Rapid Transit Systems (Amendment) Regulations 2016

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 30 Nov 2016

No. S 618

Rapid Transit Systems Act

(CHAPTER 263A)

Rapid Transit Systems
(Amendment) Regulations 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 45 of the Rapid Transit Systems Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Rapid Transit Systems (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into operation on 1 December 2016.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Rapid Transit Systems Regulations (Rg 1) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “fare”, the following definition:

“ “mobility scooter” means a vehicle that —

(a)	has 3 or more wheels and a footboard supported by the wheels;
(b)	is steered by handlebars;
(c)	has a seat;
(d)	is designed to carry an individual who is unable to walk or has difficulty in walking; and
(e)	is propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “passenger”, the following definition:

“ “personal mobility device” means a wheeled vehicle that —

(a)	is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage); and
(b)	is propelled by an electric motor attached to the vehicle or by human power or both,

and includes a skateboard, but does not include a bicycle, motor car, wheelchair (motorised or otherwise), mobility scooter, pram, stroller, trolley, inline skates or roller‑skates;”.

Amendment of regulation 7

3. Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs (2) and (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(2) Despite paragraph (1)(a) but without affecting any other provision in these Regulations, a person may, subject to the conditions specified in paragraph (3), bring into or upon any part of the railway premises a single foldable bicycle or personal mobility device, provided that —

(a)	the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device, if foldable, is folded and kept folded, with its longest side in a vertical position;
(b)	the dimensions of the folded bicycle, personal mobility device or folded personal mobility device (if foldable) do not exceed 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm;
(c)	if so required by an authorised person at the entrance to the railway premises, the wheels of the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device must be covered so as to prevent any dirt on the wheels being deposited onto the railway premises or soiling the clothing of any passenger;
(d)	if the handlebars or pedals of the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device extend beyond its frame, they are enclosed so as to minimise the risk of injury to any person or damage to any property; and
(e)	where the personal mobility device is propelled by an electric motor, the personal mobility device is switched off.

(3) The conditions mentioned in paragraph (2) are as follows:

(a)	the person concerned must not remain in the paid area of the railway premises with the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device unless the person is in the paid area for the purposes of using the railway;
(b)	the person concerned must not use or ride the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device within the railway premises.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “to leave the railway premises with his foldable bicycle” in paragraph (4) and substituting the words “or a personal mobility device to leave the railway premises with that person’s foldable bicycle or personal mobility device”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “with the foldable bicycle” in paragraph (4)(a), the words “or the personal mobility device”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “foldable bicycle” in paragraph (4)(a)(i), the words “or personal mobility device (if foldable)”;

(e)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (ii) of paragraph (4)(a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(ii)

to cover or keep covered the wheels of the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device so as to prevent any dirt on the wheels being deposited onto the railway premises or soiling the clothing of any passenger, when required to do so by any authorised person;”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the word “bicycle” wherever it appears in paragraph (4)(a)(iii), the words “or the personal mobility device”;

(g)

by inserting the word “or” at the end of sub‑paragraph (iii) of paragraph (4)(a), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(iv)

where the personal mobility device is propelled by an electric motor, to switch off or keep switched off the personal mobility device;”;

(h)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (4) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(b)	the person with the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device has failed to comply with any condition in paragraph (3); or”;

(i)

by inserting, immediately after the words “foldable bicycle” in paragraph (4)(c), the words “or the personal mobility device”; and

(j)

by deleting paragraph (5).

Amendment of Schedule

4. The Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the item relating to regulation 7(2) and substituting the following item:

“

7(2)

Non‑compliance with requirements for bringing a personal mobility device or a foldable bicycle into or upon railway premises

$500.

”;

(b)

by deleting the item relating to regulation 7(3); and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “foldable bicycle” in the item relating to regulation 7(4), the words “or a personal mobility device”.

[G.N. Nos. S 460/99; S 628/2003; S 312/2004; S 344/2008; S 571/2009; S 509/2010]

Made on 30 November 2016.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/LEGL/L18.030.002/SL/TS; AG/LEGIS/SL/263A/2015/6 Vol. 1]

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