Road Traffic (Drive Lah Pte. Ltd. Temporary Private Hire Cars Trial — Exemption) Order 2024

No. S 289

Road Traffic Act 1961

Road Traffic
(Drive Lah Pte. Ltd. Temporary Private
Hire Cars Trial — Exemption)
Order 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:

Citation and period in force

1.—(1) This Order is the Road Traffic (Drive Lah Pte. Ltd. Temporary Private Hire Cars Trial — Exemption) Order 2024.

(2) This Order is in force for the period from 2 April 2024 to 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive).

Definitions

2. In this Order —

“Drive Lah” means the company incorporated under the Companies Act 1967 as Drive Lah Pte. Ltd. (UEN 201900261M);

“self‑drive private hire car” means a motor car that —

(a)	does not ply for hire on any road; and
(b)	is hired, or made available for hire, under a contract (express or implied) for use as a whole by a hirer, or any other person authorised by the hirer in the contract, to drive the car personally.

Exemption from public service vehicle licence

3. Section 101 of the Act does not apply to any private motor car when used temporarily as a self‑drive private hire car if —

(a)

the motor car is hired out by its registered owner to another person (called the hirer) for use as a self‑drive private hire car using —

(i)	the website at https://www.drivelah.sg; or
(ii)	the digital application software provided by Drive Lah to facilitate the hiring;

(b)

the motor car is used by the hirer as a self‑drive private hire car only; and

(c)

there is in force a policy of insurance in relation to the use of that motor car as a self‑drive private hire car.

Exemption from hiring rates control

4. Section 106 of the Act does not apply to the registered owner of a private motor car who makes available for hire the private motor car for use as a self‑drive private hire car in accordance with paragraph 3.

Exemption from need for vocational licence

5. Section 110(1)(a) of the Act does not apply to any person who uses a private motor car as a self‑drive private hire car in accordance with paragraph 3.

Made on 2 April 2024.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/L18.029.002/DNLLSL/EO.DriveLah.24.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/2 Vol. 7]

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