Active Mobility (United E & P Pte. Ltd. — Exemption) Order 2023

No. S 449

Active Mobility Act 2017

Active Mobility
(United E & P Pte. Ltd. —
Exemption) Order 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 66 of the Active Mobility Act 2017, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:

Citation and period in force

1.—(1)  This Order is the Active Mobility (United E & P Pte. Ltd. — Exemption) Order 2023.

(2)  This Order is in force for the period between 1 July 2023 and 13 April 2026 (both dates inclusive).

[S 265/2025 wef 11/04/2025]

Definitions

2.  In this Order —

“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;

“hours of darkness” means the time starting 7 p.m. and ending 7 a.m. the following day;

“specified event” means a Formula 1 event or a similar competitive racing event that is open to the public or a section of the public;

“specified footpath” means any footpath within the areas bounded by the black‑coloured lines in the maps set out in the Schedule;

“specified motor vehicle” means any 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 and 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 forklift;

(i) a boom lift;

(j) a scissor lift;

(k) a lorry crane;

“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 carry out maintenance works;

(d) to respond to an emergency.

Exemption for driving specified motor vehicle

3.  Section 16(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an individual who drives a specified motor vehicle on a specified footpath for a specified purpose under the following conditions:

(a) the individual is authorised by United E & P Pte. Ltd. (UEN 201319590G) to drive the specified motor vehicle for the specified purpose;

(b) the individual who drives the specified motor vehicle —

(i) 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; or

(ii) is exempted under section 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 from the requirement of possessing a valid driving licence authorising the individual to drive the class of the specified motor vehicle;

(c) the individual, when driving the specified motor vehicle —

(i) must not exceed a speed of 80 km/h unless responding to an emergency; and

(ii) must give way to other users of the specified footpath;

(d) during hours of darkness, the individual must keep the specified motor vehicle lit in a manner that is visible to other users of the specified footpath;

(e) 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 —

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

(ii) any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver or any passenger of the specified motor vehicle),

caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle;

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

THE SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2

Specified footpaths

MAP 1

MAP 2

Made on 28 June 2023.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/L18.056.002/DH/SL/EO.UEP.23.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/2C/2020/1 Vol. 12]