Debated in Parliament on 5 Mar 2024.
The following statement was made in the reply given by the Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport (Mr Baey Yam Keng) during Question Time at the Sitting of 5 March 2024:
It is an offence to illegally modify, sell or use such devices on public paths. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) conducts enforcement on paths and operations against retailers. From January 2020 to December 2023, LTA detected about 5,100 offences involving non-compliant devices on paths. [Please refer to "Enforcement against Retailers and Distributors of Batteries for Non-original Active Mobility Devices", Official Report, 5 March 2024, Vol 95, Issue 130, Oral Answers to Questions section.]
Written statement by Mr Baey Yam Keng circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):
I wish to make the following factual correction to my reply given during the Sitting of 5 March 2024. My statement should read as follows:
It is an offence to illegally modify, sell or use such devices on public paths and roads. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) conducts enforcement on paths and roads, and operations against retailers. From January 2020 to December 2023, LTA detected about 5,100 offences involving non-compliant devices on paths and roads.
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