Singapore legislation
Section 110A
Section 110A
General suspension of participating bookable drivers
(1)
The Registrar may in the circumstances in subsection (2), by a general suspension order served on persons mentioned in subsection (3), direct that every bookable vehicle driver who is a participating bookable driver of the same designated exempt ride‑hail service operator stop providing, during a blackout period, on‑demand passenger transport services the booking of which is taken or facilitated by that designated exempt ride‑hail service operator.
(2)
A general suspension order may be made where the Registrar is satisfied that —
one of the participating bookable drivers of a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator has been convicted of a relevant offence in the course of being a participating bookable driver of the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator; and
within a period of 12 months before the commission of the relevant offence in paragraph (a), 2 or more other participating bookable drivers of the same designated exempt ride‑hail service operator have also been convicted of a relevant offence each in the course of being a participating bookable driver of that designated exempt ride‑hail service operator,regardless of any general suspension order earlier served in respect of that same designated exempt ride‑hail service operator or that a blackout period for any earlier general suspension order is current.
(3)
A general suspension order relating to a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator must be given to —
the class comprising every participating bookable driver of the same designated exempt ride‑hail service operator concerned; and
the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator.
(4)
A general suspension order may be made under subsection (1) only after giving the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator concerned a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
(5)
In determining whether a driver has been convicted of a relevant offence, the Registrar may reckon any offer of composition under section 135 for a relevant offence that is accepted by the driver in relation to that offence as if that driver had been convicted of that relevant offence.
(6)
However, where a driver has been convicted of a relevant offence, and it is open to the driver to appeal against the conviction (either with the leave of the court or without such leave), the Registrar, in determining whether a driver has been convicted of a relevant offence, must disregard the conviction until —
no further appeal is open to the driver; or
by reason of the end of any period for entering an appeal or a notice of appeal, or the refusal of leave to appeal or for any other reason, it ceases to be open for the driver to appeal.
(7)
A general suspension order that is addressed to a class of persons is sufficiently served if it is published both —
in a daily newspaper circulating in Singapore or in any other news media that, in the opinion of the Authority, will be most likely to bring the direction to the attention of the persons who belong to the class; and
on the Authority’s official website.
(8)
A general suspension order that is served in accordance with subsection (7) takes effect at the beginning of the day after the date on which both paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (7) have been complied with.
(9)
A participating bookable driver of a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator who —
is in the class of participating bookable drivers served with a general suspension order (in accordance with subsection (7)) directing him or her to stop providing any on‑demand passenger transport service the booking of which is taken or facilitated by that designated exempt ride‑hail service operator; and
provides any on‑demand passenger transport service the booking of which is taken or facilitated by that designated exempt ride‑hail service operator during the blackout period for that general suspension order,shall be guilty of an offence.
(10)
It is not a defence in any proceeding for an offence under subsection (9) that the accused holds a vocational licence granted under section 110 authorising him or her to drive a public service vehicle.