Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors and Passengers) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2009

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 20 Nov 2009

No. S 572

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors and Passengers) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2009

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

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors and Passengers) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2009 and shall come into operation on 20th November 2009.

Amendment of title

2. The Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors and Passengers) Rules (R 8) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) are amended by inserting, immediately after the word “CONDUCTORS” in the title, the words “, TRISHAW RIDERS”.

Amendment of rule 1

3. Rule 1 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “Conductors”, the words “, Trishaw Riders”.

Amendment of rule 21

4. Rule 21 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by inserting, immediately before the words “permit no article” in paragraph (i), the words “subject to rule 30(3),”; and
(b)	by inserting, immediately before the words “not leave” in paragraph (k), the words “subject to rule 30(5),”.

Deletion and substitution of rule 30

5. Rule 30 of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Carriage of article or animal in omnibus

30.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a driver of an omnibus shall not permit any person to bring into the omnibus any article or animal which is likely to —

(a)	cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus;
(b)	cause any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus; or
(c)	soil the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus.

(2) A driver of an omnibus shall not permit any person to bring a foldable bicycle into the omnibus at any time except as provided under paragraph (3).

(3) A driver of an omnibus may permit a person to bring one foldable bicycle into the omnibus during non-peak hours if —

(a)	the driver is satisfied that the presence of the bicycle in the omnibus is not likely to cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus;
(b)	at the time of the person’s boarding of the omnibus, there is no other foldable bicycle in the omnibus;
(c)	the bicycle is folded;
(d)	the dimensions of the folded bicycle do not exceed 114 cm by 64 cm by 36 cm;
(e)	the wheels of the bicycle are covered in such manner as to prevent any dirt on the wheels from being deposited in the omnibus or from soiling the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus; and
(f)	the bicycle’s handle bars and pedals that extend beyond the frame of the bicycle are enclosed in such manner as to minimise the risk of injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or damage to the omnibus or to any property in the omnibus.

(4) A person who is permitted under paragraph (3) to bring a foldable bicycle into an omnibus shall, for the duration that he remains in the omnibus —

(a)	keep his bicycle folded, with its longest side in a vertical position;
(b)	keep covered the wheels of the bicycle in the manner required under paragraph (3)(e);
(c)	keep enclosed the bicycle’s handle bars and pedals that extend beyond the frame of the bicycle in the manner required under paragraph (3)(f); and
(d)	where the omnibus has an upper deck, ensure that the bicycle is not placed on the upper deck or on the stairs leading to the upper deck.

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), an authorised person may at any time require any person who brings a foldable bicycle into an omnibus to alight from the omnibus with his bicycle if —

(a)	that person fails to comply with any of the conditions in paragraph (4); or
(b)	the authorised person is of the opinion that the bicycle causes or is likely to cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus,

and that person shall comply with that requirement within a reasonable time, failing which he shall be guilty of an offence.

(6) In this rule —

“non-peak hours” means any period of time other than peak hours;

“peak hours”, in relation to an omnibus, means —

(a)	the beginning of the operating hours of the omnibus on a week day to 9.30 a.m. of that week day (both times inclusive); or
(b)	from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (both times inclusive) of a week day;

“week day” means any day from Monday to Friday (both days inclusive) not being a gazetted public holiday.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 586/91; S335/93; 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; S517/2009]

Made this 16th day of November 2009.

MICHAEL LIM CHOO SAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/PSV/RY/IE/01.09; AG/LEG/SL/276/2005/11 Vol. 2]

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

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