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No. S 914

Public Transport Council Act

(CHAPTER 259B)

Public Transport Council
(Exempt Street-hail Service Providers)
Order 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Public Transport Council Act, the Public Transport Council makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order is the Public Transport Council (Exempt Street-hail Service Providers) Order 2020 and comes into operation on 30 October 2020.

Definitions

2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —

“hirer” means the person by whom a taxi is hired to transport the hirer (with or without other passengers), and includes a person attempting to hire a taxi;

“Singapore-Johore taxi service” means a street‑hail service whereby the hiring is for a journey by taxi —

(a)	that starts anywhere in Singapore and ends at Larkin Terminal in Johore Bahru; or
(b)	that starts at Larkin Terminal in Johore Bahru and ends at any destination in Singapore;

“taxi driver”, in relation to a taxi, means the individual driving the taxi and holding a valid licence under Part V of the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276) authorising him or her to drive the taxi for hire or reward;

“wheelchair-accessible taxi” means a taxi bearing a vehicle registration number set out in the Schedule.

Exempt street-hail service provider

3.—(1) A street-hail industry participant who provides any street‑hail service as follows, and any taxi driver of a taxi used for any street‑hail service as follows, is exempt from sections 23(2)(a) and (2B) and 23C(1) of the Act with respect to fares for the provision of that street‑hail service if it is provided in the manner described in sub‑paragraph (2):

(a)	a Singapore-Johore taxi service;
(b)	a street-hail service using a wheelchair-accessible taxi for the carriage of any passenger, whether or not travelling in a wheelchair.

(2) Every street-hail fare for a street-hail service mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) must —

(a)

be published by the street-hail industry participant providing the street‑hail service concerned —

(i)	at least 7 days before the street-hail service is offered or provided to the public at that street‑hail fare; and
(ii)	in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for that fare among members of the public;

(b)

be lodged with the Council by that street‑hail industry participant at least 28 days before the street‑hail service is offered or provided to the public at that street‑hail fare; and

(c)

in the case of a Singapore-Johore taxi service, only be a fixed sum agreed between the hirer and the street‑hail service licensee which owns the taxi.

Revocation

4. The Public Transport Council (Exempt Taxi Service Providers) Order 2016 (G.N. No. S 24/2016) is revoked.

Made on 28 October 2020.

RICHARD MAGNUS

Chairman,
Public Transport Council,
Singapore.

[PTC.LEGAL.LM.02; AG/LEGIS/SL/259B/2020/8 Vol. 1]