Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Active Mobility (National Parks Board — Exemption) Order 2024

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 622/2025 wef 27/09/2025S 622/2025 wef 27/09/2025

In this Order —“buggy” means any electrically operated four-wheeled lightweight vehicle intended for short distance commuting;“emergency” means an actual or imminent event that causes, or threatens to cause —

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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danger to the health or safety of the public;“National Parks Board” means the National Parks Board established by the repealed National Parks Act (Cap. 198A, 1991 Ed.)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 —

(a)

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

(b)

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)

a motorised personal mobility device;

(b)

a power‑assisted bicycle;

(c)

a motorised wheelchair;

(d)

a mobility scooter;

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

a motor vehicle that is constructed to drive itself;

(h)

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:

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(i)

the Act;

(ii)

the Animals and Birds Act 1965;

(iii)

the Control of Plants Act 1993;

(iv)

the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006;

(v)

the Parks and Trees Act 2005; or

(vi)

the Wildlife Act 1965;

(d)

to carry out maintenance works;

(e)

to respond to an emergency.

Definition

“buggy” means any electrically operated four-wheeled lightweight vehicle intended for short distance commuting;

Amended byS 622/2025 wef 27/09/2025

Definition

“emergency” means an actual or imminent event that causes, or threatens to cause —

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

any harm or danger to the health or safety of the public;

Definition

“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;

Definition

“specified event” means any event that is —

(a)

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

(b)

conducted on land vested in or under the control or management of the National Parks Board;

Definition

“specified motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle other than any of the following:

(a)

a motorised personal mobility device;

(b)

a power‑assisted bicycle;

(c)

a motorised wheelchair;

(d)

a mobility scooter;

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

a motor vehicle that is constructed to drive itself;

(h)

a buggy;

Amended byS 622/2025 wef 27/09/2025

Definition

“specified public path” means any public path on land vested in or under the control or management of the National Parks Board;

Definition

“specified purpose” means any of the following purposes:

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(i)

the Act;

(ii)

the Animals and Birds Act 1965;

(iii)

the Control of Plants Act 1993;

(iv)

the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006;

(v)

the Parks and Trees Act 2005; or

(vi)

the Wildlife Act 1965;

(d)

to carry out maintenance works;

(e)

to respond to an emergency.