G/TBT/N/SGP/46  
 
18 September 2018  
(18-5758) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: SINGAPORE   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Land Transport Authority (LTA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
S/N Motorised Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs ) HS Code  
1 Motorised powered kick -scooters (electrically 
powered)  8711.60.12, 
8711.60.92  
2 Self-balancing cycles (electrically powered)  
E.g. hoverboard, uniwheel, etc  
 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The legislative 
amendments and draft legislative amendments as follows:  
(a) Section 67A under the Active Mobility Act, via the Land Transport (Enforcement 
Measures) Bill [Bill No. 29/2018];  
(b) Draft amendments to Active Mobility Regulations 2018; and  
(c) Draft Gazette notification under Section 67A.  
The documents referred to in ( a) and (b) will be available online at 
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/ , and (c) will be available online at http://www.egazette.com.sg   
upon publication.    
6. Description of conten t: The legislative instruments set out the safety standard, namely 
the standards under UL 2272, that motorised PMDs, intended to be used on paths meant 
for path users such as pedestrians, cyclists and/or PMD riders (public paths) in Singapore, 
must comply with. Retailers will not be allowed to sell non -compliant motorised PMDs for 
use on public paths in Singapore.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  
Objective: To address the risk of fire in motorised PMDs.  
Rationale:  
Fire incidents related to motorised PMDs have increased significantly from 1 case in 2015, G/TBT/N/SGP/46  
 
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  to 14 cases in 2016 and 42 cases in 2017.  
These fire incidents pose a significant risk to public safety. Most of the approximately 
40,000 motorised PMDs present in Singapore are not certified to any sort of fire safety 
standard.  
The legislative instruments are intended to address this public safety concern by specifying 
a safety standard for motorised PMDs to comply with.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Active Mo bility Act  
• Active Mobility Regulations  
• Clause 35 of the Land Transport (Enforcement Measures) Bill - Inclusion of a new 
Section 67A in the Active Mobility Act 2017  
• Gazette Notification, ANSI/CAN/UL -2272: 2016 - Notice in Gazette  that UL -2272 is 
adopted in the Active Mobility Regulations  
• Title: ANSI/CAN/UL -2272: 2016, Electrical Systems for Personal E -Mobility 
Devices; Number of pages: 64 pages (including cover page, appendices); 
Language: English; The standards are available at t he following website: 
https://www.ul.com    
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 July 2019 . Notice will be published in the Republic of 
Singapore’s Government Gazette when adopted.  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 July 2019 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Land Transport Authority (LTA)  
Active Mobility Unit  
1 Hampshire Road  
Singapore 219428  
Tel: (65) 6296 7008 Fax: (65) 6396 1559  
Email: Isabelle_chan@lta.gov.sg   
And 
UL Singapore Main Office  
1 Fusionopolis Walk #10 -01, Solaris South Tower, Singapore 138628  
https://singapore.ul.com