Road Traffic (Carriage of Persons in Goods Vehicles — Lion and Dragon Dance) (Exemption) Order 2011

No. S 277

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Carriage of Persons in Goods Vehicles — Lion
and Dragon Dance) (Exemption) Order 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Carriage of Persons in Goods Vehicles — Lion and Dragon Dance) (Exemption) Order 2011.

Exemption for goods vehicles used in connection with lion dance or dragon dance

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the written laws set out in the Schedule shall not apply to the use on any road of any goods vehicle for the carriage of persons participating in a lion dance or a dragon dance.

(2) The exemption referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:

(a)	the goods vehicle shall be driven in a safe manner having regard to the safety of all passengers on the vehicle;
(b)	the goods vehicle shall not be driven at a speed which exceeds 15 km/h when it is carrying any person who is not in a sitting position; and
(c)	there shall be in force at all times when the goods vehicle is being used for the purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (1), a policy of insurance in relation to the vehicle insuring against any liability in respect of the death of, or bodily injury sustained by, any person caused by or arising out of the use of the vehicle.

Made this 30th day of May 2011.

CHOI SHING KWOK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/RTA/AD/AK/LD/EXPT11; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/20 Vol. 1]

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