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No. S 65

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic (Bicycles)
(Amendment) Rules 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Bicycles) (Amendment) Rules 2019 and come into operation on 1 February 2019.

Amendment of rule 13

2. Rule 13 of the Road Traffic (Bicycles) Rules (R 3) is amended by deleting paragraph (3).

New rule 14

3. The Road Traffic (Bicycles) Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 13, the following rule:

“Wearing of helmets

14. Every person who —

(a)	rides a bicycle or a power‑assisted bicycle on a road; or
(b)	is carried as a pillion passenger on a bicycle or a power‑assisted bicycle on a road,

must wear securely on his head a suitable protective bicycle helmet.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 773/2004; S 273/2018]

Made on 31 January 2019.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[112/2/033 TF18; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/46 Vol. 1]

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