Meaning of “third‑party taxi booking service” and associated terms
3.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“taxi service” means the transport by taxi of passengers within, or partly within, Singapore;
“third‑party taxi booking service” means a taxi booking service —
(a)
that can be accessed by taxi drivers who are not employees of, or hirers of taxis from, the provider of the taxi booking service;
(b)
that facilitates bookings for taxi services; and
(c)
that has a number of participating taxis equal to or greater than the threshold number;
“threshold number” means 21 or such other number as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, prescribe in substitution.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person provides a taxi booking service if the person does all of the following in the course of business:
(a)
facilitate bookings for taxi services;
(b)
send information about bookings for taxi services to taxi drivers;
(c)
assign bookings for taxi services to taxi drivers;
(d)
assign taxis to persons making bookings for taxi services.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, a taxi is a participating taxi in relation to a third‑party taxi booking service if one or more taxi drivers licensed under the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276) to drive the taxi —
(a)
have access to the third‑party taxi booking service; and
(b)
receive information about bookings for taxi services from that service.
(4) Where the Minister prescribes another threshold number in substitution by notification in the Gazette, the notification may contain such savings, transitional, incidental or consequential provisions as the Minister considers necessary or proper.