Active Mobility (Great Christmas Village Event — Exemption) Order 2023

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No. S 759

Active Mobility Act 2017

Active Mobility
(Great Christmas Village Event —
Exemption) Order 2023

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 (Great Christmas Village Event — Exemption) Order 2023.

(2) This Order is in force for the period from 27 November 2023 to 5 January 2024 (both dates inclusive).

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;

“Kiztopia Services & Consultancy Pte. Ltd.” means the company incorporated under the Companies Act 1967 as Kiztopia Services & Consultancy Pte. Ltd. (UEN 202003623D);

“lorry crane” means a lorry incorporating an articulator arm mounted on the lorry which is used for loading, unloading and lifting of materials or goods;

“specified event” means the Great Christmas Village event organised by Kiztopia Services & Consultancy Pte. Ltd. and which takes place from 1 December 2023 to 1 January 2024 (both dates inclusive);

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

“specified purpose” means any of the following purposes:

(a)	to transport any individual or thing in connection with the specified event;
(b)	to stand by in case of, or to respond to, an emergency.

Exemption for driving lorry crane

3. Section 16(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an individual who drives a lorry crane on a specified footpath in connection with the specified event under the following conditions:

(a)

the individual is authorised by Kiztopia Services & Consultancy Pte. Ltd. to drive the lorry crane for a specified purpose;

(b)

the individual has attended and passed the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) — Operate Lorry Crane Course;

(c)

the individual who drives the lorry crane possesses a valid driving licence under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Driving Licences) Rules (R 27) authorising the individual to drive the lorry crane;

(d)

the individual, when driving the lorry crane —

(i)	must drive at a speed not exceeding 10 km/h unless responding to an emergency; and
(ii)	must give way to other users of the specified footpath;

(e)

during hours of darkness, the individual must keep the lorry crane lit in a manner that is visible to other users of the specified footpath;

(f)

there is in force, at any time the lorry crane is used in connection with the specified event, a policy of insurance in relation to the lorry crane 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 lorry crane); and
(ii)	any property damage suffered by any person (other than the driver or any passenger of the lorry crane),

caused by or arising out of the use of the lorry crane;

(g)

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

Made on 21 November 2023.

LAI WEI LIN

Permanent Secretary
(Transport Development),
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/L18.056.002/DH/PSL/EO.GCVE.23.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/2C/2020/1 Vol. 12]

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