No. S 120
Active Mobility Act 2017
Active Mobility
(Chingay@Heartlands Celebration 2025 —
Exemption) Order 2025
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 66 of the Active Mobility Act 2017, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:
Citation and period in force
1.—(1)  This Order is the Active Mobility (Chingay@Heartlands Celebration 2025 — Exemption) Order 2025.
(2)  This Order is in force on 21 February 2025 starting 5 p.m. and ending 11 p.m.
Definitions
2.  In this Order —
“hours of darkness” means the time starting 7 p.m. and ending 11 p.m.;
“lorry crane” means a lorry incorporating an articulator arm mounted on the lorry which is used for the loading, unloading and lifting of materials or goods;
“People’s Association” means the People’s Association constituted by section 2 of the People’s Association Act 1960;
“specified event” means the Chingay@Heartlands Celebrations 2025 organised by the People’s Association on 21 February 2025;
“specified motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle other than the following:
(a)a motorised personal mobility device;
(b)a power‑assisted bicycle;
(c)a motorised wheelchair;
(d)a mobility scooter;
(e)an automatic detection device that has wheels and a motor and is constructed to drive itself;
(f)a robotic machine designed to move and operate independently of human control when the computer that controls it is programmed;
(g)a motor vehicle that is constructed to drive itself;
(h)a lorry crane;
“specified path” means any footpath or shared path within the area bounded by the black‑coloured lines in the map set out in the Schedule.
Exemption for driving specified motor vehicle
3.  Sections 16(1)(b) and 17(1) of the Act do not apply to an individual who drives a specified motor vehicle on a specified path in connection with the specified event under the following conditions:
(a)the individual is authorised by the People’s Association to drive the specified motor vehicle;
(b)the individual who drives the specified motor vehicle possesses a valid driving licence granted under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (R 27) authorising the individual to drive the class of the specified motor vehicle;
(c)the individual who drives the specified motor vehicle must drive at a speed not exceeding 10 km/h;
(d)during the hours of darkness, the individual keeps the specified motor vehicle lit in a manner that is visible to other users of the specified path;
(e)there is in force, at any time the specified motor vehicle is driven in connection with the specified event, a policy of insurance in relation to the specified motor vehicle insuring against any liability in respect of —
(i)the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (other than the driver of the specified motor vehicle); and
(ii)any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver of the specified motor vehicle),
caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle;
(f)the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (e) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time the policy is issued, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.
Exemption for driving lorry crane
4.  Sections 16(1)(b) and 17(1) of the Act do not apply to an individual who drives a lorry crane on a specified path in connection with the specified event under the following conditions:
(a)the individual is authorised by the People’s Association to drive the lorry crane;
(b)the individual who drives the lorry crane possesses a valid driving licence granted under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules authorising the individual to drive the lorry crane;
(c)the individual has attended and passed the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) — Operate Lorry Crane Course;
(d)the individual who drives the lorry crane must drive at a speed not exceeding 10 km/h;
(e)during the hours of darkness, the individual keeps the lorry crane lit in a manner that is visible to other users of the specified path;
(f)there is in force, at any time the lorry crane is driven in connection with the specified event, a policy of insurance in relation to the lorry crane insuring against any liability in respect of —
(i)the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (other than the driver of the lorry crane); and
(ii)any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver of the lorry crane),
caused by or arising out of the use of the lorry crane;
(g)the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (f) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time the policy is issued, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.
Made on 18 February 2025.
LAU PEET MENG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[L18.056.002/NZT/MA/CHEO.25.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/2C/2025/1]
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