Road Traffic (Vocational Licence for Bus Conductors and Drivers — Exemption) Order 2017

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No. S 318

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Vocational Licence for Bus Conductors
and Drivers — Exemption)
Order 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order is the Road Traffic (Vocational Licence for Bus Conductors and Drivers — Exemption) Order 2017 and comes into operation on 20 June 2017.

Exemption of bus conductors

2.—(1) Section 110(1)(a) of the Act does not apply to, or in relation to, any person acting as a conductor of the Malaysia inter‑state express bus service known as Bas Ekspres when holding a licence under the laws of Malaysia that is equivalent to a vocational licence granted under Part V of the Act to act as a bus conductor.

(2) Section 110(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an employer of any conductor mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1).

Exemption of bus drivers

3.—(1) Section 110(1)(a) of the Act does not apply to any of the following:

(a)

a person who drives a private bus;

(b)

a person who is an employee of the owner or hirer of any of the following buses which has the approval of the Registrar for use as a private bus for a specified group of passengers and period, when driving the bus in the course of that employment and in accordance with that approval:

(i)	a private hire bus;
(ii)	an excursion bus;

(c)

any person who drives the Malaysia inter‑state express bus service known as Bas Ekspres when holding a licence under the laws of Malaysia that is equivalent to a vocational licence granted under Part V of the Act to act as a bus driver;

[S 196/2018 wef 10/04/2018]

(d)

any person who drives a bus that —

(i)	is registered under the laws of Malaysia;
(ii)	is the subject of an omnibus licence granted under Part V of the Act; and
(iii)	is being used to provide a passenger transport service for journeys between Johor and Singapore,

when holding a licence under the laws of Malaysia that is equivalent to a vocational licence granted under Part V of the Act to act as an omnibus driver.

[S 196/2018 wef 10/04/2018]

(2) Section 110(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to an employer of a person exempt under any of the sub‑paragraphs of sub‑paragraph (1).

(3) For the purpose of sub‑paragraph (1)(d), “omnibus licence” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules (R 14).

[S 196/2018 wef 10/04/2018]

Revocation

4. The following Orders are revoked:

(a)	the Road Traffic (Vocational Licence — Exemption) Order 2004 (G.N. No. S 676/2004);
(b)	the Road Traffic (Vocational Licence — Exemption) Order 2006 (G.N. No. S 551/2006).

Made on 19 June 2017.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/NN/TS/L18.030.002/01.17(PDVL); AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/28 Vol. 8]

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