No. S 635
Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276)
Road Traffic (Amendment) Rules 2010
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Rules 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2010.
Deletion of rules 15 and 16
2.  Rules 15 and 16 of the Road Traffic Rules (R 20) are deleted.
Deletion and substitution of rule 17
3.  Rule 17 of the Road Traffic Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:
Load projecting laterally on vehicles to have red flag or lamp affixed
17.  Whenever a load or any covering placed over a load that is being transported on a vehicle projects laterally beyond the body or wheels of the vehicle or any authorised fitting permanently attached to the vehicle, a red flag by day and a red lamp by night shall be affixed to the extreme lateral projection (if any) and the extreme rear end of such load so as to be clearly visible and give adequate warning to other road users.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 211/2002; S 214/2003; S 67/2005; S 157/2007; S 652/2008]
Made this 27th day of October 2010.
BENNY LIM
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.
[MHA 112/2/033 TF 7; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/8 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).