No. S 732
Road Traffic Act
(CHAPTER 276)
Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Registration
and Licensing) (Exemption)
(Amendment) Order 2017
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Order is the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into operation on 18 December 2017.
Amendment of paragraph 2
2.  Paragraph 2 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Exemption) (No. 3) Order 2015 (G.N. No. S 647/2015) is amended —
(a)by deleting sub‑paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
(1)  Rule 7(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) does not apply to any omnibus which —
(a)is registered on or after 6 November 2015 in the name of the Authority or any bus services contractor; and
(b)is or is to be used —
(i)for any regular route service that is operated under a Class 1 bus service licence granted or deemed granted under Part 3 of the Bus Services Industry Act 2015 (Act 30 of 2015); or
(ii)as an excursion bus, private hire bus or a private bus that is permitted under rule 58(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules (R 14).”;
(b)by deleting the definitions of “community bus service”, “courtesy bus service” and “tourist bus service” in sub‑paragraph (2); and
(c)by deleting the definition of “regular route service” in sub‑paragraph (2) and substituting the following definition:
“ “regular route service” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Bus Services Industry Act 2015.”.
Made on 13 December 2017.
LOH NGAI SENG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[MOT.B 271.0.003.0.3; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/4 Vol. 2]