Rapid Transit Systems Regulations - Singapore Statutes Online

Rapid Transit Systems Act

(Chapter 263A, Section 42)

Rapid Transit Systems Regulations

Rg 1

REVISED EDITION 1997

(15th June 1997)

[26th October 1987]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Rapid Transit Systems Regulations.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“administrative charge” means such amount, not exceeding $5, as may be specified in the conditions of use;

“authorised person” means any officer, employee or agent of the Authority, or of its licensee, acting in the execution of his duty upon or in connection with the railway;

“bicycle” means a two-wheeled pedal cycle constructed or adapted for use as a means of conveyance, and includes a power-assisted bicycle;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“conditions of use” means the conditions subject to which a ticket for travel upon the public transport system is granted, and which conditions are published from time to time by the Authority or its licensee or by a person appointed by the Authority or its licensee and posted at the railway premises;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“fare” means the fare payable for a ticket for use on the railway granted by or on behalf of the Authority or its licensee or by a person appointed by the Authority or its licensee;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“mobility scooter” means a vehicle that —

(a)	has 3 or more wheels and a footboard supported by the wheels;
(b)	is steered by handlebars;
(c)	has a seat;
(d)	is designed to carry an individual who is unable to walk or has difficulty in walking; and
(e)	is propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;

[S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

“paid area” means that part of the railway premises set aside for the use of fare-paying passengers and provided with ticket gates for the purposes of entry or exit;

“passenger” means any person who obtains a ticket or on whose behalf a ticket is obtained, and who is lawfully within the paid area during the hours of business of the Authority or its licensee;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“personal mobility device” means a wheeled vehicle that —

(a)	is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage); and
(b)	is propelled by an electric motor attached to the vehicle or by human power or both,

and includes a skateboard, but does not include a bicycle, motor car, wheelchair (motorised or otherwise), mobility scooter, pram, stroller, trolley, inline skates or roller‑skates;

[S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

“power-assisted bicycle” means a bicycle which can be propelled by means of an electric motor or an internal combustion engine;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“ticket” means any form of authorisation issued by or on behalf of the Authority or its licensee, or by a person appointed by the Authority or its licensee, for the conveyance of any passenger on the railway;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“ticket office” means any office, sales counter or passenger service counter operated by or on behalf of the Authority, its licensee or any person appointed by the Authority or its licensee, to grant a ticket;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“train” means any train (or carriage or compartment thereof) owned by or in the possession of the Authority or its licensee;

“unpaid area” means any part of the railway premises other than that which constitutes the paid area.

[G.N. Nos. S 278/87; S 450/89; S 159/91]

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