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).