Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) (Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd — Exemption) (No. 3) Notification 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 24 Dec 2021

No. S 970

Motor Vehicles
(Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act

(CHAPTER 189)

Motor Vehicles
(Third-Party Risks and Compensation)
(Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd —
Exemption) (No. 3) Notification 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 of the Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Notification:

Citation and period in force

1.—(1) This Notification is the Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) (Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd — Exemption) (No. 3) Notification 2021.

(2) This Notification is in force for the period between 27 December 2021 and 28 February 2022 (both dates inclusive).

Definitions

2. In this Notification —

“specified motor vehicle” means an autonomous motor vehicle that is known as a Corriere Pro;

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

Exemption for use of specified motor vehicle

3. Section 3 of the Act does not apply to any person who uses, or causes or permits any other person to use, a specified motor vehicle on a specified road under the following conditions:

(a)

the person (called in this Notification the safety operator) using the specified motor vehicle is authorised by Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd (UEN 199708326N) to use the specified motor vehicle;

(b)

the safety operator, when the specified motor vehicle is in motion —

(i)	must take manual control of the specified motor vehicle at all times; and
(ii)	must be close enough to the specified motor vehicle to conduct an emergency stop if required;

(c)

the specified motor vehicle is only used —

(i)	for the purpose of data collection;
(ii)	from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily; and
(iii)	at a speed not exceeding 5 km/h;

(d)

there is in force, at any time the specified motor vehicle is used in connection with the purpose mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c)(i), a policy of insurance insuring against any liability in respect of —

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

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 24 December 2021.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/L18.MV.002/DH/CASEO.21.03; AG/LEGIS/SL/189/2020/1 Vol. 2]

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