Road Traffic (Amendment) Rules 1998 - Singapore Statutes Online

No. S 620

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Amendment) Rules 1998

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

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Rules 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1999.

New rule 1A

2. The Road Traffic Rules (R 20) are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 1, the following rule:

“Definitions

1A. In these Rules —

“Demerit Points No Parking Zone” means any part of a road that is marked with a single yellow zig-zag line and includes the public footpath adjacent to the road;

“Demerit Points No Stopping Zone” means any part of a road that is marked with a double yellow zig-zag line and includes the public footpath adjacent to the road.”.

New rules 24A and 24B

3. The Road Traffic Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 24, the following rules:

"Restrictions on parking of vehicles

24A. No person shall park any vehicle within a Demerit Points No Parking Zone.

Restrictions on stopping of vehicles

24B. No person shall stop any vehicle within a Demerit Points No Stopping Zone.".

[G.N. Nos. S 460/94; S 167/95]

Made this 16th day of December 1998.

PETER HO HAK EAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[TP 5.1.8.1 CF Vol. 4; AG/LEG/SL/276/97/12 Vol. 1]

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

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