Road Traffic (Police Operations Vehicle Drivers — Exemption) Order 2020

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Apr 2020

No. S 354

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Police Operations Vehicle Drivers — Exemption)
Order 2020

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

Citation and commencement

1. This Order is the Road Traffic (Police Operations Vehicle Drivers — Exemption) Order 2020 and comes into operation on 1 May 2020.

Exemption

2.—(1) Section 120(3) of the Act does not apply to a police officer when —

(a)	driving a police operations vehicle, being a motor vehicle owned by the Government for the use of the Singapore Police Force for the purposes of maintaining law and order; and
(b)	responding to an emergency.

(2) In sub‑paragraph (1)(b), “emergency” means an actual or imminent event that requires immediate action from a police officer and that causes, or threatens to cause —

(a)	any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any individual;
(b)	any destruction of, or damage to, any property; or
(c)	any harm or danger to the health or safety of the public.

Made on 28 April 2020.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.271.6.02.0.18; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/15 Vol. 9]

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