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Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276, Section 63(2))

Restriction of Speed (Roads) Notification

N 6

G.N. No. S 411/1991

REVISED EDITION 1999

(30th September 1999)

[21st September 1991]

Citation

1. This Notification may be cited as the Restriction of Speed (Roads) Notification.

Speed limits on roads

2. The speed of all motor vehicles travelling along any road shall not exceed —

(a)	in the case of the roads or parts thereof set out in the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Schedules, the speed specified in those Schedules; and
(b)	in any other case, 50 kilometres per hour. [S 424/2000 wef 30/09/2000]

Application to certain vehicles

3. This Notification shall not apply to —

(a)	any fire engine used for the purpose of extinguishing fires, of preserving life and property in case of fire or of aiding or rescuing persons in danger, or in case of an accident;
(b)	any ambulance used for the purpose of aiding or rescuing persons in danger, or in case of an accident; or
(c)	any motor vehicle owned by the Government and used by the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Civil Defence Force for the purpose of executing the functions of the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Civil Defence Force, as the case may be,

if compliance with this Notification is likely to hinder the use of the fire engine, ambulance or vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used.

[S 424/2000 wef 30/09/2000]