Town Council of Tampines (Common Property and Open Spaces) (Amendment) By-laws 2010

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Mar 2010

No. S 72

Town Councils Act

(Chapter 329A)

Town Council of Tampines (Common Property and Open Spaces) (Amendment) By-laws 2010

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Town Councils Act, the Town Council for the Town of Tampines hereby makes the following By-laws:

Citation and commencement

1. These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Tampines (Common Property and Open Spaces) (Amendment) By-laws 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2010.

Amendment of by-law 2

2. By-law 2(1) of the Town Council of Tampines (Common Property and Open Spaces) By-laws (By 35) (referred to in these By-laws as the principal By-laws) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definitions of ““common property” and “open space””, the following definitions:

“ “bicycle” means a two-wheeled pedal cycle constructed or adapted for use as a means of conveyance;

“bicycle path” means a path specifically designated for the use of a cyclist;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definitions of ““common property” and “open space””, the following definition:

“ “footway” means any part of the common property or open space, except where it is part of any building and its surrounding apron, specifically designated to be used or intended to be used as a means of access;”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “parking place”, the following definition:

“ “power-assisted bicycle” means a bicycle that is equipped with an electric motor and that may be propelled by muscular power or by the electric motor with which it is equipped, or by both;”.

Amendment of by-law 3

3. By-law 3 of the principal By-laws is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “vehicle” in paragraph (1)(a), the words “, bicycle or power-assisted bicycle”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraphs:

“(3) No person shall —

(a)	ride a bicycle on any common property or in any open space except on bicycle paths and footways;
(b)	ride or propel a bicycle on any common property or in any open space otherwise than in an orderly manner and with due regard for the safety of others;
(c)	ride or propel a bicycle on any common property or in any open space in such a manner that is likely to endanger the life of any person or is likely to cause injury or annoyance to any person;
(d)	when riding or propelling a bicycle on any common property or in any open space, contravene any notice, line, marking or sign exhibited regarding the use of bicycles;
(e)	when riding a bicycle on any common property or in any open space, fail or refuse to give way to pedestrians on footways at any time;
(f)	ride a bicycle on any common property or in any open space in such a manner as to cause his bicycle to be adjacent to another bicycle proceeding abreast in the same direction except when he is overtaking such other bicycle;
(g)	ride a bicycle on any common property or in any open space except close to the left hand edge of the bicycle path or footway and in such a manner as not to obstruct bicycles moving at a faster speed;
(h)	when riding a bicycle on any common property or in any open space, use the bicycle to carry at one time more persons than the number for which it is designed;
(i)	when riding a bicycle on any common property or in any open space, carry a pillion passenger on the bicycle unless the bicycle is designed such as to be provided with a seat for a pillion passenger;
(j)	when riding a bicycle on any common property or in any open space, carry a child below the age of 12 years on the bicycle if the bicycle has no properly constructed seat or carrier affixed to it;
(k)	ride a bicycle on any common property or in any open space during the hours of darkness unless the bicycle carries a lamp showing to the front a white light visible from a reasonable distance and carries a lamp or a red reflector showing to the rear a red light or a red reflector visible from a reasonable distance.

(4) No person shall ride a power-assisted bicycle on any common property or in any open space.”; and

(c)

by deleting the by-law heading and substituting the following by-law heading:

“Unlawful parking, use of bicycles, etc.”.

Amendment of by-law 4

4. By-law 4 of the principal By-laws is amended —

(a)	by inserting, immediately after the word “vehicle” wherever it appears in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), the words “, bicycle or power-assisted bicycle”; and
(b)	by inserting, immediately after the word “vehicles” in the by-law heading, the words “, bicycles and power-assisted bicycles”. [G.N. No. S 67/2002]

Made this 1st day of February 2010.

MASAGOS ZULKIFLI

Chairman,
The Town Council for the Town of Tampines,
Singapore.

[AG/LEG/SL/329A/2006/11 Vol. 1]

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