Active Mobility (Highway International Private Limited — Exemption) Order 2026
Summary
The Ministry of Transport, Singapore has issued an exemption under Section 66 of the Active Mobility Act 2017 allowing Highway International Private Limited (UEN 197501285M) to drive specified motor vehicles on delineated footpaths for permitted purposes including Formula 1 and similar racing events, maintenance works, and emergency response. The exemption is subject to conditions including a valid driving licence, speed not exceeding 80 km/h (unless responding to an emergency), giving way to footpath users, lighting during hours of darkness (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.), and compulsory insurance coverage. The Order is in force from 23 April 2026 to 13 April 2029.
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This Order grants Highway International Private Limited a time-limited exemption from Section 16(1)(b) of the Active Mobility Act 2017, which ordinarily prohibits driving motor vehicles on footpaths. The exemption applies only to specified motor vehicles driven on footpaths delineated in the Schedule for permitted purposes (racing events, associated maintenance works, or emergency response), and only when all stated conditions are satisfied: the driver must hold a valid licence or be exempted under Section 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1961; speed must not exceed 80 km/h unless responding to an emergency; the driver must yield to other footpath users; the vehicle must be lit during hours of darkness; and a policy of insurance covering death, bodily injury, and property damage must be in force.
Operators and event organisers relying on this exemption should verify that each driver meets the licence requirement, that vehicles are equipped with compliant lighting for night-time use, and that insurance coverage is maintained for the full period of vehicle use. The exemption does not apply to autonomous vehicles, forklifts, boom lifts, scissor lifts, or lorry cranes.
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Active Mobility (Highway International Private Limited — Exemption) Order 2026 Status:
Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
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No. S 233
| Active Mobility Act 2017 |
| Active Mobility
(Highway International Private Limited —
Exemption) Order 2026 |
| In exercise of the powers conferred by section 66 of the Active Mobility Act 2017, the Acting Minister for Transport makes the following Order: |
| Citation and period in force |
1. —(1) This Order is the Active Mobility (Highway International Private Limited — Exemption) Order 2026.
| (2) This Order is in force for the period between 23 April 2026 and 13 April 2029 (both dates inclusive). |
| Definitions |
2. In this Order —
| “driving licence” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961; |
“emergency” means an actual or imminent event that causes, or threatens to cause —
| (a) | any harm or danger to the life, health or safety of any individual; |
| (b) | any destruction of, or damage to, any property; or |
| (c) | any harm or danger to the health or safety of the public; |
| “Highway International” means the company known as Highway International Private Limited (UEN 197501285M); |
| “hours of darkness” means the time starting 7 p.m. and ending 7 a.m. the following day; |
“permitted purpose” means any of the following purposes:
| (a) | to transport any individual or thing in connection with a racing event; |
| (b) | to transport any individual or thing in connection with any maintenance works carried out for the purposes of a racing event; |
| (c) | to carry out any maintenance works for the purposes of a racing event; |
| (d) | to respond to an emergency; |
| “racing event” means a Formula 1 event or a similar competitive racing event that is open to the public or a section of the public; |
“specified footpath” means any of the following footpaths:
| (a) | any footpath delineated by the black‑coloured line in Map 1 set out in the Schedule; |
| (b) | any footpath within the areas bounded by the black‑coloured lines and shaded in Map 2 set out in the Schedule; |
“specified motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle other than the following:
| (a) | a motorised personal mobility device; |
| (b) | a power‑assisted bicycle; |
| (c) | a motorised wheelchair; |
| (d) | a mobility scooter; |
| (e) | an automatic detection device that has wheels and a motor and is constructed to drive itself; |
| (f) | a robotic machine designed to move and operate independently of human control when the computer that controls it is programmed; |
| (g) | a motor vehicle that is constructed to drive itself; |
| (h) | a forklift; |
| (i) | a boom lift; |
| (j) | a scissor lift; |
| (k) | a lorry crane. |
| Exemption for driving specified motor vehicle |
3. Section 16(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an individual who drives a specified motor vehicle on a specified footpath for a permitted purpose under the following conditions:
| (a) | the individual is authorised by Highway International to drive the specified motor vehicle for the permitted purpose; |
| (b) | the individual who drives the specified motor vehicle —
| (i) | holds a valid driving licence authorising the individual to drive the class or description of the specified motor vehicle; or |
| (ii) | is exempted under section 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 from the requirement to hold a valid driving licence authorising the individual to drive the class or description of the specified motor vehicle; | | (i) | holds a valid driving licence authorising the individual to drive the class or description of the specified motor vehicle; or | (ii) | is exempted under section 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 from the requirement to hold a valid driving licence authorising the individual to drive the class or description of the specified motor vehicle; | |
| (ii) | is exempted under section 49 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 from the requirement to hold a valid driving licence authorising the individual to drive the class or description of the specified motor vehicle; |
| (c) | the individual, when driving the specified motor vehicle —
| (i) | must not exceed a speed of 80 km/h unless responding to an emergency; and |
| (ii) | must give way to other users of the specified footpath; | | (i) | must not exceed a speed of 80 km/h unless responding to an emergency; and | (ii) | must give way to other users of the specified footpath; | |
| (ii) | must give way to other users of the specified footpath; |
| (d) | during hours of darkness, the individual keeps the specified motor vehicle lit in a manner that is visible to other users of the specified footpath; |
| (e) | there is in force, at any time the specified motor vehicle is driven for the permitted purpose, a policy of insurance in relation to the specified motor vehicle insuring against any liability in respect of —
| (i) | the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (whether or not including the driver of the specified motor vehicle); and |
| (ii) | any property damage suffered by any person (whether or not including the driver of the specified motor vehicle), |
| caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle; | | (i) | the death of or bodily injury sustained by any person (whether or not including the driver of the specified motor vehicle); and | (ii) | any property damage suffered by any person (whether or not including the driver of the specified motor vehicle), | caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle; |
| caused by or arising out of the use of the specified motor vehicle; |
| (f) | the risk under the policy of insurance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (e) is assumed by an insurer who, at the time the policy is issued, is lawfully carrying on an insurance business in Singapore. |
| Made on 21 April 2026. |
| LAU PEET MENG |
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
| [LTA/L18.056.002/AK/LML/F1TRKMNT.26.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/2C/2025/1] |
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