Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020

No. S 791

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Public Service Vehicles)
(Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers,
Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers)
(Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020

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. 3) Rules 2020 and come into operation on 15 September 2020 at 5.30 p.m.

Amendment of rule 5

2. Rule 5 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 —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (1A);

(b)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(e)	in the case of an application for a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car, evidence that the applicant has held, for more than one year, a valid driving licence granted under Part II of the Act to drive Class 3 vehicles.”; and

(c)

by deleting paragraph (3).

Amendment of rule 7A

3. Rule 7A(3) of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the semi‑colon at the end of sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting a full‑stop; and
(b)	by deleting sub‑paragraphs (c) and (d).

Amendment of rule 9A

4. Rule 9A of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (2).

Amendment of Fourth Schedule

5. Part II of the Fourth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting “18” in the second column of item 3 and substituting “30”.

Saving and transitional provisions

6.—(1) Despite rule 2, rule 5 of the principal Rules as in force immediately before the specified time continues to apply to any application for a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car made before the specified time under rule 4 of those Rules.

(2) Despite rule 3, rule 7A(3)(c) of the principal Rules as in force immediately before the specified time continues to apply to the following licences:

(a)	a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car that was granted before the specified time to a person who is a permanent resident of Singapore and is an employee of a certified private hire car licensee;
(b)	a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car that is granted on or after the specified time, pursuant to an application mentioned in paragraph (1), to a person who is a permanent resident of Singapore and is an employee of a certified private hire car licensee.

(3) Despite rule 3, rule 7A(3)(d) of the principal Rules as in force immediately before the specified time continues to apply to the following licences:

(a)	a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car that was granted before the specified time to a person who is a permanent resident of Singapore and is an employee of a private hire car booking service operator which is not a certified private hire car licensee;
(b)	a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car that is granted on or after the specified time, pursuant to an application mentioned in paragraph (1), to a person who is a permanent resident of Singapore and is an employee of a private hire car booking service operator which is not a certified private hire car licensee.

(4) Despite rule 4, rule 9A(2) of the principal Rules as in force immediately before the specified time continues to apply to any licence mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) or (b) or (3)(a) or (b).

(5) Despite rule 5, the Fourth Schedule to the principal Rules as in force immediately before the specified time continues to apply to any application for a licence to be a driver of a chauffeured private hire car made before the specified time under rule 4 of those Rules.

(6) In this rule —

“certified private hire car licensee”, “licence” and “private hire car booking service operator” have the meanings given by rule 2 of the principal Rules;

“specified time” means 5.30 p.m. on 15 September 2020.

[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 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; S 249/2016; S 367/2016; S 617/2016; S 313/2017; S 362/2017; S 539/2017; S 796/2017; S 314/2019; S 457/2020; S 651/2020]

Made on 15 September 2020.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/L18.029.002/EE/VLC.20.03; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/14 Vol. 1]

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

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