PART 2
PUBLIC TRANSPORT COUNCIL
Establishment and constitution of Public Transport Council
3.—(1)  A council called the Public Transport Council is established, which consists of the following members:
(a)a Chairperson;
(b)any other members that the Minister may determine.
(2)  The First Schedule has effect with respect to the Council, its members and proceedings.
Council is body corporate
4.—(1)  The Public Transport Council is re-constituted as a body corporate with perpetual succession, capable of all of the following by that name:
(a)suing and being sued;
(b)acquiring, holding and disposing of movable and immovable property;
(c)doing and suffering all acts and things that a body corporate may by law do and suffer.
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(2)  The Council must have an official seal, which may be broken, changed, altered or made anew as the Council thinks fit.
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(3)  All deeds and other documents requiring the seal of the Council must be sealed with the official seal of the Council.
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(4)  Every instrument to which the official seal of the Council is affixed must be signed —
(a)by any 2 members of the Council generally or specially authorised by the Council for the purpose; or
(b)by one member of the Council and the Chief Executive.
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(5)  All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the official seal of the Council affixed to any document and must presume that it was duly affixed.
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Functions of Council
5.—(1)  The functions of the Council are —
(a)to set or approve fares and fare pricing policies for bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore;
(b)to promote and facilitate the integration of bus fares and train fares to ensure the provision of efficient public passenger transport services and facilities;
(c)to evaluate and recommend to the Government improvements to, or otherwise advise the Government in respect of, bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore so that they —
(i)may satisfy all reasonable passenger demands in Singapore for bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services;
(ii)may offer an attractive alternative to private motor vehicle transport, and the extent of such travel, in Singapore;
(iii)are effectively and efficiently integrated so as to facilitate seamless travel for passengers within and between different modes of land transport and greater mobility within communities in Singapore; and
(iv)provide viable public passenger transport services at a reasonable cost to the community and the Government;
(d)to undertake surveys or other arrangements to obtain public feedback on any matter relating to the provision of bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore;
(e)to exercise licensing and regulatory functions in respect of the provision of ticket payment services in Singapore; and
(f)to perform such functions as the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, assign.
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(2)  Nothing in this section is to be construed as imposing on the Council, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court to which it would not otherwise be subject.
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Powers of Council
6.—(1)  The Council has power to do anything for the purpose of discharging its functions under this Act or which is incidental or conducive to the discharge of those functions and, in particular, may —
(a)grant ticket payment service licences and supervise and enforce compliance with the terms of those licences; and
(b)appoint and employ on such terms and conditions as the Council may determine such officers, employees and agents as the Council thinks fit for the effective performance of its functions.
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(2)  The Council must furnish the Minister with information with respect to its property and activities in such manner and at such times as the Minister may require.
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Directions by Minister
7.  The Minister may give to the Council any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.
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Appointment of committees and delegation
8.—(1)  The Council may appoint from among its own members or from other persons who are not members such number of committees as it thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Council, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees.
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(2)  The Council may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate any of the functions, duties or powers of the Council under this Act or any other written law to —
(a)the Chairperson or Chief Executive;
(b)any committee appointed under subsection (1); or
(c)any member, officer or employee of the Council.
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(3)  However, the Council is not authorised by subsection (2) to delegate any function, duty or power conferred by any provision in Part 8.
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(4)  Any function, duty or power delegated under subsection (2) to any committee or person may be performed or exercised by the committee or person to whom it has been delegated in the name and on behalf of the Council.
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Chief Executive, officers and employees, etc.
9.—(1)  There must be a Chief Executive of the Council, whose appointment, removal, discipline and promotion must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.
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(2)  The Council may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint an individual to act temporarily as the Chief Executive during any period, or during all periods, when the Chief Executive —
(a)is absent from duty or Singapore; or
(b)is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.
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(3)  The Council may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, any other officers, employees, consultants and agents that may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions.
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Preservation of secrecy
10.—(1)  Except for the purpose of the performance of his or her duties, or the exercise of his or her functions or when lawfully required to do so by any court or where required or allowed by the provisions of any written law, an individual who is or has been —
(a)a member, an officer, an employee or an agent of the Council;
(b)a member of a committee of the Council; or
(c)an inspector,
must not disclose any information relating to the affairs of the Council or of any other person which has been obtained by the individual in the performance of the individual’s duties or the exercise of the individual’s functions under this Act.
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(2)  Any individual who contravenes 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 12 months or to both.
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Protection from personal liability
11.  No liability shall lie personally against any member, officer or employee of the Council, committee member or other person acting under the direction of the Council who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do anything in the execution or purported execution of this Act.
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