Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of ROAD TRANSPORT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

Section 2

The Road Transport Act 1987 [Act 333], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2—

(a)

by inserting after the definition of “driving licence” the following definition:

‘ “electric bicycle” means cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an auxiliary electric motor having a maximum continuous rated power of

Act A1440 0.25 kW, of which the output is progressively reduced and finally cut off as the vehicle reaches a speed of 25 km/h or sooner if the cyclist stops pedalling;’;

(b)

in the English language text in the definition of “electronic motor vehicle”, by substituting for the word “electronic”

the word “electric”; and

(c)

in the definition of “traffic”, by inserting after the words

“bicycles,” the words “electric bicycles,”.

Amendment of section 5

Section 2 — AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2012