Rapid Transit Systems (Railway Protection, Restricted Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Mar 2003

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No. S 163

Rapid Transit Systems Act

(Chapter 263A)

Rapid Transit Systems (Railway Protection, Restricted Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Rapid Transit Systems Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Rapid Transit Systems (Railway Protection, Restricted Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2003.

Amendment of Schedule

2. The Schedule to the Rapid Transit Systems (Railway Protection, Restricted Activities) Regulations (Rg 3) is amended by deleting paragraph 2 and substituting the following paragraph:

“2. In this Schedule —

“movement” does not include the passage of any equipment or vehicle along a public roadway;

“sheds”, “shelters” and “tents” do not include sheds, shelters and tents which are at least 10 metres (or in a case where liquefied petroleum gas is used, 20 metres) beyond the outermost edge of any part of a railway which is on or above the ground;

“trenches” and “pits” —

(a)	include all trenches and pits which are within the railway protection zone of any part of a railway which is below the ground; and
(b)	do not include trenches and pits which are less than 2 metres deep and at least 6 metres beyond the outermost edge of any part of a railway which is on or above the ground;

“vehicle”, in relation to paragraph 1(a), means a vehicle propelled or driven by mechanical power and includes a trailer, traction engine, tractor and road building machine.”.

[G.N. No.S 280/2000]

Made this 31st day of March 2003.

MICHAEL LIM CHOO SAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority
of Singapore.

[LTA/WT/263A/2003/2; AG/LEG/SL/263A/2003/1 Vol. 1]