§ 35 — Duty to notify safety-related defect in EV chargers

35.—(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 prescribed, notice about the safety‑related defect as described in subsection (2) to —(a)

the LTA;

(b)

every registered responsible person for a registered‑for‑charging EV charger that is of the same model; and

(c)

every person having charge and control of an EV charger that is of the same model, if the EV charger is an unregistered charger.

(2) A notice required to be given under subsection (1) with respect to an EV charger must contain —(a)

a description of the safety‑related defect in the EV charger;

(b)

an evaluation of the safety risk arising from that defect;

(c)

the directions on how to rectify the defect or how to arrange for the manufacturer or supplier giving the notice to rectify the safety‑related defect in the EV charger (called rectification work); and

(d)

a warning —(i)

to stop charging, or to stop allowing charging, of any electric vehicle with the EV charger;

(ii)

to not supply or otherwise transfer possession of the EV charger to anyone else;

(iii)

to not install or to not allow installing of the EV charger; and

(iv)

to not certify or to not allow certifying of the EV charger,

before the rectification work mentioned in paragraph (c) concerning the EV charger has been completed.

(3) A notice required to be given under subsection (1) that is addressed to a person is sufficiently served if it is —(a)

given in the manner prescribed in section 93; or

(b)

for a notice that is addressed to a class of persons —(i)

given to each of the persons in the class in accordance with section 93; or

(ii)

published both —(A)

in a daily newspaper circulating in Singapore or in any other news media that, in the opinion of the LTA, will be most likely to bring the notice to the attention of the persons who belong to the class; and

(B)

on the LTA’s website.

(4) A manufacturer or supplier of an EV charger who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(5) A manufacturer or supplier of an EV charger who gives a notice under subsection (1) about a safety‑related defect in the EV charger must, within the prescribed time, report to the LTA the completion of every rectification work mentioned in the notice under subsection (2)(c).

(6) A manufacturer or supplier of an EV charger who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

—(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 prescribed, notice about the safety‑related defect as described in subsection (2) to —(a)

the LTA;

(b)

every registered responsible person for a registered‑for‑charging EV charger that is of the same model; and

(c)

every person having charge and control of an EV charger that is of the same model, if the EV charger is an unregistered charger.

(2) A notice required to be given under subsection (1) with respect to an EV charger must contain —(a)

a description of the safety‑related defect in the EV charger;

(b)

an evaluation of the safety risk arising from that defect;

(c)

the directions on how to rectify the defect or how to arrange for the manufacturer or supplier giving the notice to rectify the safety‑related defect in the EV charger (called rectification work); and

(d)

a warning —(i)

to stop charging, or to stop allowing charging, of any electric vehicle with the EV charger;

(ii)

to not supply or otherwise transfer possession of the EV charger to anyone else;

(iii)

to not install or to not allow installing of the EV charger; and

(iv)

to not certify or to not allow certifying of the EV charger,

before the rectification work mentioned in paragraph (c) concerning the EV charger has been completed.

(3) A notice required to be given under subsection (1) that is addressed to a person is sufficiently served if it is —(a)

given in the manner prescribed in section 93; or

(b)

for a notice that is addressed to a class of persons —(i)

given to each of the persons in the class in accordance with section 93; or

(ii)

published both —(A)

in a daily newspaper circulating in Singapore or in any other news media that, in the opinion of the LTA, will be most likely to bring the notice to the attention of the persons who belong to the class; and

(B)

on the LTA’s website.

(4) A manufacturer or supplier of an EV charger who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(5) A manufacturer or supplier of an EV charger who gives a notice under subsection (1) about a safety‑related defect in the EV charger must, within the prescribed time, report to the LTA the completion of every rectification work mentioned in the notice under subsection (2)(c).

(6) A manufacturer or supplier of an EV charger who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.