No. S 28
Road Traffic Act
(CHAPTER 276)
Road Traffic
(Taxi Vocational Licence Demerit Points System)
(Amendment) 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.—(1)  These Rules are the Road Traffic (Taxi Vocational Licence Demerit Points System) (Amendment) Rules 2016 and, except for rule 2(f), come into operation on 22 January 2016.
(2)  Rule 2(f) is deemed to have come into operation on 1 December 2015.
Amendment of First Schedule
2.  The First Schedule to the Road Traffic (Taxi Vocational Licence Demerit Points System) Rules (R 43) is amended —
(a)by deleting items (7), (20) and (26);
(b)by inserting, immediately after item (14), the following items:
(14A)
Demanding from taxi passenger taxi fare inconsistent with any part of taxi fare pricing policy for taxi service
 
Section 23(4) PTCA
 
3
(14B)
Demanding from taxi passenger taxi fare more than taxi fare last published by licensed taxi service operator for taxi service
 
Section 23(4) PTCA
 
3
”;
(c)by inserting, immediately after item (23), the following items:
(23A)
Taking from taxi passenger taxi fare inconsistent with any part of taxi fare pricing policy for taxi service (by less than $20)
 
Section 23(4) PTCA
 
12
(23B)
Taking from taxi passenger taxi fare more than taxi fare last published by licensed taxi service operator for taxi service (by less than $20)
 
Section 23(4) PTCA
 
12
”;
(d)by inserting, immediately after item (28), the following items:
(28A)
Taking from taxi passenger taxi fare inconsistent with any part of taxi fare pricing policy for taxi service (by $20 or more)
 
Section 23(4) PTCA
 
21
(28B)
Taking from taxi passenger taxi fare more than taxi fare last published by licensed taxi service operator for taxi service (by $20 or more)
 
Section 23(4) PTCA
 
21
”;
(e)by inserting, immediately after the definition of “PSVC” under the heading “Note”, the following definition:
“ “PTCA” means the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B);”; and
(f)by deleting the rule reference specified in the second column of the following table opposite the item specified in the first column of that table, and substituting in each case the rule reference specified in the third column of that table:
First column
Second column
Third column
Item
Old rule reference
New rule reference
 
Item (3)
 
Rule 23(c)
 
Rule 23(1)(c)
 
Item (4)
 
Rule 23(d)
 
Rule 23(1)(d)
 
Item (5)
 
Rule 23(da)
 
Rule 23(1)(da)
 
Item (6)
 
Rule 23(e)
 
Rule 23(1)(e)
 
Item (6A)
 
Rule 23(l)
 
Rule 23(1)(l)
 
Item (8)
 
Rule 23(s)
 
Rule 23(1)(s)
 
Item (18)
 
Rule 23(g)
 
Rule 23(1)(g)
 
Item (19)
 
Rule 23(i)
 
Rule 23(1)(i)
 
Item (19A)
 
Rule 23(l)
 
Rule 23(1)(l)
 
Item (21)
 
Rule 23(o)
 
Rule 23(1)(o)
 
Item (22)
 
Rule 23(s)
 
Rule 23(1)(s)
 
Item (25A)
 
Rule 23(l)
 
Rule 23(1)(l).
[G.N. Nos. S 621/2007; S 737/2015]
Made on 22 January 2016.
MICHAEL LIM CHOO SAN
Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.
[LTA/L18.029.002/NN/TS/PSV(DPS)01.2016; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/24 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).