WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.257
28 May 1999
(99-2159)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SINGAPORE
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  Ministry of Home
Affairs
2. Agency responsible:  Traffic Police Department, Ministry of Home Affairs
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated 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):
1. Vehicles of gross vehicle weight of 12 tonnes and above;
2. Buses of gross vehicle weight of 10 tonnes and above.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Road Traffic
(Speed Limiters) Rules. (Draft)  Language:  English
6. Description of content:  With effect form 1 July 1999, all vehicles that fall within the above
category have to be fitted with a speed limiter before registration of the vehicle.  The speed
limiters used should comply with the Europe an Council Directive 92/24/EEC, or the British
Standard, BS AU 217:  Part 1:  1987 as am ended by Amendment Slip No. 1 under the
number AMD 5969, or on equivalent standard.  The speed limiters should be set to a
maximum attainable speed of 60kmh.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
objective of this regulation is to solve the problem of heavy vehicles speeding on the roads,
causing danger to themselves, other road users and pedestrians as well.  This regulation
would ensure that these heavy vehicles would not be able to travel above the pre-set speed.
8. Relevant documents:  Basic Legislation:  The Road Traffic Act, Chapter 276, Sec 6 and
Sec 140
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 July 1999
10. Final date for comments:  12 June 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           