Road Traffic (Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium 2024 — Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2024

No. S 850

Road Traffic Act 1961

Road Traffic
(Tour de France Prudential Singapore
Criterium 2024 — Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:

Citation and period in force

1.—(1) This Order is the Road Traffic (Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium 2024 — Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2024.

(2) This Order is in force on 9 and 10 November 2024.

Definitions

2. In this Order —

“emergency” means an actual or imminent event that causes, or threatens to cause —

(a)	any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any individual;
(b)	any destruction of, or damage to, any property; or
(c)	any harm or danger to the health or safety of the public;

“hours of darkness” means the time starting 7 p.m. and ending 7 a.m. the following day;

“PICH Event Management Pte. Ltd.” means the company incorporated under the Companies Act 1967 as PICH Event Management Pte. Ltd. (UEN 201420877R);

“specified event” means the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium 2024 event organised by PICH Event Management Pte. Ltd. on 9 and 10 November 2024;

“specified motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle other than the following:

(a)	a motorised personal mobility device;
(b)	a power‑assisted bicycle;
(c)	a motorised wheelchair;
(d)	a mobility scooter;
(e)	an automatic detection device that has wheels and a motor and is constructed to drive itself;
(f)	a robotic machine designed to move and operate independently of human control when the computer that controls it is programmed;
(g)	a motor vehicle that is constructed to drive itself;

“specified purpose” means any of the following purposes:

(a)	to transport any individual or thing in connection with the specified event;
(b)	to respond to an emergency;

“specified road” means any of the roads delineated by the black‑coloured line in the map set out in the Schedule.

Exemption for riding bicycle

3. Section 120(3) of the Act does not apply to an individual who rides a bicycle on a specified road during the specified event under the following conditions:

(a)

the individual is a registered participant of the specified event;

(b)

there is in force, at any time the bicycle is ridden in connection with the specified event, a policy of insurance in relation to the bicycle insuring against any liability in respect of —

(i)	the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (other than the rider of the bicycle); and
(ii)	any property damage suffered by any person (other than the rider of the bicycle),

caused by or arising out of the use of the bicycle;

(c)

the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time the policy is issued, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.

Exemption for driving specified motor vehicle

4. Section 120(3) of the Act does not apply to an individual who drives a specified motor vehicle on a specified road during the specified event for a specified purpose under the following conditions:

(a)

the individual is authorised by PICH Event Management Pte. Ltd. to drive the specified motor vehicle in connection with the specified event;

(b)

the individual who drives the specified motor vehicle possesses a valid driving licence granted under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (R 27) authorising the individual to drive the class of the specified motor vehicle;

(c)

during hours of darkness, the individual keeps the specified motor vehicle lit in a manner that is visible to other users of a specified road;

(d)

there is in force, at any time the specified motor vehicle is driven in connection with the specified event, a policy of insurance in relation to the specified motor vehicle insuring against any liability in respect of —

(i)	the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (other than the driver of the specified motor vehicle); and
(ii)	any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver of the specified motor vehicle),

caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle;

(e)

the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (d) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time the policy is issued, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.

Made on 4 November 2024.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/L18.029.002/NZT/MA/EO.TdF.24.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/2]

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