Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2016

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 27 May 2016

No. S 249

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles)
(Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers,
Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers)
(Amendment No. 4) Rules 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 111 of the Road Traffic Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2016 and come into operation on 28 May 2016.

Amendment of rule 36A

2. Rule 36A(1) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) Rules (R 8) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by deleting sub-paragraph (ii) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(ii)

is a driver of an omnibus for a bus service that is operated by an omnibus operator occupying or using such bus terminus or bus interchange;”.

Amendment of rule 39

3. Rule 39 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(c)	in the case of any other property, with the persons specified and in the manner described in paragraph (1A), (1B) or (1C), whichever is applicable.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraphs:

“(1A) Where the property is left in a taxi that is owned by a specified company, the property must be deposited with a designated employee of the specified company at the address of the specified company in Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule.

(1B) Where the property is left in a vehicle for a bus service that is operated by a specified company, the property must be deposited as follows:

(a)

where the bus journey terminates at a bus terminus operated by the same or another specified company —

(i)	with a designated employee of the specified company at the bus terminus; or
(ii)	with a designated employee of the specified company operating the bus service at the address of the specified company in Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule, if sub-paragraph (i) does not apply;

(b)

where the bus journey terminates other than at a bus terminal or bus interchange mentioned in Part 2 of the Fifth Schedule, with a designated employee of the specified company at the address of the specified company in Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule.

(1C) Where the property is left in a vehicle that is not mentioned in paragraph (1A) or (1B), the property must be deposited —

(a)	with an authorised officer, at the office of the Registrar; or
(b)	with a police officer, at a police station.”;

(c)

by deleting paragraph (3);

(d)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1)(c)(i)(A) or (3)” in paragraph (5) and substituting the words “paragraph (1C)(a)”;

(e)

by deleting the words “or (c)(i)(A) or (3)” in paragraph (7) and substituting the words “or (1C)(a)”;

(f)

by deleting the words “at any address of a specified company under paragraph (1)(c)(ii)” in paragraph (10) and substituting the words “under paragraph (1A) or (1B) at the address of a specified company in Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule or at a bus terminus operated by a specified company”;

(g)

by deleting the words “at any address of a specified company” in paragraph (11) and substituting the words “as mentioned in paragraph (10)”;

(h)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1)(c)(ii)” in paragraph (12) and substituting the words “paragraph (1A) or (1B)”;

(i)

by deleting the words “or (c)(i)(A) or (3)” in paragraph (15) and substituting the words “or (1C)(a)”;

(j)

by deleting paragraph (16) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(16) Every specified company must maintain a record of all property deposited at its address in Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule or at a bus terminus it operates, and of the disposal of the property.”;

(k)

by deleting the word “register” in paragraph (17) and substituting the word “record”;

(l)

by deleting the definition of “designated employee” in paragraph (18) and substituting the following definitions:

“ “bus terminus” means a bus terminal or bus interchange at an address in Part 2 of the Fifth Schedule;

“designated employee”, in relation to a specified company, means an employee of the specified company designated to receive and handle lost and found property;”; and

(m)

by deleting the definition of “specified company” in paragraph (18) and substituting the following definition:

“ “specified company” means a taxi service operator or bus service operator described in Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule.”.

Deletion and substitution of Fifth Schedule

4. The Fifth Schedule to the principal Rules is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:

“FIFTH SCHEDULE

Rule 39(1A), (1B), (10), (16) and (18)

Part 1

Specified companies and their addresses

First column

Second column

Specified company

Address

1.	CityCab Pte. Ltd.

383 Sin Ming Drive,
Singapore 575717

2.	Comfort Transportation Pte. Ltd.

383 Sin Ming Drive,
Singapore 575717

3.	Go-Ahead Loyang Pte. Ltd.

2 Loyang Way,
Singapore 508776

4.	Premier Taxis Pte. Ltd.

23 Changi South Avenue 2,
#04-03,
Singapore 486443

5.	Prime Car Rental & Taxi Services Pte. Ltd.

5 Benoi Place,
Singapore 629926

6.	SBS Transit Ltd.

205 Braddell Road,
Singapore 579701

7.	SMRT Buses Ltd.

6 Ang Mo Kio Street 62,
Singapore 569140

8.	SMRT Taxis Pte. Ltd.

60 Woodlands Industrial Park E4,
Singapore 757705

9.	Tower Transit Singapore Pte. Ltd.

21 Bulim Avenue,
Singapore 648170

10.	Trans-Cab Services Pte. Ltd.

2 Ang Mo Kio Street 63,
Singapore 569111

Part 2

BUS TERMINUSES AND THEIR ADDRESSES

First column

Second column

Bus terminal or bus interchange

Address

1.	Ang Mo Kio Interchange

57 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8,
Singapore 567751

2.	Bedok Interchange

12 Bedok North Drive,
Singapore 465492

3.	Bishan Interchange

514 Bishan Street 13,
Singapore 570514

4.	Boon Lay Interchange

61 Jurong West Central 3,
Singapore 648330

5.	Bukit Batok Interchange

631 Bukit Batok Central,
Singapore 650631

6.	Bukit Merah Interchange

3591 Bukit Merah Central,
Singapore 159840

7.	Buona Vista Terminal

38 Holland Drive,
Singapore 278940

8.	Changi Airport Terminal

60 Airport Boulevard,
Changi Airport Terminal 2
#B16-019-01
Singapore 819643

9.	Changi Business Park Terminal

77A Changi South Avenue 1,
Singapore 486001

10.	Changi Village Terminal

Changi Village Road,
Singapore 884002

11.	Choa Chu Kang Interchange

301 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4,
Singapore 689811

12.	Clementi Interchange

441 Commonwealth Avenue West,
Singapore 120441

13.	Eunos Interchange

409 Eunos Road 2,
Singapore 409388

14.	Ghim Moh Terminal

Ghim Moh Road,
Singapore 270009

15.	Harbourfront Interchange

4 Seah Im Road,
Singapore 099115

16.	Hougang Central Interchange

840 Hougang Central,
Singapore 538757

17.	Joo Koon Interchange

55 Benoi Road,
Singapore 629907

18.	Jurong East Interchange

60 Jurong Gateway,
Singapore 608548

19.	Kent Ridge Terminal

Clementi Road,
Singapore 884005

20.	Lorong 1 Geylang Terminal

Lorong 1 Geylang,
Singapore 884003

21.	Marina Centre Terminal

Raffles Boulevard,
Singapore 884006

22.	New Bridge Road Terminal

150 Eu Tong Sen Street,
Singapore 059814

23.	Pasir Ris Interchange

501 Pasir Ris Drive 3,
Singapore 519490

24.	Punggol Interchange

70A Punggol Place,
Singapore 828865

25.	Queen Street Terminal

Ban San Street,
Singapore 884001

26.	Sembawang Temporary Interchange

11A Sembawang Vista,
Singapore 757527

27.	Sengkang Interchange

13 Sengkang Square,
Singapore 545077

28.	Serangoon Interchange

20 Serangoon Avenue 2,
#B2-101-106
Singapore 556138

29.	Shenton Way Terminal

60A Palmer Road,
Singapore 079428

30.	Sims Place Terminal

Sims Place,
Singapore 884009

31.	St Michael’s Terminal

Whampoa Road,
Singapore 884012

32.	Tampines Interchange

512 Tampines Central 1,
Singapore 520512

33.	Toa Payoh Interchange

530 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh,
Singapore 310530

34.	Tuas Terminal

1 Tuas West Drive,
Singapore 638410

35.	Upper East Coast Terminal

740 Upper East Coast Road,
Singapore 465549

36.	Woodlands Temporary Interchange

3A Woodlands Square,
Singapore 737735

37.	Yio Chu Kang Interchange

Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8,
Singapore 884011

38.	Yishun Temporary Interchange

20A Yishun Central,
Singapore 768830

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[G.N. Nos. S 586/91; S 335/93; S 242/94; S 84/95; S 270/2000; S 587/2000; S 305/2003; S 674/2004; S 103/2005; S 302/2005; S 376/2005; S 356/2006; S 696/2006; S 724/2006; S 139/2007; S 108/2008; S 242/2008; S 517/2009; S 572/2009; S 46/2011; S 164/2011; S 280/2011; S 539/2011; S 79/2012; S 252/2012; S 643/2012; S 501/2013; S 651/2013; S 815/2014; S 373/2015; S 736/2015; S 808/2015; S 27/2016; S 204/2016; S 209/2016]

Made on 26 May 2016.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/NN/TS/L18.029.002/FSO2.16; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/18 Vol. 2]

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

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