Road Traffic (Competency Tests) Rules 2021

No. S 432

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Competency Tests)
Rules 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48(1) of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Competency Tests) Rules 2021 and come into operation on 30 June 2021.

Definitions

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“pass”, for a prescribed test of competence, means to sit for and successfully complete the prescribed test of competence;

“sit”, for a prescribed test of competence, means to attend and take the prescribed test of competence.

Road-only PAB

3. For the purposes of section 47G(1) of the Act, a road‑only PAB is a power-assisted bicycle that —

(a)	complies with the specified requirements mentioned in rule 3(2) of the Road Traffic (Power‑Assisted Bicycles — Approval) Rules 2004 (G.N. No. S 768/2004) and the keeping or use of which on a road is not unlawful under those Rules; and
(b)	has either an unladen weight exceeding 20 kilograms or a width exceeding 70 centimetres.

Tests of competence

4.—(1) For the purposes of section 47H of the Act, the prescribed test of competence for a road‑only PAB consists of a PAB Theory Test covering subject matters described in the Schedule relating to safe driving or riding practices and law on public paths and roads.

(2) Every prescribed test of competence may be administered to an individual sitting for the test in one of the following ways, at the option of the individual:

(a)	in person using pen, paper or other writing materials;
(b)	remotely or in person through oral questions and answers;
(c)	remotely and online.

When to pass test of competence

5.—(1) In the case of an application for a competency test certificate certifying that an individual has passed the prescribed test of competence for a road‑only PAB which is the subject of the application, the individual must, for the purposes of section 47H(1) of the Act, have —

(a)	sat for and passed the prescribed test of competence no earlier than 7 working days before the application is made; and
(b)	attained the age of 16 years when he or she sat for and passed the prescribed test of competence.

(2) In paragraph (1), “working day” does not include a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

Registration to sit for test of competence

6.—(1) An individual who wishes to sit for a prescribed test of competence for a road‑only PAB must register to do so with the relevant test authority designated by the Minister for road‑only PABs.

(2) Upon registration under paragraph (1), the designated test authority must open an account for the registered individual to sit for a prescribed test of competence for a road‑only PAB.

(3) An account opened under paragraph (2) for a registered individual entitles the individual to sit for one prescribed test of competence for a road-only PAB.

[S 9/2024 wef 01/01/2024]

Test fee

7. A registration under rule 6(1) to sit for a prescribed test of competence for a road-only PAB must be accompanied by a non-refundable test fee of $5.45 for each registration to sit for the prescribed test of competence.

[S 9/2024 wef 01/01/2024]

Waiver of fees

8. The Deputy Commissioner may, in any particular case and if satisfied that it is just and equitable, waive or reduce, in whole or part, any fee mentioned in rule 7.

Made on 29 June 2021.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/033; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/34 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).

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