Road Traffic (Car-Free Sunday SG — Exemption of Trishaws and Trishaw Riders) Order 2016

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 25 Nov 2016

No. S 601

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic (Car-Free Sunday SG —
Exemption of Trishaws and Trishaw Riders)
Order 2016

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 (Car-Free Sunday SG — Exemption of Trishaws and Trishaw Riders) Order 2016 and comes into operation on 27 November 2016.

Exemption

2.—(1) Sections 106, 107 and 110 of the Act and rule 63(1)(c) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules (R 14) do not apply to a trishaw that is registered under rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Registration of Trishaws) Rules (R 40) while it is used on any road that is closed to traffic under an Order made under section 143 of the Act, in connection with Car‑Free Sunday SG.

(2) Sections 10, 11(1)(b), 12(1), 15, 26, 29(2), 101, 106, 107 and 110 of the Act do not apply to a trishaw that is not registered under rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Registration of Trishaws) Rules while it is used on a road mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) for the purposes of Car‑Free Sunday SG.

(3) Section 110(1)(a) of the Act and rules 31, 33 and 39 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) Rules (R 8) do not apply to an individual riding a trishaw on a road mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) for the purposes of Car‑Free Sunday SG.

(4) In this paragraph, “Car‑Free Sunday SG” means the event of the same name which takes place on the last Sunday of every month starting from 27 November 2016, and is organised by or on behalf of any of the following:

(a)	the Health Promotion Board (established under section 3 of the Health Promotion Board Act (Cap. 122B));
(b)	the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (established under section 3 of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 158A));
(c)	the National Arts Council (established under section 3 of the National Arts Council Act (Cap. 193A));
(d)	the National Parks Board (reconstituted under section 3 of the National Parks Board Act (Cap. 198A));
(e)	the Singapore Sports Council (established under section 3 of the Singapore Sports Council Act (Cap. 305));
(f)	the Urban Redevelopment Authority (established under section 3 of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Act (Cap. 340)).

Made on 23 November 2016.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/NN/L18.029.002/CFS.16; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/39 Vol. 1]

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