Road Traffic (Restriction of Speed on Roads) Notification

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276, Section 63(2))

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G.N. No. S 729/2006

REVISED EDITION 2008

(31st January 2008)

[29th December 2006]

Citation

1. This Notification may be cited as the Road Traffic (Restriction of Speed on 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 to Fifth Schedules, the speed specified in those Schedules; and
(b)	in any other case, 50 kilometres per hour.

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 motor vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used.

[G.N. Nos. S 729/2006; S 282/2007; S 522/2007]

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