Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill

Clause 16

Amendment of section 111O

Section 111O of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “service” in paragraph (a), the words “of the bus interchange or bus depot that is the subject of the licence”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “interchange” in paragraphs (b), (c), (e) and (f), the words “or bus depot”;

(c)

by deleting paragraph (d) and substituting the following paragraph:“(d)the maximum fee payable to the licensee for the use of the bus interchange that is the subject of the licence by —

(i)

any bus service licensee; or

(ii)

any operator of any bus service using buses registered whether within or outside Singapore and which ply between Singapore and Malaysia;”; (d)by inserting, immediately after the word “licensees” in paragraph (e), the words “and operators of bus services referred to in paragraph (d)”; and

(e)

by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), conditions included in a licence to operate a bus interchange or bus depot may require the licensee —

(a)

to maintain any premises, structure or facility used for the purposes of, or which is otherwise reasonably necessary or incidental to, the smooth operation of the bus interchange or bus depot;

(b)

to prepare itself to deal with any plague, epidemic, fire, flood, earthquake or disaster (natural or otherwise) or any public emergency; and

(c)

to provide travel information systems and directional signs for the purpose of ensuring integration of the bus interchange with transport services and facilities and developments surrounding the bus interchange operated by the licensee so as to enhance passenger services.”.