Road Traffic (Chauffeured Private Hire Car and Taxi Vocational Licence Demerit Points System) Rules 2017

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rules 2 and 3(1)

Scheduled offences

Part 1

HOLDER OF VOCATIONAL LICENCE FOR BOTH
CHAUFFEURED PRIVATE HIRE CAR AND TAXI

First column

Second column

Third column

Offences

Offence provision

Demerit points

1.	Using, causing or permitting a motor vehicle to be used as a chauffeured private hire car or taxi when there is no public service vehicle licence authorising such use

Section 101(1)
RTA

2.	Driving chauffeured private hire car or taxi with expired vocational licence

Section 110(1)
RTA

3.	Permitting chauffeured private hire car or taxi to be driven by driver whose vocational licence is under suspension or by unlicensed driver

Section 110(1)
RTA

4.	Driving chauffeured private hire car or taxi whilst vocational licence is suspended

Section 110(1)
RTA

5.	Permitting any other person to use, or have in that other person’s possession, his or her vocational licence

Rule 17
PSVC

5A.	Installing, or causing or permitting to be installed, audio recording equipment in or on a chauffeured private hire car or taxi

Rule 14B(1)
PSV

5B.	Using, or causing or permitting to be used, audio recording equipment installed in or on a chauffeured private hire car or taxi to record sounds within the vehicle without permission

Rule 14B(4)
PSV

5C.	Installing, or causing or permitting to be installed, visual recording equipment in or on a chauffeured private hire car or taxi

Rule 14C(1)
PSV

5D.	Using, or causing or permitting to be used, visual recording equipment installed in or on a chauffeured private hire car or taxi to make a visual recording within the vehicle without permission

Rule 14C(4)
PSV

5E.	Disclosing, or causing or allowing to be disclosed, a visual recording made of any person or thing, or the occurrence of any incident, within a chauffeured private hire car or taxi

Rule 14D(1)
PSV

6.	Using, wearing or having in his or her possession the vocational licence of another person

Rule 20
PSVC

7.	Causing hurt to passenger in chauffeured private hire car or taxi through carelessness or wilful misbehaviour

Rule 21(1)(m)
PSVC

8.	Verbally insulting, intimidating or harassing a passenger in a sexual manner

Rule 22B(d)
PSVC

9.	Terminating hiring of chauffeured private hire car or taxi, or requiring passenger to leave chauffeured private hire car or taxi, without reasonable excuse, before passenger is conveyed to destination

Rule 22B(b)
PSVC

9A.	Obstructing or obscuring the front windscreen of a chauffeured private hire car or taxi

Rule 6(1)
PSV

10.	Obstructing Registrar or authorised officer in the exercise of his or her power and duty to examine chauffeured private hire car or taxi

Rule 12(2)
PSV

11.	Failing to surrender vocational licence upon suspension or cancellation of vocational licence

Rule 15(1)
PSVC

12.	Verbally insulting, intimidating or harassing a passenger (other than in a sexual manner)

Rule 22B(d)
PSVC

13.	Failing to deposit property left in the vehicle in the manner required (for more than 24 hours but less than 7 days)

Rule 39(1) or (1A)
PSVC

14.	Failing to deposit property left in the vehicle in the manner required (for more than 7 days)

Rule 39(1) or (1A)
PSVC

15.	Intentionally taking booking for on-demand passenger transport service from unauthorised provider of ride-hail service

Section 11(1)
Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 (Act 20 of 2019)

16.	Taking from passenger ride-hail fare inconsistent with ride-hail fare pricing policy (by $20 or more)

Section 23(2A)(a) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

17.	Taking from passenger ride-hail fare inconsistent with ride-hail fare pricing policy (by less than $20)

Section 23(2A)(a) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

18.	Taking from passenger ride-hail fare more than ride-hail fare last published by the ride-hail service licensee for ride-hail service (by $20 or more)

Section 23(2A)(b) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

19.	Taking from passenger ride-hail fare more than ride-hail fare last published by the ride-hail service licensee for ride-hail service (by less than $20)

Section 23(2A)(b) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

[S 921/2020 wef 30/10/2020]

[S 413/2018 wef 22/06/2018]

Part 2

HOLDER OF VOCATIONAL LICENCE FOR
CHAUFFEURED PRIVATE HIRE CAR ONLY

First column

Second column

Third column

Offences

Offence provision

Demerit points

1.	Loitering for the purpose of soliciting for passengers

Rule 22A(1)
PSVC

2.	Soliciting for passengers

Rule 22A(1)
PSVC

3.	Driving a chauffeured private hire car without displaying an authorised decalcomania

Rule 22C(1)(a)
PSVC

4.	Driving a chauffeured private hire car with an authorised decalcomania that is not properly affixed

Rule 22C(1)(b)
PSVC

5.	Driving a chauffeured private hire car with an authorised decalcomania that is defaced, covered, obscured or altered

Rule 22C(1)(c)
PSVC

6.	Driving a chauffeured private hire car with an authorised decalcomania that is illegible

Rule 22C(1)(d)
PSVC

7.	Driving a chauffeured private hire car with an authorised decalcomania that is discoloured by fading or otherwise

Rule 22C(1)(e)
PSVC

8.	Affixing or causing to affix an authorised decalcomania on a chauffeured private hire car other than a chauffeured private hire car for which the marking was issued

Rule 38A(4)
PSV

9.	Removing authorised decalcomania without authority

Rule 38D
PSV

10.	Affixing or displaying, or causing to be affixed or displayed, on a vehicle that is not a chauffeured private hire car a decalcomania or label with chauffeured private hire car marking

Rule 34
Road Traffic Rules (R 20)

11.	Plying, or causing or permitting, a chauffeured private hire car to ply for hire

Rule 40(1)
PSV

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Part 3

HOLDER OF VOCATIONAL LICENCE FOR TAXI ONLY

First column

Second column

Third column

Offences

Offence provision

Demerit points

1.	Taking from taxi passenger taxi fare inconsistent with any part of taxi fare pricing policy for taxi service (by $20 or more)

Section 23(2)(a) read with section 23(4)
PTCA as in force before 30 October 2020

2.	Taking from taxi passenger taxi fare more than taxi fare last published by the licensed taxi service operator for taxi service (by $20 or more)

Section 23(2)(b) read with section 23(4)
PTCA as in force before 30 October 2020

2A.	Taking from taxi passenger street-hail fare inconsistent with any part of street-hail fare pricing policy for street-hail service (by $20 or more)

Section 23(2)(a) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

2B.	Taking from taxi passenger street-hail fare more than street-hail fare last published by the street-hail service licensee for street-hail service (by $20 or more)

Section 23(2)(b) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

3.	Tampering with, adjusting, altering or modifying taximeter or any part thereof, or causing or permitting any tampering with, adjusting, altering or modifying of taximeter or any part thereof

Rule 21(2)
PSV

4.	Collecting booking fee that exceeds booking fee set by registered provider (by $20 or more)

Rule 23(1)(l)
PSVC

5.	Retaining possession of passenger’s property left behind in taxi for 7 days or more

Rule 39(1)
PSVC

6.	Taking from taxi passenger taxi fare inconsistent with any part of taxi fare pricing policy for taxi service (by less than $20)

Section 23(2)(a) read with section 23(4)
PTCA as in force before 30 October 2020

7.	Taking from taxi passenger taxi fare more than taxi fare last published by the licensed taxi service operator for taxi service (by less than $20)

Section 23(2)(b) read with section 23(4)
PTCA as in force before 30 October 2020

7A.	Taking from taxi passenger street-hail fare inconsistent with any part of street-hail fare pricing policy for street-hail service (by less than $20)

Section 23(2)(a) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

7B.	Taking from taxi passenger street-hail fare more than street-hail fare last published by the street-hail service licensee for street-hail service (by less than $20)

Section 23(2)(b) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

8.	Collecting booking fee that exceeds booking fee set by registered provider (by less than $20)

Rule 23(1)(l)
PSVC

9.	Soliciting for passengers

Rule 23(1)(o)
PSVC

10.	Refusing, without reasonable excuse, to hire out taxi or to convey passenger

Rule 25
PSVC

11.	Covering or obscuring face of taximeter

Rule 23(1)(g)
PSVC

12.	Retaining possession of passenger’s property left behind in taxi for more than 24 hours but less than 7 days

Rule 39(1)
PSVC

13.	Demanding from taxi passenger taxi fare inconsistent with any part of taxi fare pricing policy for taxi service

Section 23(2)(a) read with section 23(4)
PTCA as in force before 30 October 2020

14.	Demanding from taxi passenger taxi fare more than taxi fare last published by licensed taxi service operator for taxi service

Section 23(2)(b) read with section 23(4)
PTCA as in force before 30 October 2020

14A.	Demanding from taxi passenger street-hail fare inconsistent with any part of street-hail fare pricing policy for street-hail service

Section 23(2)(a) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

14B.	Demanding from taxi passenger street-hail fare more than street-hail fare last published by street-hail service licensee for street-hail service

Section 23(2)(b) read with section 23(4)
PTCA

15.	Hindering or obstructing other taxi drivers from picking up passengers

Rule 22(1)(b)
PSVC

16.	Failing, without reasonable cause, to proceed to destination named by a passenger by shortest and most direct route

Rule 23(1)(c)
PSVC

17.	Starting taximeter before boarding of passenger or passengers, and hiring of taxi

Rule 23(1)(d)
PSVC

18.	Failing to stop taximeter as soon as hiring of taxi is terminated

Rule 23(1)(da)
PSVC

19.	Resetting taximeter during hiring

Rule 23(1)(e)
PSVC

20.	Attempting to collect booking fee that exceeds booking fee set by registered provider

Rule 23(1)(l)
PSVC

21.	Taking up or setting down passenger at unauthorised place

Rule 26(1)(c)
PSVC

22.	Failing to drive into taxi stand from rear and into foremost adjacent vacant space thereat until reaching front of taxi stand

Rule 27(9)
PSVC

23.	Wilfully obstructing, impeding or preventing other taxi drivers from stopping, parking or stationing their taxis at taxi stand

Rule 27(13)
PSVC

24.	Stopping, parking or stationing taxi at taxi stand when unable to let out taxi for hire

Rule 27(18)
PSVC

[S 921/2020 wef 30/10/2020]

Note:

In this Schedule —

“PSV” means the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules (R 14);

“PSVC” means the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) Rules (R 8);

“PTCA” means the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B);

“RTA” means the Road Traffic Act.

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