Preservation of secrecy
62.—(1) An individual who is or has been an authorised officer or outsourced enforcement officer, a public path warden or volunteer public path warden must not disclose any information relating to the affairs of the Authority or of any other person which has been obtained by the individual in the performance of his or her duties or the exercise of his or her functions under this Act, except —(a)
for the purpose of the performance of his or her duties or the exercise of his or her functions under this Act; or
(b)
when lawfully required to do so by any court or where required or allowed by the provisions of any written law.[38/2018]
(2) Any individual who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
Protection from personal liability
63. No liability shall lie against an authorised officer, a public path warden or volunteer public path warden for anything done or intended to be done with reasonable care and in good faith in the execution or purported execution of this Act.
Service of summons, etc.
64.—(1) Despite the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a summons, and any other document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on a person, may be served as described in this section.
(2) A summons, or a document permitted or required by this Act to be served on an individual may be served —(a)
by giving it to the individual personally;
(b)
by sending it by post to the address specified by the individual for the service of documents or, if no address is so specified, the individual’s residential address or business address;
(c)
by leaving it at the individual’s residential address with an adult apparently resident there, or at the individual’s business address with an adult apparently employed there;
(d)
by affixing a copy of the summons in a conspicuous place at the individual’s residential address or business address; or
(e)
where the individual’s residential address or business address cannot, with reasonable diligence, be ascertained, by publishing the summons in the Gazette.
(3) A summons, or a document permitted or required by this Act to be served on a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership) may be served —(a)
by giving it to any partner, secretary or other like officer of the partnership;
(b)
by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the partnership’s business address; or
(c)
where the partnership’s business address cannot, with reasonable diligence, be ascertained, by publishing the summons in the Gazette.
(4) A summons, or a document permitted or required by this Act to be served on a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership) or an unincorporated association may be served —(a)
by giving it to the secretary or other like officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association, or the limited liability partnership’s manager;
(b)
by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore; or
(c)
where the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office cannot, with reasonable diligence, be ascertained, by publishing the summons in the Gazette.[38/2018]
(5) In addition, a document (other than a summons) permitted or required by this Act to be served on an individual, a partnership, a body corporate or an unincorporated association may be served —(a)
by sending it by email to the email address of the individual, partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association, as the case may be;
(b)
by sending it by fax to whichever of the following is applicable:(i)
the fax number last known to the Authority as the fax number for the service of documents on the individual;
(ii)
the fax number used at the partnership’s business address;
(iii)
the fax number used at the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore;
(c)
by giving an electronic notice to the individual, partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association (called in this section an addressee) by the addressee’s chosen means of notification, stating that the document is available and how the addressee may use the addressee’s chosen means of access to access the document’s contents; or
(d)
by any other method authorised by the regulations for the service of documents of that kind if the addressee consents (expressly or impliedly) to service of a document of that kind in that way.[38/2018]
(6) Service of a summons or a document sent by post under subsection (2), (3) or (4) takes effect 2 days (not including any Sunday or public holiday) after the day the summons or document (as the case may be) was posted (even if it is returned undelivered).
(7) Service of a document under subsection (5)(a) or (b) takes effect —(a)
if the document is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person; or
(b)
if the document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received, on the day of transmission.[38/2018]
(8) However, service of any document under this Act on a person by email or by an electronic notice at the person’s chosen means of notification, may be effected only with the person’s prior consent (express or implied) to service in that way.[38/2018]
(9) When in any proceedings before any court it is necessary to prove that any authorised officer or public path warden has sent or served, or has received or has not received, any document, notice or other thing, a certificate purporting to be signed by the authorised officer or public path warden (as the case may be) and certifying the sending, service, reception or non‑reception (as the case may be) of the document, notice or other thing, is admissible as evidence, and constitutes prima facie proof of the facts certified in the certificate, without proof of the signature of that certificate.
(10) In this section —“business address” means —(a)
in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; or
(b)
in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore;
“chosen means of access”, for an addressee on whom is or is to be served a document permitted or required by this Act, means an electronic means the addressee agrees with the person giving or serving the document as the means by which the addressee may access that document’s contents;
“chosen means of notification”, for an addressee on whom is or is to be served a document permitted or required by this Act, means an electronic means that the addressee nominates to the person giving or serving the document as the means by which the addressee may be notified that such a document has been served on the addressee;
“email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person giving or serving the document as the email address for the service of documents under this Act;
“residential address” means an individual’s usual or last known place of residence in Singapore;
“summons” means a summons against a person for any offence under this Act.[38/2018]
Jurisdiction of courts
65. Despite the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court has jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and has power to impose the full punishment for any such offence.
General exemption
66. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act, either generally or in a particular case and subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose.
Regulations
67.—(1) The Authority, with the approval of the Minister, may make regulations necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) In particular, the Authority may make regulations for any of the following matters:(a)
the construction, equipment and accessories of bicycles, PABs, personal mobility devices, mobility vehicles and non‑motorised wheelchairs for use on public paths or for registration under Part 3A or 3B, including —(i)
the lights to be carried by bicycles, PABs, personal mobility devices, mobility vehicles and non‑motorised wheelchairs including the nature of such lights, the positions in which they must be fixed and the periods during which they must be lighted or otherwise; and[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(ii)
the number and kind of brakes, bells, horns or other warning instruments to be fitted to bicycles, PABs, personal mobility devices, mobility vehicles and non‑motorised wheelchairs of any particular type or description;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(b)
a ban on the use on public paths of bicycles, PABs, personal mobility devices, mobility vehicles and non‑motorised wheelchairs in prescribed circumstances, being circumstances which may cause annoyance or danger to users of public paths;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(ba)
the regulation of the towing or drawing of vehicles by mobility vehicles and the manner of attachments;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026]
(c)
a maximum speed for public paths of any type or description;
(d)
the precedence to be observed on public paths as between traffic proceeding in the same direction, or in opposite directions, or when crossing, and otherwise;
(e)
the behaviour of pedestrians and riders of bicycles, power‑assisted bicycles and personal mobility devices, and the drivers or riders of mobility vehicles, on public paths;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026]
(ea)
the number of persons (including any driver or rider) who may be carried on a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle while on a public path;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026]
(f)
the language, script and symbols for any sign or marking for public paths;
(g)
the records that are to be kept by persons who sell or repair personal mobility devices in the course of business for the purposes of Part 4 and the reporting of such sale or repairs to the Authority;
(h)
the requirements of a warning notice, including the form and minimum dimensions of a warning notice for the purposes of section 31, the text of such a notice and the manner of the display in premises;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 08/04/2026]
(i)
the fees to be paid in connection with the administration of this Act, and the waiver, reduction or refund of fees charged;
(j)
the requirements and procedure for the registration of a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle and the maintenance of the registrable PMD register or registrable MV register, including —(i)
the qualifications for a person to be registered as a responsible person for a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle, which may include a minimum age;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(ia)
the documents to accompany an application to register a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(ib)
the grounds on which an application to register a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle may be refused; and[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(ii)
the circumstances and procedure for transferring the registration of a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle to another registered responsible person;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(k)
the procedure for applying to cancel the registration of a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(l)
the size, shape and character of the registration marks and identification marks required to be fixed on any registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle, and the manner in which those marks must be secured, sealed or displayed on a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(m)
prohibitions or restrictions against forging, tampering or unauthorised alteration of any registration mark or identification mark required by this Act to be fixed or displayed on a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(n)
the nature of tests of competence to drive or ride on public paths test‑needed‑to‑drive vehicles, the administration of the tests of competence, and evidence of the result of attending and successfully completing any such test;
(na)
the regulation of matters relating to a certificate of medical need, including —(i)
the grant, modification or cancellation of a certificate of medical need (including the Authority’s power to cancel a certificate of medical need);
(ii)
the validity period, and varying the validity period, of a certificate of medical need; and
(iii)
the submission of a certificate of medical need to, or the registration of a certificate of medical need with, the Authority;[Act 5 of 2026 wef 27/02/2026]
(o)
the conduct of examinations and assessments of vehicles under Division 2 of Part 4 and the process of applying for the issue of a certificate under section 35C, including —(i)
the specification of standards of design, construction, manufacture, maintenance, processing, testing, supply, approval, and identification of such vehicle and products used in connection with these vehicles;
(ii)
the tests to be conducted;
(iii)
the format of reports of examinations and assessments by designated examiners, including the specification of information required in all reports of designated examiners for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 4; and
(iv)
the keeping of records for, and provision of information to, the Authority of examinations and assessments carried out for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 4;
(p)
the records that are to be kept by any person to whom section 58A applies, about employees and outworkers whom the person engages or employs to drive or ride on any public path, and the insurance policies relating to these employees or outworkers which are required by that section.[38/2018; 9/2020]
(3) Regulations made under this section may —(a)
prescribe the offences under this Act that may be compounded;
(b)
provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both; and
(c)
provide for such saving, transitional and other consequential, incidental and supplemental provisions as is necessary or expedient.
(4) All regulations made under this section are to be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
Incorporation by reference
67A.—(1) Any regulation made in respect of the construction, equipment or accessories of bicycles, PABs, personal mobility devices and mobility vehicles for use on public paths may apply, adopt or incorporate by reference —(a)
either wholly or partially;
(b)
with or without modification; or
(c)
either specifically or by reference,
any matter contained in any code, standard, rule, requirement, specification or other document, as in force or published at a particular time or as in force or published from time to time, which relates to any matter that the regulation deals with.
[38/2018]
[Act 5 of 2026 wef 04/05/2026]
(2) Any material applied, adopted or incorporated in any regulation by reference under subsection (1) is to be treated for all purposes as forming part of the regulation.[38/2018]
(3) Unless otherwise provided in a regulation, every amendment to any material applied, adopted or incorporated by reference under subsection (1) that is made by the person or organisation originating the material is, subject to subsections (4) and (5), to be treated as being a part of that regulation.[38/2018]
(4) Where any material referred to in subsection (1) is applied, adopted or incorporated by reference in any regulation, the Authority must give notice in the Gazette stating —(a)
that the material is applied, adopted or incorporated in the regulation, and the date on which the relevant provision in the regulation was made;
(b)
that the material is available for inspection during working hours, free of charge;
(c)
the place where the material can be inspected;
(d)
that copies of the material can be purchased, and the place where the material can be purchased; and
(e)
if copies of the material are available in other ways, the details of where or how the material can be accessed or obtained.[38/2018]
(5) In addition, the Authority must cause a copy of every material applied, adopted or incorporated in that regulation by reference under subsection (1), to be made available for inspection by members of the public without charge at any of its offices during normal office hours.[38/2018]
(6) In this section, “modification” includes omissions, additions and substitutions.[38/2018]
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