Road Traffic (Taxi Service Operator Licence) Rules 2003

No. S 168

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Taxi Service Operator Licence) Rules 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 111J of the Road Traffic Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Taxi Service Operator Licence) Rules 2003 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2003.

Definitions

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“licence” means a licence required under section 111B of the Act;

“licensee” means the holder of a licence.

Application fee for licence

3.—(1) An application to the Authority for the grant of a licence under section 111C of the Act shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $200.

(2) An application to the Authority for the renewal of a licence shall be made in writing in such form as the Authority may require no later than 12 months before the expiry of the licence and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $200.

Duration of licence

4. A licence shall be valid for a period of 10 years.

Monthly fee

5.—(1) A licensee shall, during the currency of his licence, pay the Authority a monthly fee of $25 for each taxi that is registered in his name in each month.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), a taxi is deemed to be registered in the licensee’s name in a month so long as the registration is valid on any day of that month.

(3) The monthly fee shall be paid by interbank GIRO.

Late interest rate

6.—(1) All fees referred to in rule 5, contributions, financial penalties or other sums payable under Part VA of the Act shall be paid by such date as may be specified by the Authority to the licensee.

(2) For the purposes of section 111I of the Act, where any fee, contribution, financial penalty or other sum payable under Part VA of the Act remains due and unpaid by a licensee, the licensee shall pay interest at an annual rate of 2% above the average of the prevailing annual prime lending rate of such bank in Singapore as the Authority may determine.

(3) The interest referred to in paragraph (2) shall be levied from the date the payment is due up to and including the date the payment is made.

Made this 31st day of March 2003.

MICHAEL LIM CHOO SAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of
Singapore.

[LTA/VT/91/243-1-1; AG/LEG/SL/276/2002/10 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).

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