Road Traffic (Maximum Number of Public Service Vehicle Licences for Taxis) (Amendment) Rules 2013

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 08 Feb 2013

No. S 80

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Maximum Number of
Public Service Vehicle Licences for Taxis)
(Amendment) Rules 2013

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 (Maximum Number of Public Service Vehicle Licences for Taxis) (Amendment) Rules 2013 and shall come into operation on 8th February 2013.

Deletion and substitution of rule 5

2. Rule 5 of the Road Traffic (Maximum Number of Public Service Vehicle Licences for Taxis) Rules 2012 (G.N. No. S 379/2012) is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Maximum number of taxis which may be licensed for period between 1st January 2013 and 30th June 2013

5.—(1) For the period between 1st January 2013 and 30th June 2013 (both dates inclusive), the maximum number of taxis which may be licensed in respect of each subdivision corresponding to a licensee referred to in rule 3(b) to (f) shall be the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) calculated using the following formula:

(2) For the period between 1st January 2013 and 30th June 2013 (both dates inclusive), the maximum number of taxis which may be licensed in respect of the subdivision corresponding to a licensee referred to in rule 3(g) shall be the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) calculated using the following formula:

(3) For the period between 1st January 2013 and 30th June 2013 (both dates inclusive), the maximum number of taxis which may be licensed in respect of the subdivision corresponding to a licensee referred to in rule 3(h) shall be the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) calculated using the following formula:

(4) In this rule —

(a)	X is the taxi population of the licensee concerned as at 1st January 2013; and
(b)	Z is the number of taxis owned by the licensee in respect of which the registration has been cancelled and for which there is no restoration of the certificate of entitlement within the 6‑month period referred to in rule 24(6) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) during the period between 1st January 2013 and 30th June 2013 (both dates inclusive).”.

Deletion and substitution of rule 6

3. Rule 6 of the Road Traffic (Maximum Number of Public Service Vehicle Licences for Taxis) Rules 2012 is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Maximum number of taxis which may be licensed for period between 1st July 2013 and 31st December 2013

6.—(1) For the period between 1st July 2013 and 31st December 2013 (both dates inclusive), the maximum number of taxis which may be licensed in respect of each subdivision corresponding to a licensee referred to in rule 3(b) to (g) shall be the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) calculated using the following formula:

(2) For the period between 1st July 2013 and 31st December 2013 (both dates inclusive), the maximum number of taxis which may be licensed in respect of the subdivision corresponding to a licensee referred to in rule 3(h) shall be the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) calculated using the following formula:

(3) In this rule —

(a)	X is the taxi population of the licensee concerned as at 1st July 2013; and
(b)	Z is the number of taxis owned by the licensee in respect of which the registration has been cancelled and for which there is no restoration of the certificate of entitlement within the 6‑month period referred to in rule 24(6) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) during the period between 1st July 2013 and 31st December 2013 (both dates inclusive).”.

Made this 8th day of February 2013.

MICHAEL LIM CHOO SAN

Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/JL/MR/RTA (Max No of PSV Taxis) (Amnd) Rules 2013; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/57 Vol. 1]

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

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