No. S 380
Active Mobility Act 2017
Active Mobility
(Exemption for Use of Vehicle on
Specified Footpath — Marina Bay) Order 2022
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 66 of the Active Mobility Act 2017, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:
Citation and period in force
1.—(1)  This Order is the Active Mobility (Exemption for Use of Vehicle on Specified Footpath — Marina Bay) Order 2022.
(2)  This Order is in force for the period between 15 May 2022 and 15 November 2023 (both dates inclusive).
[S 883/2022 wef 15/11/2022]
Definitions
2.  In this Order —
“specified footpath” means any footpath within the areas bounded by the black‑coloured lines, or delineated by a black‑coloured line, in the maps set out in the Schedule;
“specified motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle other than the following motor vehicles:
(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;
(h)a forklift;
(i)a boom lift;
“specified public event” means any event or series of related activities taking place in Singapore that is open to members of the public and conducted on land under the control or management of the Urban Redevelopment Authority;
“Urban Redevelopment Authority” means the Urban Redevelopment Authority established by section 3 of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Act 1989.
Exemption for driving specified motor vehicle
3.  Section 16(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an individual who drives a specified motor vehicle on a specified footpath under the following conditions:
(a)the individual is authorised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority to drive the specified motor vehicle for any of the following purposes in connection with a specified public event:
(i)to transport any individual or thing;
(ii)to sell any food or beverages;
(iii)to carry out any maintenance works;
(iv)to exhibit or display that vehicle;
(b)the specified motor vehicle is driven only for a purpose mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a);
(c)the specified motor vehicle is lit in a manner that is visible to other users of the specified footpath from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.;
(d)the individual who drives the specified motor vehicle must drive at a speed not exceeding 10 km/h;
(e)the individual who drives the specified motor vehicle must give way to other users of the specified footpath;
(f)the individual 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;
(g)there is in force, at any time the specified motor vehicle is used in connection with a specified public 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 or any passenger of the specified motor vehicle); and
(ii)any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver or any passenger of the specified motor vehicle),
caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle;
(h)the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (g) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time of the issuance of the policy, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore.
Exemption for driving forklift and boom lift
4.  Section 16(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an individual who drives a forklift or boom lift on a specified footpath under the following conditions:
(a)in the case of a forklift, the individual —
(i)is authorised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority to use the forklift to transport anything in connection with a specified public event; and
(ii)has attended and passed the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) — Operate Forklift Course;
(b)in the case of a boom lift, the individual —
(i)is authorised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority to use the boom lift to transport anything in connection with a specified public event; and
(ii)has attended and passed the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) — Operate Boom Lift Course;
(c)the forklift or boom lift is only used —
(i)in the case of a forklift — for the purpose referred to in sub‑paragraph (a)(i); or
(ii)in the case of a boom lift — for the purpose referred to in sub‑paragraph (b)(i);
(d)the forklift or boom lift is lit in a manner that is visible to other users of the specified footpath from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.;
(e)the individual who drives the forklift or boom lift must drive at a speed not exceeding 10 km/h;
(f)the individual who drives the forklift or boom lift must give way to other users of the specified footpath;
(g)the individual 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 forklift or boom lift;
(h)there is in force, at any time the forklift or boom lift is used in connection with a specified public event, a policy of insurance in relation to the forklift or boom lift 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 forklift or boom lift); and
(ii)any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver or any passenger of the forklift or boom lift),
caused by or arising out of the use of the forklift or boom lift;
(i)the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (h) 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 13 May 2022.
LOH NGAI SENG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[LTA/L18.056.002/DH/EO.MBFP.22.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/2C/2020/1 Vol. 9]