Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) (Amendment) Rules 2004

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 24 Dec 2004

No. S 771

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) (Amendment) Rules 2004

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) (Amendment) Rules 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2005.

Deletion and substitution of rule 99

2. Rule 99 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules (R 9) is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Laden weights of vehicles

99.—(1) The weight transmitted to the road surface by any one wheel of a motor vehicle where no other wheel is in the same line transversely may amount to but shall not exceed 6 metric tons, and the total weight so transmitted by any 2 wheels in line transversely may amount to but shall not exceed 12 metric tons, and the sum of the weights so transmitted by all the wheels may amount to but shall not exceed —

(a)	in the case of a motor vehicle with 2 axles, 19 metric tons;
(b)	in the case of a motor vehicle with 3 axles, 28 metric tons;
(c)	in the case of a motor vehicle with 4 axles or more, 34 metric tons;
(d)	in the case of a 4 axle articulated vehicle, 39 metric tons; and
(e)	in the case of a 5 or more axle articulated vehicle, 46 metric tons.

(2) The weight transmitted to the road surface by any one wheel of a trailer where no other wheel is in the same line transversely may amount to but shall not exceed 6 metric tons, and the total weight so transmitted by any 2 wheels in line transversely may amount to but shall not exceed 12 metric tons.”.

Amendment of rule 100

3. Rule 100 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules is amended by deleting the words “10 metric tons” and substituting the words “12 metric tons”.

[G.N. Nos. S 7/2001; S 431/2001; S 271/2002]

Made this 23rd day of December 2004.

MICHAEL LIM CHOO SAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of
Singapore.

[LTA/EK/L019.007.000; AG/ LEG/SL/276/2002/9 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).

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