Road Traffic (Power-Assisted Bicycles — Approval) (Amendment) Rules 2020

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 15 Jun 2020

No. S 467

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Power-Assisted Bicycles — Approval)
(Amendment) Rules 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 90 of the Road Traffic Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Power‑Assisted Bicycles — Approval) (Amendment) Rules 2020 and come into operation on 15 June 2020.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Power‑Assisted Bicycles — Approval) Rules 2004 (G.N. No. S 768/2004) is amended by deleting the definition of “EN 15194” and substituting the following definition:

“ “EN 15194” means —

(a)	the European Standard EN 15194:2009+A1:2011 titled “Cycles — Electrically power assisted cycles — EPAC Bicycles” approved by the European Committee for Standardization (called in this definition CEN) on 22 November 2008 but does not include clause 4.2.4.3 in EN 15194:2009+A1:2011, and as amended by Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 8 October 2011; or
(b)	the European Standard EN 15194:2017 titled “Cycles — Electrically power assisted cycles — EPAC Bicycles” approved by CEN on 28 May 2017 but does not include clause 4.2.12 in EN 15194:2017.”.

Amendment of Schedule

3. The Schedule to the Road Traffic (Power‑Assisted Bicycles — Approval) Rules 2004 is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “further” in paragraph 3(a) of Part 1;

(b)

by deleting sub‑paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 3 of Part 2 and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:

“(a)

progressively reduce power assistance as the speed of the power‑assisted bicycle approaches the lower of the following:

(i)	25 km/h;
(ii)	the speed at which the power‑assisted bicycle’s electric motor is designed to stop providing power assistance;

(b)

stop providing power assistance when the speed of the power‑assisted bicycle reaches or exceeds the lower of the following:

(i)	25 km/h;
(ii)	the speed at which the power‑assisted bicycle’s electric motor is designed to stop providing power assistance; and”; and

(c)

by deleting paragraph 4 of Part 2 and substituting the following paragraph:

“4. The power‑assisted bicycle must not be equipped with any throttle or start-up assistance feature.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 734/2015; S 450/2017]

Made on 12 June 2020.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/L18.029.002/EE/PABA.20.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/22 Vol. 1]

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

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