Standing passengers
51A.—(1)  Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a private hire bus may carry standing passengers.
(2)  When a private hire bus is used for the conveyance of school children to and from their school, it must not carry any standing passenger who is below 18 years of age.
(3)  The private hire bus must comply with the following requirements if it carries any standing passenger:
(a)it must have a maximum laden weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms or a seating capacity exceeding 15 persons (excluding the driver);
(b)it must be fitted with handrails and handstraps in accordance with rule 85 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules (R 9).
[S 329/2018 wef 31/05/2018]