Bus Services Industry Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Licensing of Bus Depot or Bus Interchange Operators
25. Validity and renewal of bus depot licence or bus interchange licence
Feedback & supportEvery bus depot licence or bus interchange licence granted under this Act is to be in the form that the LTA may determine.
bus depot licence
“bus depot licence” means a bus depot licence granted (or deemed granted) under Part 4 to operate a bus depot specified in the licence;
Every bus depot licence or bus interchange licence granted or renewed under this Act continues in force for the period specified in the licence, unless it is earlier revoked or suspended under section 39.
licence
“licence” means a bus service licence, a bus depot licence or a bus interchange licence;
The LTA may, on the application by a licensee holding a bus depot licence or bus interchange licence to renew the licence —
LTA
“LTA” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore constituted under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;
grant a renewal of the bus depot licence or bus interchange licence on payment of a renewal fee or late renewal fee (if prescribed) and with or without adding to, deleting from or varying conditions of the licence; or
refuse to renew the bus depot licence or bus interchange licence, as the case may be.
An application to renew a bus depot licence or bus interchange licence must be made no later than 3 months before the date of expiry of the licence (or the longer period prescribed in substitution), unless otherwise allowed by the LTA in any particular case which is to be treated as a late renewal application.
bus interchange licence
“bus interchange licence” means a bus interchange licence granted (or deemed granted) under Part 4 to operate a bus interchange specified in the licence;
Sections 23 and 24 apply, with the necessary modifications, to every application to renew a bus depot licence or bus interchange licence as if the application is for a grant of the bus depot licence or bus interchange licence.
To avoid doubt, section 27 does not apply to or in relation to granting a renewal of a bus depot licence or bus interchange licence with additional, deleted or varied conditions of the licence.