Road Traffic Act 1961
An Act for the regulation of road traffic and the use of vehicles and the user of roads and for other purposes connected therewith. [4/2006; 10/2017]
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s 1Short titles 2Interpretation
PART 1 — REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES
s 3Vehicles to which this Part appliess 4Classification of motor vehicless 5Prohibition of vehicles not complying with rules as to construction, etc.s 5ANo riding of personal mobility devices, etc., on roadss 5BNo riding of personal mobility device, etc., when towed by motor vehicles 6Rules as to use and construction of vehicless 6AAlteration of fuel-measuring equipments 6BLeaving Singapore in motor vehicle with altered fuel‑measuring equipments 6CTrials and use of autonomous motor vehicles, etc.s 6DExemptions and modified application of laws to approved trials and special usess 6EInterfering with autonomous motor vehicle trial, etc.s 7Savingss 8Definition of licences 9Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and assistant registrarss 10Registration of vehicless 10AVehicles not to be registered without permits issued by Registrars 10BHeavy vehicle not to be registered without valid vehicle parking certificates 11Charge of tax on vehicless 11ARestricted licences and supplementary licencess 11AAVehicular emissions taxs 11BTaxes and fees payable upon loss of exempt statuss 12Vehicles licensed outside Singapores 13Commencement and duration of licencess 15Using and keeping of vehicle without licences 16Presumption as to use or keeping of vehicles 17Continuous liability for dutys 18Suit for recovery of taxs 19Issue and exhibition of licencess 20Number of persons carried on vehicles 21Late application for licences 22Surrender of licencess 23Vehicle destroyed, exported, etc.s 23ADuty of manufacturers and dealers to notify Registrar and owners of safety-related defects in vehicless 24Alteration of vehicle or of its uses 25Visitors’ vehicless 26Registration and identification markss 27Cancellation of registrations 28General licencess 28ASpecial purpose licencess 29Offences in connection with registration and licensing of vehicless 29ACourt may order offender to pay arrears of taxess 30Power to seize and sell vehicless 31Limitation on bringing of proceedings for recovery of over‑payment of taxs 33Exemptions and application to vehicles belonging to Governments 34Rules for purposes of this PartPART 1A — ROAD-USER CHARGES
s 34AInterpretation of this Parts 34BLevying of road-user charges 34CElectronic or computerised or other charge collecting facilitiess 34DRules for purposes of this Parts 34ERegistrar’s power of inspection and seizure, etc.PART 2 — LICENSING OF DRIVERS AND RIDERS
Division 1 — Driving of motor vehicles except test‑needed‑to‑ride‑on‑road vehicles
s 34FApplication of Divisions 35Licensing of drivers, etc.s 35APower of Deputy Commissioner of Police to revoke driving licences 35AACourt to order forfeiture of vehicle for person driving motor vehicle without driving licences 35BLicensee may make representations against revocation of driving licences 35CSurrender of driving licences 36Prescribed test of competence to drive for grant of driving licences 37Provisions as to physical fitness of applicants for driving licencess 38Recognition of foreign driving licences and driving permitss 39Production of driving licencess 40Possession of driving licence belonging to another persons 42Disqualification for offencess 42ADisqualification for failing to attend courts 42BImprisonment during disqualification periods 43Provisions as to disqualifications and suspensionss 44Recording of particulars of convictions or disqualifications by Deputy Commissioner of Polices 45Power of Deputy Commissioner of Police to suspend driving licences 46Licensee may make representations against suspension of driving licences 47Surrender and return of driving licences 47AEffect of suspension of licence by Deputy Commissioner of Polices 47BDisqualification or suspension to continue in certain circumstancess 47CImmediate suspension of driving licence in certain circumstancess 47DDefinition of serious injurys 47EPenalties for offences under sections 47(5) and 47C(7)s 47FProhibition order against holders of foreign driving licencesDivision 2 — Competency test for riding test‑needed‑to‑ride‑on‑road vehicle on road
s 47GUnauthorised riding of test‑needed‑to‑ride‑on‑road vehicles 47HGrant of competency test certificate for road‑only PABs 47IValidity of competency test certificate for road‑only PABs 47JUnlawful use of competency test certificate for road‑only PABs 47KAllowing untested rider, etc., on roads 47LProduction of competency test certificates 47MProduction of false, etc., competency test certificates 47NPower to seize competency test certificateDivision 3 — Miscellaneous
s 48Rules for purposes of this Parts 49ExemptionPART 3 — LICENSING OF DRIVING INSTRUCTORS AND DRIVING SCHOOLS
s 50Definition of driving instructors 51Licensing of driving instructorss 52Application for instructor’s licences 53Revocation or suspension of instructor’s licences 54Licensing of driving schools 55Application for driving school licences 56Cash deposits 57Revocation of driving school licence and forfeiture of deposits 58Notice to owner of driving schools 59Refusal to grant or renew licences 60Appeal to Minister or Commissioner of Polices 61Rules for purposes of this PartPART 4 — GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ROAD TRAFFIC
Division 1 — Provisions as to driving and offences in connection therewith
s 62Restriction on driving or riding by young personss 62ARestriction on driving certain categories of heavy motor vehicless 63Rate of speeds 64Reckless or dangerous drivings 65Driving without due care and attention or reasonable considerations 65ACollision of heavy motor vehicles and public service vehicles with buildings or structuress 65AACourt to order forfeiture of motor vehicle for reckless or dangerous driving, etc.s 65BUse of mobile communication device while drivings 67Driving while under influence of drink, etc.s 67AEnhanced penalties for offenders with previous convictions under certain sectionss 68Being in charge of motor vehicle when under influence of drink, etc.s 69Preliminary breath testss 70Provision of specimen for analysiss 71Protection of hospital patientss 71AEvidence in proceedings for offences under sections 67 and 68s 71BDeputy Commissioner of Police may require registered medical practitioner to send blood specimen for laboratory tests 72Interpretation of sections 67 to 71B, etc.s 73Pillion ridings 74Drivers and pillion riders of motor cycles to wear protective helmetss 75Wearing of seat beltss 76Sale of seat beltss 77Requirements as to employment of drivers and attendantss 78Restriction on number of trailers drawns 79Offence for driving heavy motor vehicle without police escorts 81Duty to give informations 82Amendment of Third Schedules 83Liability of owner of vehicle for specified offenceDivision 2 — Accidents
s 84Duty to stop in case of accidents 85Inquiry into accidentDivision 3 — Miscellaneous
s 86Power of Authority to authorise carriage of greater weights on specified roadss 87Power to order production of vehicle and licences 88Fee for inspection of vehicles 89Rules prescribing feess 90Test of satisfactory condition of vehicles 91Vehicle without test certificate cannot be useds 92Power to inspect premisess 93Power to examine vehicless 94Weighing of vehicless 95Power to seize vehicless 95APower to immobilise or seize and detain vehicle belonging to person against whom warrant of arrest is in forces 95BForfeiture by Authority of seized non‑compliant power‑assisted bicycles and other vehicless 96Taking of motor vehicle without owner’s consents 97Restriction on persons taking hold of motor vehicle in motions 98Application to vehicles belonging to Government and armed forcesPART 5 — PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES
s 99Application of this Parts 100Classification and descriptions of public service vehicless 101Prohibition of use of unlicensed public service vehicless 102Issue of public service vehicle licencess 102AModification of public service vehicle licence conditionss 102BAppeal to Ministers 103Maximum number of new public service vehicle licencess 104Transfer of public service vehicle licencess 105Markings of public service vehicless 106Rates of hires 107Responsibility of owner of public service vehicless 108Revocation and suspension of licencess 109Public standss 110Vocational licencess 110AGeneral suspension of participating bookable driverss 110BInterpretation of sections 110A and 111s 111Rules for purposes of this PartPART 6 — PROVISIONS AS TO USE OF HIGHWAYS
s 112Issue by Minister of highway code for guidance of users of roadss 113Power to restrict use of vehicles on specified roadss 114Traffic regulation on special roadss 114ARegulation of use of excluded vehicles on expresswayss 115Power of Authority temporarily to prohibit or restrict traffic on roadss 116Restriction of competitions and speed trialss 117Court to order forfeiture of vehicles 118Power to prohibit or restrict use of vehicles on certain bridgess 119Power to place traffic signss 120Duty to comply with traffic directions and traffic signss 121Pedestrian crossingss 122Leaving vehicles in positions likely to cause danger, obstruction or undue inconveniences 123Removal or immobilisation of abandoned or illegally parked vehicles, etc.s 123ARemoval of stationary vehicles from expresswayss 124Provisions with respect to stretching of ropes, etc., across roadss 125Application to vehicles and drivers in the service of Governments 126Goods vehicles not to be used for passengerss 127Power of arrest, stopping and detentions 127APower to require evidence of identity in certain casess 128Police officer not in uniform to produce identification cardPART 7 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
s 129False statements, forging of licences, etc.s 130Presumptionss 131Offences and penaltiess 131AService of summonses and other documentss 131BOffences by bodies corporate, etc.s 133Traffic ticket notices 134Forms of notices for purposes of section 133s 135Composition of offencess 136Payment for licences by cheques 137Moneys received under this Acts 138Registrar and Deputy Commissioner of Police to be informed of convictionss 139Provisions as to evidences 139AAuthentication of documentss 139AACourt may take into account compounded offences for purposes of sentencings 140General provisions as to ruless 141Rules to be presented to Parliaments 142Power to exempts 142ADesignation of Minister of State and Parliamentary Secretary to hear appealss 142BAuthorisation of security officers to regulate traffics 143Regulation of traffic in connection with events, etc.s 144Property left in public service vehicless 145Protection from personal liabilityCite this legislation
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- RTA1961
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