Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Regulations 2020
Regulation 5
Service prescribed as “on‑demand ride booking service”
For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of “on‑demand ride booking service” in section 4(1) of the Act, a service provided as follows in the course of business is prescribed as an on‑demand ride booking service:
a service that involves matching a prospective passenger, or facilitating a prospective passenger communicating, with a driver who provides a passenger transport service, in order for a booking of that driver to provide a passenger transport service; Example A service called “Call the Driver”.(b)a service provided through an online location or electronic media application, that involves —
drivers of bookable vehicles making available the booking of their bookable vehicles to provide a passenger transport service for a journey offered by the driver; (ii)prospective passengers seeking to book a passenger transport service for a journey or part of a journey mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); and
communicating the booking by the prospective passenger to the driver to provide that passenger transport service using a bookable vehicle;Example A service called “Driver Initiates”.(c)a service provided through an online location or electronic media application, that involves —
prospective passengers seeking to book a passenger transport service for a journey starting at a location and time fixed by the respective prospective passengers;
drivers of bookable vehicles offering to provide a passenger transport service for a journey starting at the same location and time mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i);
collating the supply of drivers of bookable vehicles and the demand by prospective passengers for passenger transport services using bookable vehicles starting at the same location and time mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); and
communicating to the adequate number of drivers of bookable vehicles to provide that passenger transport service starting at the same location and time mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) and requiring them to accept the bookings.Examples1.A service called “Uber Pin”.2.A service called “Waiting Limousine”.