Road Traffic (Control of Width and Length of Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Rules 2016

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 07 Oct 2016

No. S 495

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic (Control of Width and Length of
Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Rules 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Control of Width and Length of Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Rules 2016 and come into operation on 10 October 2016.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Control of Width and Length of Motor Vehicles) Rules 2010 (G.N. No. S 626/2010) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately before the definition of “driver”, the following definition:

“ “controlled road” means any of the roads that are specified as on 7 October 2016 on the Authority’s Internet website at https://prompt.lta.gov.sg/WebUIPWAS/Information/RoadsControlledList.aspx;”.

Amendment of rule 3

3. Rule 3 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(b)

the overall width of the motor vehicle or trailer, or of the motor vehicle or trailer together with the width of any lateral projection of its load, is —

(i)	2.6 metres or less when the motor vehicle or trailer is being used on a controlled road; or
(ii)	3 metres or less when the motor vehicle or trailer is being used on any other road.”.

Amendment of rule 5

4. Rule 5(1) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(b)

a motor vehicle or trailer the overall width of which exceeds —

(i)	2.6 metres when the motor vehicle or trailer is being used on a controlled road; or
(ii)	3 metres when the motor vehicle or trailer is being used on any other road,”.

[G.N. No. S 202/2012]

Made on 22 September 2016.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/LEG/L18.029.002/NN/TS; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/26 Vol. 1]

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

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