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No. S 664

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) (Amendment) Rules 2010

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) (Amendment) Rules 2010 and shall come into operation on 4th November 2010.

Amendment of rule 50

2. Rule 50(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules (R 9) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a); and

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraph (b) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“(b)	with effect from 1st February 2011 where the vehicle has a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3,500 kilogrammes and is registered before 1st January 2010; or
(c)	with effect from 1st August 2011 where the vehicle has a maximum laden weight exceeding 3,500 kilogrammes and is registered before 1st January 2010.”.

Amendment of rule 51

3. Rule 51 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “paragraph (4)(c) and (d)” in paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the words “paragraph (4)(c), (d) and (e)”;

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(b)	be securely and rigidly attached to the side-boards or to the vertical supports of the overhead structure referred to in rule 50.”;

(c)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (4)(c); and

(d)

by deleting sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (4) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“(d)

any goods vehicles which —

(i)	has an open deck for the carriage of goods;
(ii)	has a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3,500 kilogrammes;
(iii)	is registered before 1st January 2010; and
(iv)	is to be used to carry any person on the floor of the vehicle on or after 1st February 2011; or

(e)

any goods vehicles which —

(i)	has an open deck for the carriage of goods;
(ii)	has a maximum laden weight exceeding 3,500 kilogrammes;
(iii)	is registered before 1st January 2010; and
(iv)	is to be used to carry any person on the floor of the vehicle on or after 1st August 2011.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 7/2001; S 431/2001; S 271/2002; S 771/2004; S 5/2005; S 127/2005; S 83/2006; S 401/2009]

Made this 3rd day of November 2010.

MICHAEL LIM CHOO SAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/AD/MR/RT/MVCU/01/10; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/31 Vol. 1]

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