It is hereby notified for general information that, pursuant to section 20(1) of the Public Transport Council Act, the Public Transport Council has approved, with effect from 13th December 1996, the following amendments to the rates of hire of a taxi.
2. Notification N 3 is amended by inserting, immediately after item (16) in the Schedule, the following item:
“(17) The maximum rates of hire for hiring a Premier Taxi operated under the Airport Direct Scheme are as follows:
(a)
from any pick-up point in Singapore to Changi Airport, a flat rate of $29 is chargeable; and
(b)
from Changi Airport to anywhere in Singapore, a flat rate of $33 is chargeable.
In addition, the following charges will be chargeable where appropriate:
(a)
for cancellation of a booking one hour prior to pick-up time, a cancellation charge of $10 is chargeable;
(b)
for extra stops made which must be on the way to the final destination, a charge of $10 per stop is chargeable; and
(c)
for transfers between midnight and 6 a.m., a midnight surcharge of $12 is chargeable.
Where the rates of hire of a taxi under this item are chargeable, the rates of hire from item (1) to item (16) will not be chargeable.”.