” means any public path on land vested in or under the control or management of the National Parks Board;“specified purpose” means any of the following purposes:

to transport any individual or thing in connection with a specified event;

to transport any individual or thing in connection with any maintenance works;

to transport any individual or thing in connection with the exercise of any power under —

the Act;

the Animals and Birds Act 1965;

the Control of Plants Act 1993;

the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006;

the Parks and Trees Act 2005; or

the Wildlife Act 1965;

to carry out maintenance works;

to respond to an emergency.

the individual is authorised by the National Parks Board to drive the specified motor vehicle for the specified purpose;

the individual, when driving the specified motor vehicle —

does not exceed a speed of 10 km/h unless responding to an emergency; and

gives way to other users of the public path;

the individual possesses a valid driving licence granted under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (R 27) authorising the individual to drive the class of the specified motor vehicle;

there is in force, at any time the specified motor vehicle is driven in connection with the specified purpose, a policy of insurance in relation to the specified motor vehicle insuring against any liability in respect of —

the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (other than the driver of the specified motor vehicle); and

any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver of the specified motor vehicle),caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle;

the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (d) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time the policy is issued, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.

the individual is authorised by the National Parks Board to drive the buggy —

for the specified purpose; and

on the specified public path;

the individual, when driving the buggy, gives way to other users of the public path;

unless responding to an emergency, the individual does not drive the buggy at a speed exceeding —

if the buggy is driven on a shared path — 20 km/h; and

in any other case — 10 km/h;

there is in force, at any time the buggy is driven in connection with the specified purpose, a policy of insurance in relation to the buggy insuring against any liability in respect of —

the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (other than the driver of the buggy); and

any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver of the buggy),caused by or arising out of the use of the buggy;

the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub-paragraph (d) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time the policy is issued, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.