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MPs also asked about scope for expanding responsibility to the operators of online marketplaces.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen an overseas or anonymous seller cannot be reached, will LTA have a direct and sufficiently broad power to require the operator to disable access to the offending product listing in Singapore?\u201d asked MP Charlene Chen (PAP-Tampines).<\/p>\n
A few MPs made reference to directives that authorities can issue under the Online Criminal Harms Act for online platforms to disable Singapore users\u2019 access to offending content. They asked if a similar mechanism could be put in place for errant listings.<\/p>\n
Mr Baey said the rules will not be able to apply to foreign-based sellers with no Singapore presence as they fall outside the country\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
He added that the legislation was calibrated to balance the compliance burden on operators of online marketplaces.<\/p>\n
He noted that the Online Criminal Harms Act addresses serious criminal offences affecting national security, national harmony or individual safety with an online nexus.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor non-compliant active mobility devices, we will rely on other levers, including continuing to work with platforms to remove non-compliant listings and advertisements,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
MPs raised other areas the rules could target.<\/p>\n
MP Ng Shi Xuan (PAP-Sembawang) asked LTA to consider whether \u201cgreater traceability from manufacturer or importer to seller\u201d would help to identify the source of non-compliant batteries and strengthen enforcement against illicit sellers.<\/p>\n
MP Kenneth Tiong (WP-Aljunied) urged separate consideration of the compliance of battery chargers, giving examples of instances where fires started because of third-party, incompatible chargers with original batteries.<\/p>\n
Several MPs asked how consumers could easily determine whether batteries were compliant under the new rules.<\/p>\n
MP Hazlina Abdul Halim (PAP-East Coast) proposed a standardised compatibility label showing which devices a battery could be used with, so consumers would not need technical expertise to identify a suitable battery.<\/p>\n
MP Tin Pei Ling (PAP-Marine Parade\u2013Braddell Heights), who is also chair of the transport government parliamentary committee, asked if there could be a clear list of approved models and compatible batteries.<\/p>\n
This could be in the form of a searchable online register or a QR code.<\/p>\n
She also asked for support to help existing users of non-compliant batteries transition to the new rules, noting that some may rely on their devices for their livelihoods or daily living.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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