20. Restrictions on acquisition of essential operating assets

Terms defined in this Act

• acquisition

  acquisition

  Defined · s 28B

  “acquisition” includes an agreement to acquire, but does not include —(a)an acquisition by will or by operation of law; or(b)an acquisition by way of enforcement of a loan security;

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• bus

  bus

  Defined · s 2

  “bus” means any motor vehicle registered as a bus under the Road Traffic Act 1961;

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• Class 1 bus service licence

  Class 1 bus service licence

  Defined · s 2

  “Class 1 bus service licence” means a bus service licence authorising the operation of 10 or more regular route services specified in the licence;

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• LTA

  LTA

  Defined · s 2

  “LTA” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore constituted under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;

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• operate

  operate

  Defined · s 2

  “operate” means —(a)for a bus service — to control or direct the operations of the bus service in connection with a business for, or involving, the transport of passengers by road by that bus service, but does not include —(i)merely arranging for the registration of a bus;(ii)merely driving a bus; or(iii)merely maintaining or arranging for the maintenance of a bus; and(b)for a bus depot or bus interchange — to control or direct the operations of the bus depot or bus interchange in connection with a business, but does not include the following:(i)merely driving a bus;(ii)merely repairing a bus;(iii)merely refuelling a bus, or supplying fuel for buses, parked at a bus depot or bus interchange;(iv)merely charging the battery of a bus, or supplying electricity for the charging of batteries of buses, parked at a bus depot or bus interchange;

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• public bus operator

  public bus operator

  Defined · s 2

  “public bus operator” means a bus operator who is party to a public bus services contract for the provision of bus services specified in the contract;

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• public bus services contract

  public bus services contract

  Defined · s 2

  “public bus services contract” means a contract entered into by the LTA under Part 2 for the provision of bus services specified in the contract;

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• public bus system

  public bus system

  Defined · s 2

  “public bus system” means all the components which make up the system for the movement of individuals on bus services including —(a)the physical components such as —(i)facilities for accessing, disembarking and the interchange of passengers, including bus stopping infrastructure and bus interchanges;(ii)bus depots and other facilities for the maintenance, refuelling and parking of buses;(iii)buses; and(iv)control, communications and location systems and technology, information, and other systems and equipment for the provision of bus services; and(b)the management components such as —(i)plans for building the network and acquiring vehicles;(ii)operations planning including business plans, corporate plans, operations plans and contingency plans;(iii)operational matters required to operate the system including schedules, timetables and ticketing systems;(iv)legislative and regulatory systems such as registration, licensing and accreditation;(v)the labour components including all the persons involved in planning, policy development, operations, and regulating and managing the physical and management components of the system; and(vi)administration, maintenance and information management matters;

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• regular route service

  regular route service

  Defined · s 2

  “regular route service” means a bus service that is conducted according to predetermined routes and timetables with 2 or more bus stopping points within Singapore, but does not include —(a)a tourist bus service;(b)a community bus service;(c)a courtesy bus service; or(d)a bus service excluded from this definition by the Minister by order in the Gazette;

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