Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
7. Administration of Act
Feedback & supportIt is the function of the LTA to exercise licensing and regulatory functions in accordance with this Act with respect to the provision in Singapore of point‑to‑point passenger transport services, and to otherwise administer this Act.
LTA
“LTA” means the Land Transport Authority of Singapore established under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995;
In discharging the functions and duties imposed on it by subsection (1), the LTA must have regard to the need —
for reliable, safe and convenient passenger travel on motor vehicles and other forms of land transport in Singapore;
for ensuring that any person licensed or otherwise authorised under this Act to provide in Singapore point‑to‑point passenger transport services is able to do so efficiently; and
for sustainability, adequacy and optimisation of capacity across the network of public passenger transport services on land for journeys within Singapore.
No liability shall lie personally against any member, officer or employee of the LTA or any other person acting under the direction of the LTA for anything done or intended to be done in good faith and with reasonable care in the execution or purported execution of this Act.
officer
“officer”, in relation to an applicant or exempt ride‑hail service operator or a licensee, means —(a)where the applicant, operator or licensee is a body corporate — an individual for the time being holding the office of chairperson, director, chief executive officer or company secretary (as the case may be) of the body or any position analogous to any of those offices;(b)where the applicant, operator or licensee is a partnership (including a limited partnership) — a partner of the partnership; or(c)where the applicant, operator or licensee is an unincorporated association — an individual for the time being holding the office of president, secretary or treasurer (as the case may be) of the committee of the unincorporated association, or any position analogous to any of those offices,and includes any person carrying out the duties of any such office referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) if the office is vacant;