Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Third-Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Bill

Clause 2

General interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“access” includes —

(a)

access that is subject to a precondition (such as the use of a password);

(b)

access through push technology; or

(c)

access through a standing request;“Authority” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 158A);“booking” means an arrangement between a taxi driver and a passenger for the taxi driver to transport the passenger in a taxi on a journey determined by that passenger;“business” includes a venture or concern in trade or commerce, conducted on a regular, repetitive or continuous basis;“certificate of registration” means a certificate issued to a registered provider under section 12(1);“code of practice” includes performance standards and technical standards;“modification” and “modify”, in relation to the conditions of registration, include deleting or varying and substituting a condition and adding a condition;“public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276);“register” means to register under this Act;“registered provider” means a person who is registered under this Act;“taxi” means a public service vehicle which is classified as a taxi under the Second Schedule to the Road Traffic Act.

Definition

“access” includes —

(a)

access that is subject to a precondition (such as the use of a password);

(b)

access through push technology; or

(c)

access through a standing request;

Definition

“Authority” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 158A);

Definition

“booking” means an arrangement between a taxi driver and a passenger for the taxi driver to transport the passenger in a taxi on a journey determined by that passenger;

Definition

“business” includes a venture or concern in trade or commerce, conducted on a regular, repetitive or continuous basis;

Definition

“certificate of registration” means a certificate issued to a registered provider under section 12(1);

Definition

“code of practice” includes performance standards and technical standards;

Definition

“modification” and “modify”, in relation to the conditions of registration, include deleting or varying and substituting a condition and adding a condition;

Definition

“public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276);

Definition

“register” means to register under this Act;

Definition

“registered provider” means a person who is registered under this Act;

Definition

“taxi” means a public service vehicle which is classified as a taxi under the Second Schedule to the Road Traffic Act.