Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules
Table of Contents
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
Part II GENERAL
3 Application for licence
4 Vehicle to be clean and in good order
5 Maximum number of passengers
5A Installation of additional seats prohibited
6 (Deleted)
6A Approval of certain scheduled services
7 Refusal to renew or revocation or suspension of licence
8 Certified private hire car licensee
9 Prohibition against conveying unaccompanied goods
10 Registrar may compel production of vehicle for inspection
11 Periodic inspection, testing and approval of vehicle
12 Registrar may examine vehicle
13 Vehicle may be seized
14 No radio, television or acoustic equipment to be installed
Part III TAXIS
15 Taxi to be fitted with taximeter of type approved by Registrar
16 Taximeter to be sealed and in good order
17 Responsibility of licensee for taximeter
18 (Deleted)
19 Air-conditioned taxi to display notice prohibiting smoking
20 Production of taxi and taximeter for inspection
21 No taximeter to be tampered with, etc., without permission of Registrar
22 Fitting, mark or seal to be branded again
23 Approved fares to be displayed
24 Register to be kept by holder of taxi licence
25 (Deleted)
Part IV OMNIBUSES
26 Suitability of omnibus
27 Stopping place for taking up and setting down passengers
28 Register to be kept by holder of omnibus licence
29 (Deleted)
30 (Deleted)
Part V EXCURSION BUSES
31 Licensing of excursion buses
32 Register to be kept by holder of excursion bus licence
33 Prohibition on plying for hire on road, parking place or public stand
34 Prohibition on display of rates of hire
35 Conveyance of school children
36 Conveyance of adult workers, or hire out on contract
37 (Deleted)
Part VI PRIVATE HIRE CARS
38 Suitability of vehicle
38A Decalcomania with chauffeured private hire car marking
38B Where to affix decalcomania with chauffeured private hire car marking
38C Display of decalcomania with chauffeured private hire car marking
38D Decalcomania not to be removed, obscured, defaced, etc.
38E Faded, defaced or illegible markings
38F Replacement of decalcomanias
39 Register to be kept by holder of private hire car licence
40 Prohibition on plying for hire on road, parking place or public stand
41 Prohibition on display of rates of hire
Part VII SCHOOL BUS
42 Definition of this Part
43 Permit for conveying adult workers
44 Conditions attached to licence
45 Provide and maintain adequate and satisfactory service
46 Seating capacity
47 Conductor to hold vocational licence
48 Display of markings
49 Register to be kept by holder of school bus licence
Part VIII PRIVATE HIRE BUSES
50 Licensing of private hire bus
51 Conveyance of school children
52 Provide and maintain adequate and satisfactory service
53 Register to be kept by holder of private hire bus licence
Part IX PRIVATE BUSES
54 (Deleted)
55 Prohibition on plying for hire on road, parking place or public stand
56 Conveyance of school children
57 Conveyance of adult workers
Part X BUSES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES
58 Authority may allow omnibuses, private hire buses, private buses and excursion buses to be used for certain purposes
Part XI TRISHAWS
59 Suitability of vehicle
60 Lamps, brakes, etc., to be approved
61 Maximum number of passengers
62 Plate or identification mark to be affixed on trishaw
63 Register to be kept by holder of trishaw licence
64 Trishaw rider to hold vocational licence
Part XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
65 Valid insurance policy in relation to use of school bus or private bus licence
66 Advertisement
67 Markings of passenger capacity
FIRST SCHEDULE Repealed
SECOND SCHEDULE
THIRD SCHEDULE
FOURTH SCHEDULE
FIFTH SCHEDULE Chauffeured private hire car marking
Legislative History