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Cross-Border Railways Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · General Provisions for Licences

31. Grant or renewal of licences

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(1)

After considering any application for or to renew a licence, the LTA may —

(a)

on payment of —

(i)

a licence fee (if prescribed), grant the applicant the licence applied for; or

(ii)

a renewal fee or late renewal fee (if prescribed), renew the licence; or

(b)

refuse to grant or renew the licence, as the case may be.

(2)

In deciding whether to grant or renew a licence under subsection (1), and the conditions to impose or modify, the LTA must have regard to, and give such weight as the LTA considers appropriate to, the following matters:

(a)

whether the applicant is a railway assets operator in the case of an application for a railway assets operating licence, or has a cross‑border train service contract in the case of an application for a cross‑border train service licence;

(b)

the applicant’s capacity to do the following in a safe and secure manner:

(i)

to manage the railway assets of, and provide open network services of the type to be specified in the licence on, the cross‑border railway in the application; or

(ii)

to provide a cross‑border train service on the cross‑border railway in the application.

(3)

To avoid doubt, the LTA is not confined to considering the matters specified in subsection (2) and may take into account such other matters and evidence as may be relevant.

(4)

Without prejudice to subsection (1), the LTA may grant a renewal of a licence with or without modifying the conditions of the licence, but section 35 does not apply to or in relation to granting a renewal of a licence with modifications to the conditions of the original licence.

Terms defined in s 2

cross-border railway
Defined · s 2
“cross-border railway” means a railway which —(a)has a railway network with a terminus in Singapore and runs to any part of peninsular Malaysia; and(b)is constructed under this Act;
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cross-border train service
Defined · s 2
“cross-border train service” means a passenger train service provided using a cross‑border railway, for journeys that are partly in Singapore;
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cross-border train service licence
Defined · s 2
“cross-border train service licence” means a licence granted under section 31 authorising the licensee to provide a cross‑border train service on a cross‑border railway specified in the licence;
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licence
Defined · s 2
“licence” means —(a)a railway assets operating licence; or(b)a cross-border train service licence;
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LTA
Defined · s 2
“LTA” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;
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modify
Defined · s 2
“modification” and “modify”, in relation to the conditions of a licence, include deleting or varying and substituting a condition, and adding a condition;
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open network services
Defined · s 2
“open network services” means network services provided to a train service operator for or in connection with a cross‑border train service provided by that operator;
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railway
Defined · s 2
“railway” means a network or system of fixed horizontal rails, tracks, grooves or other guide‑ways on, under or above the ground along which a train moves or runs, and includes —(a)all railway assets built, installed or used for the operation of the railway; and(b)all railway infrastructure constructed or intended to be constructed for any railway and any extension of the railway;
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railway assets operating licence
Defined · s 2
“railway assets operating licence” means a licence granted under section 31 authorising the licensee to manage railway assets of a cross‑border railway specified in the licence;
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Cross‑Border Railway Administration

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Safety and Security Matters

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Miscellaneous

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Amendments to Other Acts

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