Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Seat Belts) (Amendment) Rules 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Dec 2021

No. S 1053

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Seat Belts)
(Amendment) Rules 2021

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

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Seat Belts) (Amendment) Rules 2021 and come into operation on 3 January 2022.

Amendment of rule 3

2. Rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Seat Belts) Rules (R 15) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “and heavy goods vehicle” in paragraph (3)(d) and substituting the words “, heavy goods vehicle and medical transport vehicle”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “bus services contractor” in paragraph (4), the following definition:

“ “ambulance” means a motor vehicle that is specifically equipped for —

(a)	the transport on roads of; and
(b)	the provision, during such transport, of out‑of‑hospital clinical care to,

sick or injured individuals who require emergency medical treatment;”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “bus services contractor” in paragraph (4), the following definitions:

“ “medical transport vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is equipped to provide non‑emergency patient transport services;

“non-emergency patient transport services” means transport services for fee or reward that relate solely to the provision of transport on roads of individuals —

(a)	whose medical needs have been assessed as requiring patient transport and not being time‑critical or acute; and
(b)	who may require basic care and observation or clinical care and monitoring during transport;”.

[G.N. Nos. S 116/2009; S 633/2009; S 290/2010; S 210/2012; S 468/2017; S 733/2017; S 44/2019; S 250/2019]

Made on 29 December 2021.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[L18.029.002/AK/MVSB.RARF.21.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/33 Vol. 2]

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

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