Government amends ‘bicycle’ definition and legalises some registration fees
The government has amended the legal definition of bicycles in a bid to clear up confusion over whether some battery-assisted bikes are subject to licence and registration fees.
The Ministry of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure said it had removed references to speed in the original definition in 2023 legislation.
The law had said a bicycle was “a vehicle constructed of any number of wheels which is propelled by human power by means of pedals, including pedals that are electrically assisted, the electric motor being incapable of solely propelling the cycle”. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Feb 09, 2026 03:37 PM