Singapore legislation

Clause 60

of Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Bill

Clause 60

Related amendments to penalty fee for bus or train fare evasion

The Public Transport Council Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (5) of section 24C and substituting the following subsection:“(5) An individual who is offered by a public transport official an opportunity to pay a penalty fee may accept the offer by paying the penalty fee, or by arranging for another person to pay the penalty fee —

(a)

to a person directed by the public transport official and authorised by the Council to receive payments of penalty fees; or

(b)

to the Council itself,in the manner and within the time determined by the Council or under subsection (4)(a) if an appeal under subsection (3) is made.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “subsection (5)(a), the public transport official must give the individual” in section 24C(7) and substituting the words “subsection (5), the Council must give or cause to be given to the individual”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “, unless he pays, immediately and in such mode of payment as may be determined by the Council, the full amount of the penalty fee to that public transport official” in section 24E(1).

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