This Act is the Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.
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Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022
An Act to regulate devices intended for charging electric vehicles and operators of charging stations and providers of charging services for electric vehicles, to expand the network of accessible electric vehicle charging points, and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other Acts.
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In this Act —“acquire”, in relation to any thing, means —(a) to buy (by wholesale or retail) the thing; (b) to accept or receive a supply of the thing; or (c) to accept or receive a transfer of ownership or possession (by gift, lending or s
(1) In this Act, “supply” includes carrying on any of the following activities, or a combination of those activities, in relation to any thing:(a) selling or agreeing to sell the thing; (b) bartering or exchanging the thing; (c) giving away
(1) A reference in this Act to a charging station operator is a reference to a person who —(a) operates in the course of any business, one or more charging stations for use primarily by the general public to charge any electric vehicle for
The purpose of this Act is to reduce the carbon emissions of road transport in Singapore through the use of electricity sources which serve as a whole or partial substitute for fossil fuels sources in road transport in Singapore, by —(a) pr
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person commits an offence if the person supplies in Singapore to another (whether in or outside Singapore) for any purpose an EV charger —(a) that is not of a homologated model; and (b) that the person knows
(1) An application for approval under subsection (3) in respect of a model of EV charger must be made to the LTA.(2) An application under subsection (1) must —(a) be made to the LTA in the form and manner prescribed or, if not so prescribed
(1) Upon granting a person a section 7(3) approval for a model of EV charger (called an approved person), the LTA must —(a) issue the approved person with an approval code for the approved person and that homologated model; and (b) make ava
(1) The LTA may revoke the approval given to a person in respect of an EV charger under section 7(3) if the LTA is of the opinion that —(a) the model of that EV charger has ceased to satisfy the safety and performance standards prescribed t
(1) In addition to section 9, where the LTA revokes a section 7(3) approval for a model of EV charger, the LTA must publish —(a) a notice of the revocation; and (b) in the case of an absolute revocation under section 9(3)(a), a notice that
(1) A person must not alter or modify, or allow to be altered or modified an EV charger that —(a) is of a homologated model; or (b) is of a former homologated model but covered by grandfathering arrangements because of a prospective revocat
(1) An application for approval to alter or modify an EV charger must be made to the LTA —(a) in the form and manner prescribed or, if not so prescribed, as required by the LTA; and (b) accompanied by — (i) the prescribed information and do
(1) Upon granting to any person an approval under section 12 to alter or modify an EV charger, the LTA must make available to the person, on payment by the person of a fee (if prescribed), an alteration‑approved label —(a) which signifies t
In this Division —“access”, in relation to any advertisement on the Internet, means to read, view, hear or otherwise experience the content of the advertisement, by means of a broadcasting service or an electronic service, and includes —(a)
(1) A person must not publish, or cause to be published, or take part in the publication, in Singapore, of any advertisement —(a) containing any express or implied inducement, suggestion or request to acquire in Singapore a non‑approved EV
In any proceedings for an offence under section 15(1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove that —(a) the person —(i) is a person whose business is to publish or arrange for the publication of advertisements and that the person r
(1) Where an authorised officer, after receiving a complaint or on the authorised officer’s initiative, is satisfied that an advertisement has been published, or caused to be published, in contravention of section 15(1), the authorised offi
(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person charges an electric vehicle using an EV charger; (b) the EV charger is an unregistered EV charger; and (c) the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the EV charger is an unregist
(1) A person who has charge and control of an EV charger must apply to the LTA to register the EV charger before the EV charger is first used, or allowed to be first used, by any person to charge any electric vehicle in Singapore.(2) An app
(1) On registering an EV charger as a registered‑for‑charging EV charger, the LTA must —(a) assign a registration code to the EV charger; (b) register a person as a registered responsible person for the EV charger; and (c) assign the regist
(1) The LTA may cancel the registration of a registered‑for‑charging EV charger if —(a) the LTA is satisfied that the registered‑for‑charging EV charger —(i) has been or will, within the prescribed period, be destroyed or removed from Singa
(1) Subject to this section, the LTA must establish and maintain a register of registered‑for‑charging EV chargers in accordance with the Regulations.(2) The register of registered‑for‑charging EV chargers must contain —(a) the current pres
(1) An individual must not certify an EV charger as fit for charging any electric vehicle in Singapore knowing that, or reckless as to whether, the EV charger is an EV charger —(a) that belongs to a model that is not a homologated model; an
(1) A person must not install, or cause to be installed, a fixed EV charger in any place in Singapore knowing that, or reckless as to whether, the EV charger is an EV charger —(a) that belongs to a model that is not a homologated model; and
(1) The registered responsible person for an EV charger —(a) must cause the EV charger to be periodically inspected and certified in accordance with this section by a prescribed competent person to ensure its continued fitness for charging
(1) The registered responsible person for a registered‑for‑charging EV charger must keep and retain, for inspection by an authorised officer, every certificate as to the fitness of the EV charger under sections 23 and 25(3)(b)(i), respectiv
(1) A registered responsible person for a registered‑for‑charging EV charger who disposes of, or transfers immediate possession of otherwise than temporarily, (called the transferor) to another person (called the transferee) the registered‑
(1) For the purpose of enabling or facilitating the development and operation of innovative and accessible EV chargers and EV charging services which contribute to the mobility and safety of people in Singapore, and of improving the environ
(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person uses an EV charger for a purpose; (b) the purpose is other than a prescribed permissible purpose for that use and type of EV charger; and (c) the person knows that, or is reckless as to whe
(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person uses, or allows to be used, an EV charger to charge an electric vehicle at any place in Singapore; (b) the place is prescribed as a banned location for that type of EV charger; and (c) the
(1) A person commits an offence if the person wilfully tampers with an EV charger or any thing else related to an EV charger so as to cause or to be likely to cause danger to human life or damage to any property.(2) A person commits an offe
(1) An individual commits an offence if he or she, without reasonable excuse, defaces, obliterates or removes any of the following when it is lawfully affixed to an EV charger:(a) any approval label made available by the LTA under section 8
(1) A person who counterfeits —(a) any approval label made available by the LTA under section 8(1)(b); (b) any alteration‑approved label made available by the LTA under section 13(1); or (c) any registration mark issued by the LTA under sec
In this Division —“safety‑related defect”, in relation to an EV charger, means a feature of the design or construction of the EV charger that is liable to cause serious damage to property or significant risk of personal injury or death to a
(1) Where a manufacturer or supplier of an EV charger becomes aware of any safety‑related defect in the EV charger or model of that EV charger, it is the duty of the manufacturer or supplier (as the case may be) to give, within the time pre
(1) A person in section 35(1)(b) or (c) to whom a notice under section 35(1) is given about a safety‑related defect in an EV charger, or a model of EV charger, commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply wit
(1) The LTA may, on its own initiative or otherwise, and in accordance with subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5), give such safety and security directives of general application as may be necessary —(a) to avoid any actual or imminent occurren
(1) A safety and security directive is binding on the person or class of persons to whom it is addressed and given.(2) A safety and security directive that is addressed to a person is sufficiently given if it is served in the manner prescri
(1) A safety and security directive may require the person it binds (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or to refrain from doing, for a specified period, things specified in the directive or things that are of a description
In this Part —“customer” means the driver of an electric vehicle to whom EV charging services are provided, and includes a prospective customer; “modification” or “modify”, in relation to the conditions of a licence, includes deleting or va
(1) A person commits an offence if the person undertakes any regulated activity using a type of EV charger (except for a specially authorised EV charger) when the person —(a) is not authorised to do so by a licence; and (b) is not exempt fr
(1) An application for or to renew a licence must be made to the LTA in accordance with this section.(2) An application for or to renew a licence must —(a) be made in the form and manner prescribed or, if not so prescribed, as required by t
(1) After considering any application under section 42 for or to renew a licence, the LTA may —(a) on payment of —(i) the applicable licence fee (if prescribed), grant the applicant a licence authorising the applicant to undertake a regulat
(1) Subject to subsection (2), every licence granted under this Part is valid for the period specified in the licence and is in force unless the licence is earlier suspended or revoked under section 53.(2) Where a licence granted under this
(1) In granting a licence to any person, the LTA may impose any conditions that the LTA considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.(2) In particular, in granting a licence, the LTA may impose conditions —(a)
(1) Subject to this section, it is lawful for the LTA to modify the conditions of a licence without compensating the licensee concerned.(2) Before modifying any condition of a licence, the LTA must give notice to the licensee holding that l
(1) A licensee may apply to the LTA to modify the types of EV chargers that the licensee is authorised under its licence to use in undertaking a regulated activity.(2) To avoid doubt, applying to modify the types of EV chargers means applyi
Every licence is not capable of being surrendered without the written consent of the LTA, and any surrender or purported surrender of a licence is void if it is without such consent.
(1) A licensee authorised to undertake a regulated activity must —(a) keep and retain, for such period as may be prescribed, records or data about the regulated activity that is prescribed, being relevant to monitoring or evaluating the reg
(1) The LTA may publish on a publicly accessible online platform administered by or under the control of the Government or any public authority, any data about respective licensees’ charger location, charger availability, retail price of ch
(1) The LTA may —(a) issue one or more standards of performance applicable to licensees generally or specially; (b) approve as a standard of performance applicable to licensees, any document prepared by a person other than the LTA if the LT
(1) The LTA may give a direction to a licensee for or in respect of —(a) the safety of customers and any other person in connection with undertaking a regulated activity authorised by the licensee’s licence; or (b) any matter affecting the
(1) Subject to section 55, if the LTA is satisfied that —(a) a licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with —(i) any of the conditions of the licensee’s licence; (ii) any provision of this Act
(1) Subject to section 55, if regulatory action under section 53 has started against a licensee, and the LTA does not take any regulatory action before the date of expiry of the licensee’s licence for reasons other than the LTA discontinuin
(1) Before exercising any powers under section 53(1) or (2) or 54(2), the LTA must give written notice to the licensee or former licensee concerned —(a) stating that the LTA intends to take regulatory action against the licensee or former l
This Part applies only in relation to a licensee that is authorised to provide EV charging services and is prescribed by the Minister, by order in the Gazette, as a designated licensee.
(1) The Minister may make an order under this section (called a step‑in order) if the licence of a designated licensee is suspended in its entirety, revoked or surrendered, and on receipt of the written advice from the LTA of its opinion th
(1) Despite the provisions of any other written law, where a company is a designated licensee —(a) the company must not be wound up voluntarily without the consent of the LTA; (b) no judicial manager may be appointed under Part 7 of the Ins
(1) The Minister may, by rules made under this section, give effect to this Part, including making provision for applying, omitting or modifying the provisions of Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 where a step
In this Part —“approved electrical load”, in relation to a development, means the maximum electrical load rating of the development as approved by a market support services licensee under the Electricity Act 2001; “building” includes part o
(1) Subject to sections 62 and 63, this Part applies only to the following types of works (each called the “defined works”) carried out in any development:(a) any building works that results in the erection or re‑erection of a building; (b)
(1) This Part does not apply to —(a) any defined works carried out by or on behalf of the Government on State land; (b) any defined works carried out by or on behalf of any public authority on land owned by that public authority; or (c) any
(1) The Minister may, if satisfied in any particular case that the application of this Part is incompatible with the purposes of this Act or would cause substantial hardship to any person, exempt any person in relation to any particular def
(1) Subject to subsection (10), the developer of any building works must, no later than the relevant date for those building works, install or cause to be installed —(a) all electrical infrastructure necessary to supply a minimum electrical
(1) Subject to subsection (12), the owner of any development in respect of which electrical work is carried out must, within the period specified in subsection (4), install or cause to be installed —(a) all electrical infrastructure necessa
(1) The LTA may, by written notice, require any market support services licensee to provide the following, within a reasonable period and in the form and manner specified in the notice:(a) any information and document relating to the approv
In this Part —“appealable decision” means any of the following decisions of the LTA:(a) a decision under section 9(1) revoking a section 7(3) approval; (b) a decision under section 43(1)(b) refusing the grant or renewal of a licence; (c) a
(1) An appellant who is aggrieved by an appealable decision may appeal to the Minister against the decision in accordance with this section.(2) An appeal under this section must be in writing and specify the grounds on which it is made, and
(1) After considering an appeal under section 68, the Minister may —(a) reject the appeal and confirm the appealable decision; or (b) allow the appeal and reverse the appealable decision. (2) In relation to the Minister determining an appea
(1) The Minister may designate any of the following office‑holders in his or her Ministry to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal made under section 68:(a) the Second Minister, if any; (b) any Minister of State or Senior
(1) In any proceedings for an offence under section 6, 11, 18, 23, 24, 29, 30, 32 or 33, if an EV charger is supplied, installed or certified in Singapore, or is used to charge an electric vehicle in Singapore, with —(a) any approval label
A certificate signed or purporting to be signed by an authorised officer and stating that —(a) an EV charger described or specified in the certificate was or was not registered as a registered‑for‑charging EV charger at a specified time; or
(1) An authorised officer may exercise the powers set out in this Part for all or any of the following purposes:(a) to detect and investigate offences under this Act, whether committed by a licensee or any other person; (b) to determine whe
(1) An authorised officer may without warrant, enter, at all reasonable times, and remain at —(a) any premises where a licensee or former licensee has an office or keeps records that relate to any regulated activity undertaken by the licens
(1) An authorised officer may without warrant, do all or any of the following in relation to any motor vehicle which an authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe that is charging or was recently charged with an EV charger:(a) to
(1) The powers in this section may be exercised only in relation to any of the following:(a) any licensee; (b) any employee or former employee of a licensee. (2) An authorised officer may by written notice require any person mentioned in su
(1) An authorised officer may, for the purposes of section 73(1), do all or any of the following:(a) require any individual whom the authorised officer reasonably believes to have committed an offence under this Act to provide evidence of t
(1) In addition to any powers in this Division, where an authorised officer has reason to believe that an EV charger is —(a) neither of a homologated model nor a specially authorised EV charger; or (b) the subject of or used in the commissi
(1) If an authorised officer or outsourced enforcement officer is authorised under this Act to enter any premises, a person who —(a) wilfully prevents the authorised officer or outsourced enforcement officer from entering or re‑entering tho
(1) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to do anything required of the person —(a) by an authorised officer under section 74(2) or 75(1); (b) by a notice under section 76(2) or 77(1); or (c) by an outsourced enforcement officer u
(1) The LTA or an authorised officer may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence —(a) by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of
(1) After an EV charger is moved or removed to a holding yard under section 74(2), 75(1) or 78(4) by an authorised officer, the authorised officer must as soon as practicable give notice of the move or removal to —(a) the owner of the EV ch
(1) Subject to this section, all EV chargers liable to seizure under the provisions of this Act are liable to forfeiture by a court.(2) An order for the forfeiture of an EV charger seized under this Act may instead be made by the LTA if it
Where any EV charger is forfeited by the LTA under section 83, an authorised officer may, after giving one month’s notice in the Gazette of his or her intention to do so, destroy or otherwise dispose of the EV charger.
(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an officer, employee or agent of the corporation engaged in that c
(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated association or a partnership in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an employee or agent of the uninc
Despite the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court has jurisdiction to try, and has power to impose the full punishment for, any offence under this Act.
(1) It is the function of the LTA to administer this Act.(2) Despite anything in the Interpretation Act 1965, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 or any other law, the powers conferred or duties imposed upon the LTA by any pr
(1) The LTA may, in relation to any provision of this Act, appoint —(a) any of its employees; (b) any individual performing duties in the LTA under a secondment arrangement making available temporarily to the LTA the services of the individ
(1) The LTA may impose interest at the prescribed rate on any outstanding amount of —(a) any fee payable under section 43 for the grant or renewal of a licence; (b) any periodic fee payable under section 44; or (c) any financial penalty dir
(1) This Act extends to any conduct outside Singapore, or partly inside or partly outside Singapore that results in —(a) the supply of EV chargers in Singapore; or (b) the provision of EV charging services, or the undertaking of any other r
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.
(1) A 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 document permitted or required by this Act to be served on an individual may be served —(a) by giving it to t
(1) The LTA may, with the approval of the Minister, make Regulations necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.(2) In particular, the LTA may, with the approval of the Minister, make Regulations
(1) Any subsidiary legislation made under this Act may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating by reference, with or without modification, any matter contained in any code, standard, rule, requir
All orders, rules and regulations made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
The Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004 is amended —(a) by inserting, immediately before the definition of “immediate family member” in section 2(1), the following definition:“ “fixed EV charger” has the meaning given by sec
Section 2(1) of the Electricity Act 2001 is amended —(a) by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) of the definition of “electrical installation”; and (b) by inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c) of the definition
The Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 is amended —(a) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (fa) of section 6(1), the following paragraph:“(fb) to regulate the supply of electric vehicle chargers, the provision of electric
(1) The Schedule has effect.(2) For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of this section, the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule by prescribing such additional provisions of a saving or transitional natu
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Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022 (Singapore Statutes Online). Retrieved via LawPlayer, https://lawplayer.com/sg/act/EVCA2022 (accessed 2026-07-03)
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