Active Mobility (ChariTrees 2021 — Exemption) Order 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 18 Nov 2021

No. S 876

Active Mobility Act 2017

(ACT 3 OF 2017)

Active Mobility
(ChariTrees 2021 — Exemption)
Order 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 66 of the Active Mobility Act 2017, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:

Citation

1. This Order is the Active Mobility (ChariTrees 2021 — Exemption) Order 2021.

Definitions

2. In this Order —

“buggy” means an electronically operated four‑wheeled lightweight vehicle that is intended for short distance commuting;

“specified activity” means the use of a buggy to transport any individual or thing —

(a)	on 19 November 2021; and
(b)	in connection with the ChariTrees 2021 event organised by The Rice Company Limited;

“specified footpath” means the footpath delineated by the black‑coloured line in the map set out in the Schedule;

“The Rice Company Limited” means the company incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) as The Rice Company Limited (UEN 201408699H).

Exemption for buggy drivers

3. Section 16(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an individual who drives a buggy on the specified footpath for the specified activity under the following conditions:

(a)

the individual is authorised by The Rice Company Limited to drive the buggy;

(b)

the individual who drives the buggy must drive at a speed not exceeding 10 km/h;

(c)

the individual possesses a valid Class 3, 3A, 3C or 3CA driving licence granted under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (Cap. 276, R 27);

(d)

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

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

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

(e)

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

Made on 17 November 2021.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/L18.056/002/DH/EO.CHARITREES.21.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/2C/2020/1 Vol. 1]

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