PART 9 CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS |
| Division 1 — Income Tax Act |
| Consequential amendments to Income Tax Act |
55. Section 19(5) of the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134, 2014 Ed.) is amended —| (a) | by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:| “(i) | a person that is not an individual and that holds a street‑hail service licence granted (on renewal or otherwise) or deemed granted under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 (called in this paragraph a street‑hail service licence);”; and |
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| | (b) | by deleting the words “a taxi service operator licence” in sub‑paragraph (a)(ii) and substituting the words “a street‑hail service licence”. |
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| Division 2 — Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act |
| Consequential and related amendments to Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act |
56.—(1) The Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 158A, 1996 Ed.) is amended —| (a) | by deleting the word “and” at the end of section 6(1)(g)(iv); | | (b) | by inserting the word “and” at the end of section 6(1)(g)(v); | | (c) | by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (v) of section 6(1)(g), the following sub-paragraph:| “(vi) | to regulate the provision of point‑to‑point passenger transport services under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; |
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| | (d) | by inserting, immediately after the words “the Third‑Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Act 2015” in section 6(1)(r)(vi), the words “or the Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019”; | | (e) | by deleting the words “being a written law administered by the Authority,” in sections 39(1) and 40(1); | | (f) | by deleting the full‑stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph 16 of the Second Schedule and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:| “(c) | a licence under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019.”; |
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| | (g) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph 24 of the Second Schedule, the following paragraph:| “25. All fees prescribed under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019.”; and |
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| | (h) | by inserting, immediately after item 5 of Part II of the Fifth Schedule, the following item: | “6. Parts 3 and 4 of the Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 and any subsidiary legislation made under that Act for the purposes of those Parts.”. |
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(2) The Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act, as amended by subsection (1), is further amended —| (a) | by inserting the word “and” at the end of section 6(1)(g)(iv); | | (b) | by deleting sub-paragraphs (v) and (vi) of section 6(1)(g) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:| “(v) | to regulate the provision of point‑to‑point passenger transport services under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; |
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| | (c) | by deleting the words “the Third‑Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Act 2015 or” in section 6(1)(r)(vi); | | (d) | by deleting paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Second Schedule; | | (e) | by deleting item 2 of Part II of the Fifth Schedule and substituting the following item: | “2. All provisions of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 and any subsidiary legislation made under that Act.”; and |
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| | (f) | by deleting item 6 of Part II of the Fifth Schedule. |
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Division 3 — Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act |
| Related amendment to Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act |
| 57. Section 3(3) of the Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189, 2000 Ed.) is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “convicted of an offence under this section”, the words “for driving a motor vehicle in contravention of this section”. |
| Division 4 — Public Transport Council Act |
| Related amendments to Public Transport Council Act |
58.—(1) The long title to the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B, 2012 Ed.) is amended by deleting the words “taxi fares” and substituting the words “street‑hail fares, ride‑hail fares”.(2) Section 2 of the Public Transport Council Act is amended —| (a) | by inserting, immediately before the definition of “bus”, the following definitions:“ “bookable vehicle” means any of the following vehicles used or intended to be used in providing an on‑demand passenger transport service through a booking taken or facilitated by a provider of a ride‑hail service:| (a) | a taxi; | | (b) | a private hire car (within the meaning given by the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276)) which is hired, or made available for hire, under a contract (express or implied) for use as a whole with a driver for the purpose of conveying one or more passengers (if any) in that car; |
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| “booking”, in relation to a ride‑hail service, means a booking for a bookable vehicle to be used in providing an on‑demand passenger transport service taken or facilitated by the provider of the ride‑hail service;”; |
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| | (b) | by deleting the definition of “common pricing scheme”; | | (c) | by deleting the definition of “fare” and substituting the following definition:“ “fare” means —| (a) | any bus fare; | | (b) | any train fare; | | (c) | any ride‑hail fare; or | | (d) | any street‑hail fare;”; |
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| | (d) | by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) of the definition of “licensed”; | | (e) | by deleting the words “a taxi service operator or a taxi driver;” in paragraph (c) of the definition of “licensed” and substituting the words “a taxi driver; or”; | | (f) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (c) of the definition of “licensed”, the following paragraph:| “(d) | licensed under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 in the case of a provider of a ride‑hail service provided using bookable vehicles, or a street‑hail service;”; |
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| | (g) | by inserting, immediately after the definition of “manager”, the following definitions:| “ “on‑demand passenger transport service” and “on‑demand ride booking service” have the meanings given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; |
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| | (h) | by deleting the words “or taxi” wherever they appear in the definition of “passenger” and in paragraph (a) of the definition of “price” and substituting in each case the words “, taxi or bookable vehicle”; | | (i) | by deleting the words “, train service, taxi service” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “price” and substituting the words “or train service, a provider of a street‑hail service or ride‑hail service”; | | (j) | by deleting paragraph (c) of the definition of “price” and substituting the following paragraph:| “(c) | in the case of a ride‑hail fare, includes the amount of a booking fee;”; |
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| | (k) | by deleting the definition of “registered provider” and substituting the following definitions:“ “ride‑hail common pricing scheme” means a contract made between the prescribed ride‑hail industry participants providing a ride‑hail service that provides —| (a) | for a common price or price structure for a fare component in relation to that ride‑hail service; and | | (b) | for periodic reviews of that common price or price structure, |
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| “ride‑hail fare” means the price paid or given for the use of a ride‑hail service, whether or not it is paid or given to the provider of the ride‑hail service, a driver or any other person, and includes a booking fee; |
“ride-hail industry participant”, for a type of ride‑hail service, means any of the following:| (a) | a ride-hail service licensee authorised to provide that type of ride‑hail service; | | (b) | any person or class of persons prescribed for the purposes of this definition either generally, or with respect to that particular type of ride‑hail service; |
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“ride‑hail service” means —| (a) | an on‑demand passenger transport service of any type provided using bookable vehicles; or | | (b) | an on‑demand ride booking service of any type provided using bookable vehicles; |
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| “ride‑hail service licensee” means a person to whom a ride‑hail service licence to provide a ride‑hail service is granted (on renewal or otherwise) or deemed granted under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; |
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| | (l) | by inserting, immediately after the definition of “smartcard reader”, the following definitions:“ “street‑hail common pricing scheme” means a contract made between the prescribed street‑hail industry participants providing a street‑hail service that provides —| (a) | for a common price or price structure for a fare component in relation to that street‑hail service; and | | (b) | for periodic reviews of that common price or price structure, |
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| “street‑hail fare” means the price paid or given for the use of a street‑hail service, whether or not it is paid or given to the provider of the street‑hail service, a driver or any other person, but does not include any booking fee for a taxi made available, or to be made available, in providing on‑demand passenger transport services; |
“street‑hail industry participant” means any of the following:| (a) | a street‑hail service licensee; | | (b) | a taxi driver licensed under the Road Traffic Act to drive a taxi not owned by a street‑hail service licensee; | | (c) | any person or class of persons prescribed for the purposes of this definition either generally, or with respect to a class of street‑hail service; |
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“street‑hail service” means a service involving the transport by road of passengers within, or partly within, Singapore for hire or reward —| (a) | provided using motor vehicles which are taxis; and | | (b) | under which any individual can hail or hire on‑demand such a motor vehicle when it is —| (i) | standing or plying for hire on a road; and | | (ii) | authorised under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 or the Road Traffic Act to stand or ply for hire on a road; |
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| “street‑hail service licensee” means a person to whom a street‑hail service licence to provide a street‑hail service is granted (on renewal or otherwise) or deemed granted under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; and |
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| | (m) | by deleting the definitions of “taxi booking fee”, “taxi industry participant”, “taxi service” and “taxi service operator”. |
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| (3) Section 4(1) of the Public Transport Council Act is amended by deleting the words “and taxi services” wherever they appear in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) and substituting in each case the words “, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services”. |
| (4) Section 21(1) of the Public Transport Council Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “fee or charge imposed” in paragraph (c), the words “or collectible”. |
| (5) Part V of the Public Transport Council Act is amended by deleting the words “Taxi fare” in the heading of Division 2 and substituting the words “Street‑hail fare”. |
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| Related amendments on fare pricing policies |
59.—(1) The Public Transport Council Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting the words “TAXI FARE PRICING POLICIES” in the heading of Part V and substituting the words “STREET‑HAIL AND RIDE‑HAIL FARE PRICING POLICIES”; | | (b) | by deleting subsections (2) and (2A) of section 23 and substituting the following subsections:“(2) A person must not initiate the collection of, or collect, a street‑hail fare for a passenger’s journey in a taxi provided in the course of a street‑hail service if the street‑hail fare —| (a) | is inconsistent with any part of the pricing policy set under section 23B for that street‑hail service; or | | (b) | is more than the street‑hail fare last published by the street‑hail service licensee authorised to provide that street‑hail service. |
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(2A) A person must not initiate the collection of, or collect, a ride‑hail fare for a passenger’s journey in a bookable vehicle provided in the course of an on‑demand passenger transport service relating to a ride‑hail service if the ride‑hail fare —| (a) | is inconsistent with any part of the pricing policy set under section 23D for that ride‑hail service; or | | (b) | is more than the ride‑hail fare last published by the ride‑hail service licensee authorised to provide that ride‑hail service. |
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(2B) A street‑hail service licensee or ride‑hail service licensee which offers to the public, or any section of the public, as the case may be —| (a) | any street‑hail service for any street‑hail fare that is inconsistent with any part of the pricing policy set under section 23B for that street‑hail service; or | | (b) | any ride‑hail service for any ride‑hail fare that is inconsistent with any part of the pricing policy set under section 23D for that ride‑hail service, |
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| | (c) | by deleting the words “or (2)” in section 23(4) and substituting the words “, (2) or (2A)”; | | (d) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (4) of section 23, the following subsection:| “(4A) To avoid doubt, an offence under this section is a strict liability offence.”; and |
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| | (e) | by deleting the section heading of section 23 and substituting the following section heading:| “Bus, train, street‑hail and ride‑hail fares”. |
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(2) Section 23A of the Public Transport Council Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:| “(c) | any street‑hail industry participant or ride‑hail industry participant.”; and |
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| | (b) | by inserting, immediately after the words “section 23B,” in subsection (2)(a), “23D,”. |
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(3) Section 23B of the Public Transport Council Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting the words “taxi fare” wherever they appear in subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), (6) and (8) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail fare”; | | (b) | by deleting the words “taxi fares for any taxi service” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “street‑hail fares for any street‑hail service”; | | (c) | by deleting the words “taxi service” wherever they appear in subsections (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail service”; | | (d) | by deleting the words “taxi fares” wherever they appear in subsections (2) and (3)(b) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail fares”; | | (e) | by deleting the words “common pricing scheme” wherever they appear in subsections (2)(e) and (3)(a) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail common pricing scheme”; | | (f) | by deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (2)(f); | | (g) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (f) of subsection (2), the following paragraph:| “(fa) | regulating or prohibiting payment surcharges and charges on transactions involving payment of a street‑hail fare; and”; |
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| | (h) | by deleting the words “taxi industry participants” in subsection (3)(a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail industry participants”; | | (i) | by deleting the words “taxi industry participant” wherever they appear in subsection (3)(b) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail industry participant”; | | (j) | by deleting the words “taxi services” in subsection (3)(b) and substituting the words “street‑hail services”; | | (k) | by deleting the words “must consider” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “may consider”; | | (l) | by deleting the words “taxi services” in subsection (4)(a), (b) and (c) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail services and ride‑hail services”; | | (m) | by deleting the words “A taxi fare” in subsection (5) and substituting the words “A street‑hail fare”; | | (n) | by deleting paragraph (b) of subsection (5) and substituting the following paragraph:| “(b) | may be revoked by the Council with or without making another street‑hail fare pricing policy order in replacement.”; and |
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| | (o) | by deleting the words “Taxi fare” in the section heading and substituting the words “Street‑hail fare”. |
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(4) Section 23C of the Public Transport Council Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting the words “taxi fare” wherever they appear in subsections (1), (2), (3), (5) and (7) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail fare”; | | (b) | by deleting the words “taxi service” wherever they appear in subsections (1) and (2) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail service”; | | (c) | by deleting the words “taxi industry participant” in subsections (1) and (6) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail industry participant”; | | (d) | by deleting the words “taxi fares” in subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail fares”; | | (e) | by deleting the words “common pricing scheme” wherever they appear in subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail common pricing scheme”; | | (f) | by deleting the words “taxi industry participants” in subsections (2), (3) and (5)(b) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail industry participants”; | | (g) | by deleting the words “taxi services” wherever they appear in subsection (3) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail services”; | | (h) | by deleting the words “licensed taxi service operator” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “street‑hail service licensee”; and | | (i) | by deleting the words “taxi fares and” in the section heading and substituting the words “street‑hail fares and street‑hail”. |
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(5) Part V of the Public Transport Council Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 23C, the following Division:| “Division 2A — Ride‑hail fare pricing policy |
| Ride‑hail fare pricing policy orders |
23D.—(1) Subject to subsection (5) and any regulations made under subsection (9), the Council may, by order published in the Gazette (called a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order), set the pricing policy for ride‑hail fares for all types of or any type of ride‑hail service.| (2) Different ride‑hail fare pricing policy orders may be made under subsection (1) in relation to different types of ride‑hail services. |
(3) A ride‑hail fare pricing policy order for a ride‑hail service may set the price fixing factors for ride‑hail fares in any manner the Council considers appropriate, including —| (a) | fixing the components of ride‑hail fares for the ride‑hail service; | | (b) | fixing the pricing policy or principles that are to be applied in relation to the ride‑hail service provided; | | (c) | specifying a factor or factors to be applied, and the manner in which such a factor is or factors are to be applied, in setting ride‑hail fares or terms and conditions for the ride‑hail service provided; | | (d) | fixing the basis on which prices of ride‑hail fares are to be calculated for different bookable vehicles, for different types of journeys by bookable vehicles, for different passengers or for hiring of bookable vehicles in different circumstances; | | (e) | fixing a price for components of a ride‑hail fare where a ride‑hail common pricing scheme is permitted and there is no ride‑hail common pricing scheme in effect; | | (f) | fixing a maximum or minimum price or price range, or a maximum rate of increase or decrease or minimum rate of increase or decrease in the price or the maximum and minimum price for ride‑hail fares for the ride‑hail service provided, or other price control formula; | | (g) | regulating or prohibiting payment surcharges and charges on transactions involving payment of a ride‑hail fare; and | | (h) | any other terms the Council considers appropriate. |
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(4) A ride‑hail fare pricing policy order relating to a type of ride‑hail service may —| (a) | permit the ride‑hail industry participants, by a ride‑hail common pricing scheme, to vary one or more components of a ride‑hail fare for that ride‑hail service set for that component in the ride‑hail fare pricing policy order; and | | (b) | require a ride‑hail industry participant of that type of ride‑hail service to provide information to other ride‑hail industry participants, passengers, prospective passengers or others, or generally publish, or cause to be published, information relating to its prices of and pricing policies for ride‑hail fares for ride‑hail services provided by the ride‑hail industry participant. |
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(5) In making a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order relating to a type of ride‑hail service, the Council may consider the following factors:| (a) | the demand and supply of ride‑hail services and street‑hail services; | | (b) | the standards of quality, reliability and safety of ride‑hail services and street‑hail services, whether those standards are specified by legislation, agreement or otherwise, and any suggested or actual changes to those standards; | | (c) | the need for greater efficiency in providing passengers responsive, safe, competitive, efficient and accessible ride‑hail services and street‑hail services; | | (d) | such other matters as the Council considers relevant. |
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(6) A ride‑hail fare pricing policy order under subsection (1) relating to a type of ride‑hail service takes effect on a date specified in the order, and —| (a) | cannot be varied (except as contemplated by the order); and | | (b) | may be revoked by the Council with or without making another ride‑hail fare pricing policy order in replacement in relation to that same type of ride‑hail service. |
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| (7) Before the date a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order under subsection (1) relating to a type of ride‑hail service comes into effect, the Council must give notice of the making of the order in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for it. |
| (8) However, failure to comply with subsection (7) in respect of any such order under subsection (1) does not in itself invalidate the order. |
| (9) The Minister may make regulations prescribing the content, form and procedure that must be followed by the Council in connection with the preparation and making of a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order for the purposes of subsection (1). |
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| Lodgment of ride-hail fares and ride-hail common pricing schemes |
23E.—(1) Within the prescribed period after a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order is made for any ride‑hail service but before it takes effect for the ride‑hail service, every ride‑hail industry participant providing that ride‑hail service must —| (a) | determine the prices of ride‑hail fares for that ride‑hail service if no prices are set by that order; and | | (b) | lodge with the Council those prices determined unless the nature of the ride‑hail fare makes lodgment impracticable, together with any supporting information the Council may require. |
(2) Where a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order for a ride‑hail service permits a ride‑hail common pricing scheme to vary one or more components of the ride‑hail fare in the ride‑hail fare pricing policy order, the prescribed ride‑hail industry participants for that ride‑hail common pricing scheme —| (a) | may start collective negotiations among themselves to determine the common prices of those components of ride‑hail fares to be charged, or to vary those common prices, and the period during which those prices will apply; and | | (b) | must lodge with the Council the ride‑hail common pricing scheme with the common prices determined or varied under that scheme and the effective date of those prices, together with any supporting information the Council may require. |
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| (3) The common prices last lodged with the Council under subsection (2)(b) for any component of a ride‑hail fare for ride‑hail services have the effect of varying, from the date specified in the lodgment, any price set by the Council in the ride‑hail fare pricing policy order for that component for those ride‑hail services (even though not agreed to by all the prescribed ride‑hail industry participants providing those ride‑hail services) until the ride‑hail common pricing scheme is terminated. |
(4) To have effect, a ride‑hail common pricing scheme for any component of a ride‑hail fare —| (a) | must be in writing; | | (b) | must be agreed to by the ride‑hail industry participants prescribed for that component of the ride‑hail fare; | | (c) | must be made after following the procedure (if prescribed) in connection with the preparation and making; and | | (d) | must state a process for dispute resolution. |
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| (5) A ride‑hail industry participant may be party to more than one ride‑hail common pricing scheme. |
| (6) For the purposes of the Third Schedule to the Competition Act (Cap. 50B), every ride‑hail common pricing scheme permitted by a ride‑hail fare pricing policy order is, when made, to be regarded as an agreement made in order to comply with a legal requirement.”. |
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(6) Section 24D of the Public Transport Council Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:| “Offence of non-payment of ride‑hail fare or street‑hail fare |
24D.—(1) A passenger of a taxi commits an offence if —| (a) | the passenger is transported on a journey within or partly within Singapore in the taxi provided in the course of a street‑hail service; and | | (b) | the passenger, without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses, at the end of the journey and after a demand by the driver of the taxi, to pay the street‑hail fare for the journey which is collectible under this Act. |
(2) A passenger of a bookable vehicle commits an offence if —| (a) | the passenger is transported on a journey within or partly within Singapore in the bookable vehicle provided in the course of an on‑demand passenger transport service to which a ride‑hail service relates; and | | (b) | the passenger, without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses, at the end of the journey and after a demand by the driver of the bookable vehicle, to pay the ride‑hail fare for the journey which is collectible under this Act. |
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(3) A passenger who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable on conviction either —| (a) | to a fine not exceeding $1,000; or | | (b) | where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. |
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(4) A person is a repeat offender in relation to an offence under subsection (1) if the person who is convicted, or found guilty, of an offence under that provision (called the current offence) has been convicted or found guilty, before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of any of the following offences:| (a) | an offence under subsection (1); | | (b) | an offence under section 24D as in force before the date of commencement of section 59(6) of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019. |
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(5) A person is a repeat offender in relation to an offence under subsection (2) if the person who is convicted, or found guilty, of an offence under that provision (called the current offence) has been convicted or found guilty, before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of any of the following offences:| (a) | an offence under subsection (2); | | (b) | an offence under section 24D as in force before the date of commencement of section 59(6) of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019.”. |
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| Related amendments to penalty fee for bus or train fare evasion |
60. The Public Transport Council Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting subsection (5) of section 24C and substituting the following subsection:“(5) An individual who is offered by a public transport official an opportunity to pay a penalty fee may accept the offer by paying the penalty fee, or by arranging for another person to pay the penalty fee —| (a) | to a person directed by the public transport official and authorised by the Council to receive payments of penalty fees; or | | (b) | to the Council itself, |
| in the manner and within the time determined by the Council or under subsection (4)(a) if an appeal under subsection (3) is made.”; |
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| | (b) | by deleting the words “subsection (5)(a), the public transport official must give the individual” in section 24C(7) and substituting the words “subsection (5), the Council must give or cause to be given to the individual”; and | | (c) | by deleting the words “, unless he pays, immediately and in such mode of payment as may be determined by the Council, the full amount of the penalty fee to that public transport official” in section 24E(1). |
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| Division 5 — Road Traffic Act |
| Consequential amendments to Road Traffic Act |
61. Section 2(1) of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276, 2004 Ed.) is amended —| (a) | by inserting, immediately after the definition of “driving licence”, the following definition:| “ “exempt ride‑hail service operator” has the meaning given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; |
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| | (b) | by inserting, immediately after the definition of “motor vehicle”, the following definitions:| “ “on‑demand passenger transport service” and “on‑demand ride booking service” have the meanings given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; |
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| | (c) | by inserting, immediately after the definition of “replacement vehicle”, the following definition:| “ “ride‑hail service” has the meaning given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; and |
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| | (d) | by inserting, immediately after the definition of “security officer”, the following definitions:| “ “street‑hail service” has the meaning given by the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019; |
| “street‑hail service licence” means a street‑hail service licence granted under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 to provide a street‑hail service; |
| “street‑hail service licensee” means a person to whom a street‑hail service licence is granted (on renewal or otherwise) or deemed granted under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”. |
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| Related amendments about public service vehicles |
62. The Road Traffic Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting the words “motor vehicle, or cause or permit a motor vehicle to be used,” in section 101(1) and substituting the words “motor vehicle which is not a proscribed vehicle, or cause or permit a motor vehicle which is not a proscribed vehicle to be used,”; | | (b) | by deleting the words “motor vehicle that” in section 101(1A) and substituting the words “motor car that”; | | (c) | by deleting the words “a ride-sourcing service (within the meaning of section 110A)” in section 101(1A)(a) and substituting the words “an on‑demand passenger transport service”; | | (d) | by deleting paragraph (b) of section 101(1A) and substituting the following paragraph:| “(b) | is immediately available to a provider of a ride‑hail service to take or facilitate the taking of bookings for an on‑demand passenger transport service provided using that vehicle (whether immediately or at a later time).”; |
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| | (e) | by inserting, immediately after the words “under this Act” in section 101(4), the words “and the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019”; | | (f) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (9) of section 101, the following subsections:| “(10) For the purposes of this section, a proscribed vehicle means a vehicle of the construction, type or description or a class of vehicles declared by the Minister, by order in the Gazette, to be proscribed and not likewise declared, by subsequent order in the Gazette, to be not proscribed. |
| (11) An order made under subsection (10) by the Minister may contain such saving, transitional, and other consequential, incidental and supplemental provisions as the Minister considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Part. |
| (12) A person commits an offence if a person uses or causes or permits a proscribed vehicle to be used as a public service vehicle. |
| (13) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (12) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.”; and |
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| | (g) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of section 108, the following paragraph:| “(aa) | the vehicle in respect of which the licence is issued is proscribed under section 101(10);”. |
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| Related amendments about taxi service operators |
63.—(1) Section 103 of the Road Traffic Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting the words “taxi service operator” wherever they appear in subsections (3) and (4) and substituting in each case the words “street‑hail service licensee”; | | (b) | by deleting the words “that operator” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “that licensee”; | | (c) | by deleting the definition of “service standard condition” in subsection (6) and substituting the following definition:| “ “service standard condition” means a code of practice about performance standards relating to the provision of street‑hail services and the quality of other aspects of the provision of a street‑hail service under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; |
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| | (d) | by deleting the semi‑colon at the end of the definition of “taxi licence” in subsection (6) and substituting a full‑stop; and | | (e) | by deleting the definition of “taxi service operator” in subsection (6). |
(2) Part VA of the Road Traffic Act is amended —| (a) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (4) of section 111C, the following subsection:| “(5) Starting on the date of commencement of section 12 of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, this section ceases to apply to and in relation to any person who operates a taxi service on or after that date without a taxi service operator licence and is not exempt from section 111B by virtue of section 142.”; |
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| | (b) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 111D, the following subsection:| “(3) Starting on the date of commencement of section 12 of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, this section ceases to apply to and in relation to any person who operates a taxi service on or after that date without a taxi service operator licence and is not exempt from section 111B by virtue of section 142.”; and |
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| | (c) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 111E, the following subsection:| “(2A) Starting on the date of commencement of section 12 of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, subsections (1) and (2) cease to apply to and in relation to any person who operates a taxi service on or after that date without a taxi service operator licence and is not exempt from section 111B by virtue of section 142.”. |
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| (3) The Road Traffic Act, as amended by subsection (2), is further amended by repealing Part VA of that Act. |
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| Related amendment about fares of public service vehicles |
64. Section 106 of the Road Traffic Act is amended by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsection:| “(6) This section does not apply to omnibuses, taxis and private hire cars to the extent that fares for the provision of bus services and ride‑hail services and street‑hail services using such vehicles are regulated by or under the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B).”. |
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| Related amendments about private hire car booking service operators |
65.—(1) Section 110A of the Road Traffic Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:| “(1) The Registrar may in the circumstances in subsection (2), by a general suspension order served on persons mentioned in subsection (3), direct that every bookable vehicle driver who is a participating bookable driver of the same designated exempt ride‑hail service operator stop providing, during a blackout period, on‑demand passenger transport services the booking of which is taken or facilitated by that designated exempt ride‑hail service operator.”; |
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| | (b) | by deleting the words “affiliated drivers” in subsection (2)(a) and (b) and in the section heading and substituting in each case the words “participating bookable drivers”; | | (c) | by deleting the words “private hire car booking service operator” wherever they appear in subsections (2), (3) and (4) and substituting in each case the words “designated exempt ride‑hail service operator”; | | (d) | by deleting the words “an affiliated driver” in subsection (2)(a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “a participating bookable driver”; | | (e) | by deleting the words “affiliated driver” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting the words “participating bookable driver”; | | (f) | by deleting subsection (9) and substituting the following subsection:“(9) A participating bookable driver of a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator who —| (a) | is in the class of participating bookable drivers served with a general suspension order (in accordance with subsection (7)) directing him to stop providing any on‑demand passenger transport service the booking of which is taken or facilitated by that designated exempt ride‑hail service operator; and | | (b) | provides any on‑demand passenger transport service the booking of which is taken or facilitated by that designated exempt ride‑hail service operator during the blackout period for that general suspension order, |
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| | (g) | by deleting “(2)” in subsection (10) and substituting “(9)”. |
(2) Section 110B of the Road Traffic Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting the definitions of “affiliated driver”, “affiliated driver agreement”, “bookable vehicle driver” and “ride‑sourcing service”; | | (b) | by deleting the definition of “bookable vehicle” and substituting the following definition:| “ “bookable vehicle” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019;”; |
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| | (c) | by deleting the definition of “private hire car booking service operator” and substituting the following definitions:| “ “designated exempt ride‑hail service operator” means a person who is an exempt ride‑hail service operator and is prescribed by rules under section 111 to be designated by the Authority for the purposes of this definition; |
| “participating bookable driver”, for a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator, means a driver who has a participating driver agreement with the operator, and it is immaterial whether the driver is an employee or agent of the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator; |
“participating driver agreement”, in relation to a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator providing a ride‑hail service, means an agreement or arrangement between the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator and a driver of a bookable vehicle under which —| (a) | the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator agrees to —| (i) | take or facilitate any booking by or on behalf of a passenger for bookable vehicles to be made available in providing on‑demand passenger transport services (whether immediately or at a later time) to the passenger; and | | (ii) | communicate the booking to participating bookable drivers; and |
| | (b) | the driver agrees to carry out the on‑demand passenger transport service in the booking by transporting the passenger for hire or reward, using a bookable vehicle, |
| and it does not matter whether or not the driver is an employee or agent of the designated exempt ride-hail service operator providing the ride-hail service or whether the vehicle is hired from that operator;”; and |
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(3) Section 111 of the Road Traffic Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:| “(2) Any rules made under subsection (1) may provide that any contravention of any provision of the rules shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000.”. |
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| Related amendments on autonomous motor vehicles |
66. Section 6D of the Road Traffic Act is amended —| (a) | by deleting the words “other written law” in subsection (1)(a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “other applicable written law”; and | | (b) | by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) In this section, “other applicable written law” means —| (a) | the Bus Services Industry Act 2015; | | (b) | the Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189); | | (c) | the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019; or | | (d) | the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B).”. |
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Division 6 — Third‑Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Act 2015 |
| Related amendments and repeal |
67.—(1) The Third‑Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Act 2015 is amended by inserting, immediately after section 5, the following section:| “Act stops applying to certain providers |
| 5A. Starting on the date of commencement of section 18 of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019, sections 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of this Act cease to apply to and in relation to any person who provides any third‑party taxi booking service for journeys by taxi within, or partly within, Singapore on or after that date and is not exempt from section 7 by virtue of section 30.”. |
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| (2) The Third‑Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Act 2015, as amended by subsection (1), is repealed. |
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