Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276, Sections 111 and 140)
Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules
R 14
G.N. No. S 117/1976

REVISED EDITION 1999
(30th September 1999)
[15th June 1976]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules.
Definitions
2.—(1)  In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“authorised officer” means an officer of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore authorised by the Registrar to discharge any of the functions and duties or to exercise any of the powers of the Registrar under these Rules;
“Council” means the Public Transport Council established under section 3 of the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B);
“licence” means a licence granted under Part V of the Act to use a motor vehicle as a public service vehicle;
“licensee” means the holder of a licence;
“self-drive car” means a private hire car without a driver provided by the person who holds a licence in respect of such car.
(2)  For the purposes of these Rules, licences granted under Part V of the Act shall be divided into the following classes:
(a)an excursion bus licence; that is to say, a licence to use a vehicle as an excursion bus;
(b)an omnibus licence; that is to say, a licence to use a vehicle as an omnibus;
(c)a private bus licence; that is to say, a licence to use a vehicle as a private bus;
(d)a school bus licence; that is to say, a licence to use a vehicle as a school bus;
(e)a private hire bus licence; that is to say, a licence to use a vehicle as a private hire bus;
(f)a private hire car licence; that is to say, a licence to use a vehicle as a private hire car;
(g)a taxi licence; that is to say, a licence to use a vehicle as a taxi; and
(h)a trishaw licence; that is to say, a licence to use a vehicle as a trishaw.