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Formal Consolidation |  2000 RevEd
Bus, taxi and rapid transit system fares
23.—(1)  No person shall be entitled to demand and take any bus, taxi or rapid transit system fare in excess of that approved by the Council.
[29/95; 29/99]
(2)  Subsection (1) shall not prevent any person from demanding or taking a lower fare than that approved by the Council .
[29/99]
(3)  If any dispute arises as to the fare calculated according to distance, the dispute may be referred to the Council or to the officer-in-charge of any police station whose decision shall be final, and any certificate issued by the Council or the police officer with regard thereto shall be admissible in evidence.
[29/99]
(4)  Any person who demands or takes or attempts to take any money in excess of such approved fare shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
[29/99]
(5)  Any person who refuses to pay the approved fare when lawfully demanded shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
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[29/99]
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 17 of 2008
Bus, taxi and rapid transit system fares
23.—(1)  Subject to subsection (2), no person shall be entitled to demand and take any bus, taxi or rapid transit system fare that is not approved by the Council under section 24(3) or 24AA(2)( a).
[17/2008 wef 11/09/2008]
(2)  Subsection (1) shall not prevent any person from demanding or taking a lower fare than that approved by the Council in circumstances not proscribed by the Council.
[29/99]
(3)  If any dispute arises as to the fare calculated according to distance, the dispute may be referred to the Council or to the officer-in-charge of any police station whose decision shall be final, and any certificate issued by the Council or the police officer with regard thereto shall be admissible in evidence.
[29/99]
(4)  Any person who demands or takes or attempts to take any money in contravention of subsection (1) 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 6 months or to both.
[29/99]
(5)  Where the Council has suspended any approval for any bus fare, taxi fare or rapid transit system fare under section 24(5), the bus fare, taxi fare or rapid transit system fare shall, for the duration of the suspension, be deemed not to be an approved fare for the purposes of this section.
[17/2008 wef 11/09/2008]