2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —| “applicant” means an applicant for or to renew a licence; |
“authorised driver” means an individual —| (a) | with a relevant vocational driving authorisation who drives a public service vehicle to transport passengers for hire or reward in the provision of a passenger transport service; or | | (b) | who is exempt under section 142 of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276) from requiring a relevant vocational driving authorisation to drive a public service vehicle to transport passengers for hire or reward; |
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| “authorised officer”, for any provision of this Act, means an officer or employee of the LTA who is appointed as an authorised officer under section 8 for the purposes of that provision; |
| “business” includes any business, whether or not carried on for profit and whether or not its primary function is connected with point‑to‑point passenger transport services; |
“chief executive officer”, in relation to a licensee, means an individual (by whatever name described) who —| (a) | is in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the licensee; and | | (b) | is principally responsible for the management and conduct of the business of the licensee insofar as it relates to providing a street‑hail service or a ride‑hail service, as the case may be, |
| and includes an individual for the time being performing all or any of the functions or duties of a chief executive officer; |
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| “code of practice” means a code of practice issued or approved by the LTA under section 30, and includes any such code of practice as amended from time to time under that section; |
| “corporation” means any body corporate formed or incorporated or existing in Singapore or outside Singapore and includes any foreign company within the meaning of the Companies Act (Cap. 50); |
| “director” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act; |
| “emergency directive” means a directive given under section 32; |
| “exempt ride-hail operator order” means an order made under section 24, and as varied under section 26; |
| “exempt ride‑hail service operator” means a person to which an exempt ride‑hail operator order applies; |
“fare” means the consideration paid or given for the use of a passenger transport service, whether or not it is paid or given to the provider of a ride‑hail service or street‑hail service, a driver or any other person; | | (a) | The price payable for the passenger transport service. |
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| | (b) | A discount, concession, allowance, rebate or credit applying in relation to the price payable for that service. |
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| | (c) | A booking fee for a ride‑hail service. |
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| “granted” or “grant”, for a licence, includes granted or grant on renewal and deemed granted; |
| “hirer” includes a prospective hirer of a motor vehicle; |
| “individual with disability” means an individual who has a mental disability, an impairment of hearing or sight, or an impairment which limits his or her ability to walk or restricts him or her to using a wheelchair; |
| “licence” means a licence granted under this Act; |
| “licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act; |
| “limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A); |
| “LTA” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 158A); |
| “modification” or “modify”, in relation to the conditions of a licence, includes deleting or varying and substituting a condition, and adding a condition; |
| “motor vehicle” means a vehicle that is built to be propelled on a road wholly or in part by a motor that forms part of the vehicle, but does not include a mobility scooter, motorised wheelchair, power-assisted bicycle or personal mobility device within the respective meanings given by the Active Mobility Act 2017 (Act 3 of 2017); |
“officer”, in relation to an applicant or exempt ride‑hail service operator or a licensee, means —| (a) | where the applicant, operator or licensee is a body corporate, an individual for the time being holding the office of chairperson, director, chief executive officer or company secretary (as the case may be) of the body or any position analogous to any of those offices; | | (b) | where the applicant, operator or licensee is a partnership (including a limited partnership), a partner of the partnership; or | | (c) | where the applicant, operator or licensee is an unincorporated association, an individual for the time being holding the office of president, secretary or treasurer (as the case may be) of the committee of the unincorporated association, or any position analogous to any of those offices, |
| and includes any person carrying out the duties of any such office referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) if the office is vacant; |
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| “partner”, in relation to a limited partnership, includes a limited partner in the limited partnership; |
| “passenger” includes a prospective passenger; |
| “passenger transport service” means a service involving the transport by a motor vehicle of passengers within, or partly within, Singapore for hire or reward, but does not include a service that provides transport by a motor vehicle that is generally conducted on land that is not a road; |
“point‑to‑point passenger transport service” means —| (a) | a ride‑hail service; or | | (b) | a street‑hail service; |
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| “premises” means a building or structure (whether permanent or temporary) or part of such a building or structure, and includes any immediately adjoining space or land necessary for access to, or the enjoyment of occupants of, the building or structure; |
| “provide a point‑to‑point passenger transport service” means providing in the course of business a point‑to‑point passenger transport service; |
| “provider”, in relation to a point‑to‑point passenger transport service, means the person who provides the service; |
| “public service motor vehicle” means a public service vehicle which is a motor vehicle; |
| “public service vehicle” has the meaning given by the Road Traffic Act; |
| “Public Transport Council” or “PTC” means the Public Transport Council established under the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B); |
| “Regulations” means any regulations made under section 53; |
| “regulatory action”, for a licensee, means any action in section 35(1) or (2) that may be taken by the LTA against a licensee; |
“relevant vocational driving authorisation” means a vocational licence granted under section 110 of the Road Traffic Act authorising the holder to drive one or more of the following classes of public service motor vehicles for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire or reward:| (a) | a taxi; | | (b) | a private hire car (within the meaning given by the Road Traffic Act) 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; | | (c) | a motor vehicle within a class allowed under section 101 of the Road Traffic Act to be used as a public service vehicle; |
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“representative”, for an exempt ride‑hail service operator or a licensee who is a provider of a ride‑hail service or street‑hail service, means an individual (whether or not an employee or officer of the operator or licensee) who —| (a) | is directly involved in the day-to-day management of the provision of that service; | | (b) | has the capacity, on behalf (as the case may be) of —| (i) | the provider of the ride‑hail service, to influence the safety of drivers who provide, and the motor vehicles driven in providing, the on‑demand passenger transport service to which the ride‑hail service relates; or | | (ii) | the provider of the street‑hail service, to influence the safety of drivers who provide, and the motor vehicles driven in providing, the street‑hail service; |
| | (c) | has access to and is authorised to provide any information relating to the ride‑hail service or street‑hail service (as the case may be) that is required by or under this Act; and | | (d) | is authorised to represent for the purposes of this Act the provider of the ride‑hail service or street‑hail service (as the case may be) in providing that service; |
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| “ride‑hail service licence” means a licence granted under Part 4; |
| “road” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Road Traffic Act; |
“safety incident”, in relation to a point‑to‑point passenger transport service, means —| (a) | an occurrence associated with the driving of a motor vehicle used in providing that service, where the vehicle is destroyed or damaged, abandoned or disabled, stranded or missing in operation; | | (b) | any situation where an individual —| (i) | dies as a result of an occurrence associated with the driving of a motor vehicle used in the provision of that service; or | | (ii) | is injured or incapacitated as a result of an occurrence associated with the driving of a motor vehicle used in the provision of that service; or |
| | (c) | any situation where any property is damaged as a result of an occurrence associated with the driving of a motor vehicle used in the provision of that service, |
| and “occurrence” includes an accident or a near accident; |
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| “street‑hail service licence” means a licence granted under Part 3; |
| “taxi” means a public service vehicle which is classified as a taxi under the Second Schedule to the Road Traffic Act; |
| “unincorporated association” means a society or body unincorporate which, under any written law, may sue or be sued, or hold property, in the name of an officer of the society or body duly appointed for that purpose. |
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