Singapore legislation
Schedule “SECOND SCHEDULE
Schedule “SECOND SCHEDULE
Classification and Descriptions of Public Service Vehicles
Section 100Classification and Descriptions of Public Service Vehicles
1. The classification and descriptions of public service vehicles for the purpose of this Act and the rules shall be as follows:First column Second column Class of Public Service Vehicles Description(a)Excursion buses Buses which are used on unscheduled services and in which passengers are charged separate and distinct fares. (b)Omnibuses Buses which are used on scheduled services and in which passengers are charged separate and distinct fares. (c)Private buses Buses owned by any person and used exclusively for the conveyance of the employees of the owner of such buses or for the conveyance of persons in connection with his business, any charges made for the conveyance of such persons being such that no profit results therefrom. (d)Private hire buses Buses which do not ply for hire on any road but are hired under a contract, express or implied, for the use of each such vehicle as a whole. (e)Private hire cars Motor cars which do not ply for hire on any road but are hired under a contract, express or implied, for the use of each such vehicle as a whole. (f)School buses Buses used for carrying children to and from schools and hired under a contract, express or implied, at a fixed or agreed rate or sum. (g)Taxis Motor cars having a seating capacity for not more than 8 persons (including the driver), which ply for hire on any road and are hired under a contract, express or implied, for the use of each such vehicle as a whole or for the use of 2 or more persons who pay separate fares. (h)TrishawsThree-wheeled pedal cycles constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers. 2. For the purposes of this Schedule, “bus” means a public service vehicle of a design approved by the Registrar and having a seating capacity for not less than 9 persons (excluding the driver).”.