51.—(1) The Council may, with the approval of the Minister, in writing appoint any employee or class of employees of a public bus operator, a licensed rapid transit system operator or the Council to be public transport officials for the purposes of this Part.
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(2) The Council may also appoint any employee or class of employees of the LTA to be public transport officials for bus services that the LTA operates in Singapore.
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(3) Subject to the directions of the Council under subsection (5), a public transport official may require any individual who is travelling or attempting to travel on, or has travelled on —
(a)
any bus that is part of a bus service provided by a public bus operator; or
(b)
any train that is part of a train service provided by a licensed rapid transit system,
to produce to the public transport official the individual’s ticket for the journey for inspection and, if the ticket is a concession ticket, evidence of the individual’s entitlement to the concession.
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(4) Subject to the directions of the Council under subsection (5), a public transport official may seize any ticket produced under subsection (3) if the public transport official has reason to believe that the ticket is an invalid ticket.
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(5) The Council may give directions to public transport officials in relation to the offering of an opportunity to pay penalty fees under section 53 and the exercise of any of their powers under this Part.