Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) (Amendment) Rules 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Dec 2021

No. S 1073

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences)
(Amendment) Rules 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

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

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (R 27) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “approved provider”, 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;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “licenced instructor”, the following definition:

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

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “new driver”, the following definition:

“ “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;”.

Amendment of rule 19

3. Rule 19 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “ambulances” in paragraph (e)(iii), the words “, and medical transport vehicles,”.

[G.N. Nos. S 562/2002; S 245/2004; S 304/2004; S 515/2004; S 774/2004; S 392/2005; S 500/2005; S 28/2009; S 112/2010; S 646/2010; S 55/2012; S 275/2013; S 276/2013; S 108/2014; S 46/2015; S 335/2015; S 794/2015; S 254/2016; S 314/2017; S 682/2017; S 586/2018; S 775/2019; S 178/2020; S 331/2020; S 373/2020; S 600/2020]

Made on 29 December 2021.

CHEW HOCK YONG

Permanent Secretary
(Home Affairs Development),
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/033; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/18 Vol. 2]

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

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