PART 1 | 1. This Act may be cited as the Parking Places Act. |
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 (Cap. 158A); |
| “bicycle”, “power-assisted bicycle” and “personal mobility device” have the same meanings as in the Active Mobility Act 2017; [Act 3 of 2017 wef 30/04/2018] |
| “design of parking facilities”, for any parking place, means the design of the physical features, plant or like equipment necessary for the parking or manoeuvring of vehicles in the parking place or both, and includes circulation aisles and access ramps; [Act 24 of 2018 wef 01/05/2018] |
| “driver” includes the person for the time being in charge or in 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; |
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| “licence” means a licence to maintain or operate any private parking place for the parking or housing of one or more heavy vehicles 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; |
| “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 lot” means an area within a parking place which is marked out for parking of a single vehicle in that area; [Act 24 of 2018 wef 01/05/2018] |
| “parking place” means any part of a road or any other place on or in which the parking of vehicles is authorised under section 4; |
| “private footway” has the meaning given by the Street Works Act (Cap. 320A); [Act 24 of 2018 wef 01/05/2018] |
“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) | one or more motor vehicles other than heavy vehicles; [Act 3 of 2017 wef 30/04/2018] | | (b) | one or more heavy vehicles, whether or not in addition to any motor vehicle which is not a heavy vehicle; or [Act 3 of 2017 wef 30/04/2018] | | (c) | one or more bicycles, power-assisted bicycles or personal mobility devices or a combination of such vehicles, [Act 3 of 2017 wef 30/04/2018] |
| but does not include any parking place provided under section 4; |
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| “public street” has the meaning given by the Street Works Act; [Act 24 of 2018 wef 01/05/2018] |
| “statutory body” means a body corporate established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function; [Act 24 of 2018 wef 01/05/2018] |
| “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Car Parks or a Deputy or an Assistant Superintendent of Car Parks appointed under section 3; |
| “traffic sign” has the meaning given by section 119 of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276); [Act 24 of 2018 wef 01/05/2018] |
| “trailer” means a vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle; [Act 3 of 2017 wef 30/04/2018] [10/82; 6/91; 34/93; 28/95; 9/2005] |
| “vehicle” means any vehicle whether mechanically propelled or otherwise, and includes a bicycle, a power-assisted bicycle or a personal mobility device. [Act 3 of 2017 wef 30/04/2018] |
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| Administration of this Act |
| 3.—(1) The Authority shall be responsible for the general administration of this Act. [28/95] | (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. [28/95] |
| (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. [28/95] |
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| Authority may provide parking places |
4.—(1) Where it appears to the Authority to be necessary to provide suitable parking places for vehicles, the Authority may provide such parking places in accordance with the provisions of this Act and such general or specific directions as the Minister may give, 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) | permit any part of a road to be used as a parking place. [44/99] |
(2) The Authority must not permit any part of a road to be used as a parking place under subsection (1)(c) if —| (a) | the parking place is for the parking of personal mobility devices; or | | (b) | the use of such part of the road as a parking place will unreasonably prevent access to any premises adjoining the road or to the use of the road by any person entitled to the use of the road, or will cause a nuisance to any person. [Act 3 of 2017 wef 30/04/2018] |
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| (3) The certificate of the Superintendent stating to the effect that any parking place named or described in the certificate is a parking place within the meaning of this Act shall be prima facie evidence for the purpose of any prosecution under this Act. [44/99] |
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| Use of property as private parking place |
| 5.—(1) No person shall maintain or operate any private parking place for the parking or housing of one or more heavy vehicles unless he is a holder of a valid licence. [9/2005] (2) The Authority may, by order published in the Gazette —| (a) | permit 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. [44/99] |
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| (3) The Superintendent or any person authorised by him may manage and superintend any private parking place referred to in subsection (2)(a). |
| (4) [Deleted by Act 9 of 2005] |
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| Power to require maintenance, etc., of parking place |
5A.—(1) Where, in the opinion of the Superintendent, any private parking place for the parking of bicycles, power-assisted bicycles or personal mobility devices on any land or premises —| (a) | has not been kept or maintained in a state of good and serviceable repair or in a proper and clean condition; | | (b) | has been discontinued without the permission of the Superintendent; or | | (c) | has been altered (whether by repair or otherwise) so as to render the parking place to be non-compliant with any rules made under section 8, |
| the Superintendent may, by notice, require the owner or the occupier of the land or premises to carry out such repairs, work or alteration to the parking place, or to reinstate the parking place, as the case may be, as the Superintendent thinks fit to be carried out. |
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must specify —| (a) | the manner in which the repairs, work, alteration or reinstatement specified in the notice is to be carried out; | | (b) | the time within which the repairs, work, alteration or reinstatement must be completed; and | | (c) | that the repairs, work, alteration or reinstatement must be carried out with due diligence to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. |
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(3) If a notice under subsection (1) is not complied with to his satisfaction, the Superintendent may —| (a) | carry out or cause to be carried out all or any of the repairs, work, alteration or reinstatement specified in that notice; and | | (b) | recover all expenses reasonably incurred by him in the exercise of his powers under this section from the person in default. |
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| (4) Without prejudice to the right of the Superintendent to exercise the powers under subsection (3), if any person on whom a notice under subsection (1) is served fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirements of that notice, that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction. [Act 3 of 2017 wef 30/04/2018] |
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| Adaptation of land for use as parking place |
| 6. The Authority may take such steps as may be necessary to adapt for use as a parking place any land not being part of a road which it may utilise for that purpose under this Act. [44/99] |
| Authority not liable for loss or damage |
7. The exercise by the Authority or the Superintendent of its or his powers under this Act with respect to the use as a parking place or otherwise of any part of a road or any other place shall not render the Government, the Authority or the Superintendent subject to any liability in respect of —| (a) | any loss or damage to any vehicle or the fittings or contents of any vehicle parked in such parking place or otherwise; or | | (b) | any injury or death suffered by any person in such parking place or otherwise. [28/95; 44/99] |
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8.—(1) The Authority, with the approval of the Minister, may make rules —| (a) | as to the use of parking places and private parking places and in particular as to the vehicles or class of vehicles which are entitled to use any such parking places and private parking places and as to the conditions upon and the times during which the parking places and private parking places may be used; | | (b) | as to the number of parking places and spaces therein for vehicles to park in to be provided on any class of land or buildings, the minimum dimensions and area of such parking places and spaces therein and the arrangement of such spaces, and the conditions (including the payment of moneys or giving of security to the Authority) under which a waiver of these requirements relating to parking places may be granted by the Authority; | | (c) | for the control, regulation or supervision by registration, licensing or otherwise of private parking places, garages and places kept or used for the housing or parking of vehicles except garages or places used in connection with private dwelling-houses for housing or parking vehicles kept for private use only; and | | (d) | for the control and regulation of the parking of heavy vehicles by the issue of vehicle parking certificates or such other documents in such form (including electronic form) as the Superintendent may determine and for any matter connected therewith. [34/93; 28/95; 44/99; 9/2005] |
(2) Rules made under subsection (1) may —| (a) | prescribe the fees to be paid for the grant or renewal of any licence and the issue, renewal or replacement of any vehicle parking certificate or other document in connection with the regulation and control of the parking of heavy vehicles; | | (b) | prescribe the time within which charges prescribed by section 9 shall be paid and prescribe surcharges to be paid by any person who failed to pay the charges prescribed by that section within the prescribed time; and | | (c) | prescribe the manner and means by which charges prescribed under section 9(1) may be paid and collected, including the use of such electronic or computerised facilities, devices and appurtenances as may be installed by the Superintendent for the purpose. [34/93; 44/99; 9/2005] |
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