Singapore legislation

Clause 53

of Bus Services Industry Bill

Clause 53

Consequential amendments to Public Transport Council Act

(1)

The Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B, 2012 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definitions of “bus service operator” and “bus service operator’s licence” in section 2;

(b)

by repealing Parts IV and IVA;

(c)

by deleting the words “a bus service operator’s licence or” in section 22A(1) and substituting the words “Class 1 bus service licence”;

(d)

by deleting the words “Part IVA or” in section 22C(1), (2), (3) and (5) and substituting in each case the word “Part”;

(e)

by deleting the words “Part IVA or” in section 22D(1) and substituting the word “Part”;

(f)

by deleting the words “bus service or” in section 22E(1)(a);

(g)

by deleting the words “operators of bus services or” in section 22E(1)(c);

(h)

by deleting the words “bus services or” in section 22F(1)(a);

(i)

by deleting the words “operation or provision of bus services or” in section 22F(1)(b) and substituting the words “provision of”;

(j)

by deleting the words “operators of bus services or” in section 22F(1)(c);

(k)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of section 22H(1)(a) and (b);

(l)

by deleting the words “section 16(3) or” in section 22I(1)(a) and substituting the word “section”; and

(m)

by deleting the words “bus service licences, bus service operator’s licences and” in section 28(2)(a) and (b).

(2)

Section 25A of the Public Transport Council Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Penalty for unauthorised ticket payment service25A. Any person who contravenes section 19(1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.”.

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