No. S 919
Road Traffic Act
(CHAPTER 276)
Road Traffic
(Public Service Vehicles)
(Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers,
Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers)
(Amendment No. 4) 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. 4) Rules 2020 and come into operation on 30 October 2020.
Amendment of rule 2
2.  Rule 2 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 the definitions of “affiliated driver”, “affiliated driver agreement”, “certified private hire car licensee” and “private hire car booking service operator”; and
(b)by deleting the definitions of “ride‑sourcing service” and “taxi service operator” and substituting the following definitions:
“ “ride‑hail service provider” means a ride‑hail service licensee or an exempt ride‑hail service operator who is authorised under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 (Act 20 of 2019) to provide a ride‑hail service;
“taxi driver” means an individual —
(a)with a relevant vocational driving authorisation who drives a taxi to transport passengers for hire or reward in the provision of a street‑hail service or an on‑demand passenger transport service; or
(b)who is exempt under section 142 of the Act from requiring a relevant vocational driving authorisation to drive a taxi to transport passengers for hire or reward;”.
Amendment of rule 4
3.  Rule 4(2) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “certified private hire car licensee or a private hire car booking service operator” in sub‑paragraph (d)(ii)(D) and substituting the words “ride‑hail service provider”.
Amendment of rule 7A
4.  Rule 7A(3) of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “private hire car booking service operator which is not a certified private hire car licensee” in sub‑paragraph (a) and substituting the words “ride‑hail service provider”; and
(b)by deleting sub‑paragraph (b).
Amendment of rule 22B
5.  Rule 22B(1) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the full‑stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (e) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:
(f)when using the private hire car or taxi to provide an on‑demand passenger transport service booked through a ride‑hail service provider, collect or attempt to collect a booking fee that —
(i)is more than the booking fee last published by the ride‑hail service provider; or
(ii)is inconsistent with any part of the Public Transport Council (Ride‑hail Fare Pricing Policy) Order 2020 (G.N. No. S 916/2020).”.
Amendment of rule 23
6.  Rule 23 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting sub‑paragraph (l) of paragraph (1);
(b)by deleting the words “registered provider” in paragraph (1)(q)(ii) and substituting the words “ride‑hail service provider”;
(c)by deleting the words “a taxi service operator who owns the taxi or a registered provider (as the case may be)” in paragraph (1)(r)(iv) and substituting the words “a ride‑hail service provider”; and
(d)by deleting paragraph (2).
Amendment of rule 28
7.  Rule 28 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “taxi service using the taxi” and substituting the words “street‑hail service using the taxi or an on‑demand passenger transport service using the taxi for which a metered fare (within the meaning of the Public Transport Council (Ride‑hail Fare Pricing Policy) Order 2020) is chargeable”; and
(b)by renumbering the rule as paragraph (1) of that rule, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
(2)  This rule does not apply in relation to the use of a taxi to provide a street‑hail service or a ride‑hail service that is the subject of —
(a)the Public Transport Council (Exempt Street‑hail Service Providers) Order 2020 (G.N. No. S 914/2020); or
(b)the Public Transport Council (Exempt Ride‑hail Service Providers) Order 2020 (G.N. No. S 915/2020).”.
Amendment of rule 39
8.  Rule 39 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the words “and other negotiable instrument” in paragraph (1)(b), the words “and is found in a vehicle that is not for a bus service operated by a specified company”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after the words “is left in a” in paragraph (1A), the words “licensed chauffeured private hire car or”; and
(c)by deleting the words “taxi service operator” in the definition of “specified company” in paragraph (18) and substituting the words “street‑hail service licensee, ride‑hail service licensee”.
Amendment of Fifth Schedule
9.  Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after item 10, the following items:
11.GrabCar Pte. Ltd.
28 Sin Ming Lane,
#01‑143, Midview City,
Singapore 573972
12.Velox Digital Singapore Pte. Ltd.
38 Sin Ming Lane,
Singapore 573957
13.Ryde Technologies Pte. Ltd.
3 Fraser Street,
#08‑21, Duo Tower,
Singapore 189352
14.Tada Mobility Singapore Pte. Ltd.
63 Ubi Road 1,
Oxley Bizhub 1, #01‑48,
Singapore 408278
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[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; S 791/2020]
Made on 27 October 2020.
CHAN HENG LOON ALAN
Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.
[LTA/L18.057.002/NN/DT/P2P.20.Batch2; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/14 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).