Singapore legislation
Section 42
Section 42
Obtaining information for fare setting or reviews, etc.
(1)
In this section, “relevant person” means —
any licensed bus operator;
any licensed rapid transit system operator; or
any street‑hail industry participant or ride‑hail industry participant.
(2)
The Council may by written notice require a relevant person to furnish, within a reasonable period and in such form and manner as may be specified in the notice, such accounts, financial statements or other documents and information —
which the Council considers necessary to carry out the functions or duties of or assigned to the Council by or under section 43, 45, 47 or 48; and
which are within the knowledge of the relevant person or are in the relevant person’s custody or under the relevant person’s control.
(3)
The power to require a relevant person to furnish any accounts, financial statements, document or information under subsection (2) includes the power to require the relevant person, or any person who is or was an officer or employee of the relevant person, to provide an explanation of the accounts, financial statements, document or information.
(4)
Any person who, in furnishing any accounts, financial statements, document or information required under subsection (2) —
makes a statement which the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or
recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(5)
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses to furnish any accounts, financial statements, document or information required under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
(6)
The Council may by written notice require the LTA to furnish or supply to the Council any particulars or information —
which are obtained by the LTA in the performance of its function under the Bus Services Industry Act 2015; and
which the Council considers necessary to carry out the functions or duties of or assigned to the Council by or under this Part.
(7)
Despite the provisions of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995, the LTA must furnish the particulars and information required under subsection (6) within such time as may be agreed to between the Council and the LTA.[23A