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Parking Places Act

(CHAPTER 214)

(Original Enactment: Act 5 of 1974)

REVISED EDITION 1992

(9th March 1992)

An Act relating to parking places.

[3rd May 1974]

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Parking Places Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Authority” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;

[Act 28 of 1995 wef 01/09/1995]

[Deleted by Act 28 of 1995 wef 01/09/1995]

“driver” includes the person for the time being in charge or control of a vehicle, and “drive” shall be construed accordingly;

“heavy vehicle” means —

(a)	any heavy goods vehicle or concrete mixer, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 5,000 kilograms;
(b)	any bus with a seating capacity of more than 15 persons, not inclusive of the driver;
(c)	any trailer, container trailer, low loader or flat-bed trailer, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 5,000 kilograms; and
(d)	any mobile crane or recovery vehicle the unladen weight of which exceeds 2,500 kilograms; [Act 34 of 1993 wef 01/04/1994]

“licence” means a licence to maintain or operate any private parking place granted under this Act;

“licensee” means the holder of a valid licence;

“motor vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;

[Act 34 of 1993 wef 01/04/1994]

“officer” means a public officer or an employee of a statutory body;

“park” with its grammatical variations means, in respect of a vehicle, to bring the vehicle to a stationary position and cause it to wait for any purpose;

“parking place” means any part of a road or any other place on or in which the parking of vehicles is authorised under section 3;

“private parking place” means any land or premises or part thereof owned or occupied by any person other than the Government and used for the parking or housing of —

(a)	5 or more motor vehicles other than heavy vehicles; or
(b)	one or more heavy vehicles, whether or not in addition to any motor vehicle which is not a heavy vehicle,

but does not include any parking place provided under section 3;

[Act 34 of 1993 wef 01/04/1994]

“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Car Parks or a Deputy or Assistant Superintendent of Car Parks appointed under section 2A;

“trailer” means a vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle.

[Act 34 of 1993 wef 01/04/1994]

[Deleted by Act 34 of 1993 wef 01/04/1993]

[10/82; 6/91]

Administration of this Act

2A.—(1) The Authority shall be responsible for the general administration of this Act.

(2) The Authority shall appoint one of its officers as the Superintendent of Car Parks who shall carry out such duties as may be assigned to him by the Authority under this Act and any rules made thereunder.

(3) The Authority may appoint public officers and officers employed by other statutory bodies as Deputy Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Car Parks for the purposes of this Act.

[Act 28 of 1995 wef 01/09/1995]

Minister may provide parking places

3. Where it appears to the Minister to be necessary to provide suitable parking places for vehicles, he may provide such parking places in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and for that purpose may —

(a)

utilise any land or premises which may lawfully be acquired or appropriated;

(b)

utilise any land or premises owned or occupied by any statutory body upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the Minister and the statutory body; or

(c)

by order authorise the use as a parking place of any part of a road:

Provided that no such order shall authorise the use of any part of a road so as unreasonably to prevent access to any premises adjoining the road, or the use of the road by any person entitled to the use thereof, or so as to be a nuisance.

[10/82]

Use of property as a private parking place

4.—(1) No person shall maintain or operate any private parking place unless he is a holder of a valid licence.

[10/82]

(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette —

(a)	authorise the use as a private parking place of any land or premises with respect to which an agreement has been made between the Superintendent and the owner or the occupier thereof for the use of the land or premises as a private parking place; and
(b)	prescribe the manner in which a licensee shall maintain or operate a licensed private parking place.

(3) The Superintendent or any person authorised by him may manage and superintend any private parking place referred to in subsection (2)(a).

(4) No licensee shall collect any fees or charges for the use of any private parking place unless the fees or charges have first been approved by the Superintendent.

Adaptation of land for use as a parking place

5. The Minister may take all such steps as may be necessary to adapt for use as a parking place any land not being part of a road which he may utilise for that purpose under this Act.

6. [Repealed by Act 6/91]