Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Regulations 2020
Regulation 8
Information required for licence application
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of sections 12(2)(e) and 18(2)(e) of the Act, an application for or to renew a street‑hail service licence or a ride‑hail service licence must be accompanied by the following information:
the name of the applicant and whether the applicant is a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership or an unincorporated association;
in the case where the applicant is a corporation —
its place of incorporation and the particulars of that incorporation; (ii)its substantial shareholders and their shareholdings;
its officers;
its principal business; (v)all the corporations in which the applicant has a substantial shareholding, and the holding company of the applicant, if applicable; and
whether it has issued shares which are listed on a securities exchange established in or outside Singapore;
in the case where the applicant is not a corporation —
its place of formation and the particulars of that formation; (ii)its officers; and
its principal business; (d)for every individual who is the applicant’s officer —
the name and residential address of the individual; (ii)the individual’s qualifications and experience in matters relevant to providing a street‑hail service or ride‑hail service that is the subject of the application; and
the individual’s suitability (having regard to section 13(3) or 19(3) of the Act) to be involved in the management of providing a street‑hail service or ride‑hail service that is the subject of the application;
the person’s or individual’s relevant knowledge, competency and experience in matters connected with providing such a service;
the name, address and contact details of one or more persons in Singapore who is authorised by the applicant to accept on the applicant’s behalf (when a licensee) service of notices and other documents under the Act;
the name, address and contact details of one or more persons in Singapore who is nominated by the applicant as representative of the applicant (when a licensee);
whether the applicant and any person authorised or nominated in sub‑paragraph (f) or (g) is granted a licence or had been granted a licence or is or was an officer of another licensee;
the applicant’s policies, procedures and practices for ensuring the security of personal data collected and used in the course of or for the purpose of providing the street‑hail service or ride‑hail service, as the case may be;
documents and other evidence of the information mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (h) and (i).
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(i), information about the applicant’s policies, procedures and practices mentioned in that provision include —
policies, procedures and practices relating to —
the detection of the occurrence of a notifiable data breach affecting applicable personal data; and
in the event a notifiable data breach affecting applicable personal data is detected — the actions to be taken to manage and minimise the impact of the notifiable data breach, including the process by which the applicant notifies the LTA and the individuals to whom the applicable personal data relates;
the individuals (by name or description) in the applicant’s organisation responsible for implementing the policies, procedures and practices mentioned in sub-paragraph (a); and
the roles and responsibilities of each individual mentioned in sub-paragraph (b).
Subregulation 3
In paragraph (2) —
Definition
“applicable personal data” —
in the case of an applicant for a street-hail service licence — means personal data of any of the following individuals that is collected or used in the course of, or for the purpose of, providing the street-hail service:
a related driver;
a passenger of any taxi driven by a related driver; or
in the case of an applicant for a ride-hail service licence — means personal data of any of the following individuals that is collected or used in the course of, or for the purpose of, providing the ride-hail service:
a participating bookable driver;
a passenger or hirer of a bookable vehicle;
Definition
“notifiable data breach” means a data breach within the meaning given by section 26B(1)(a) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 that affects applicable personal data.
Subregulation 4
For the purposes of section 18(2)(e) of the Act, an application for or to renew a ride-hail service licence must additionally be accompanied by information in respect of the applicant’s policies, procedures and practices to respond to any systemic incident affecting the applicant’s provision of the ride-hail service, including information about —
the applicant’s policies, procedures and practices for detecting the occurrence of a systemic incident;
the actions to be taken by the applicant if the applicant establishes that a systemic incident has occurred, including the notification of the LTA and the public;
the individuals (by name or description) in the applicant’s organisation responsible for organising and coordinating the applicant’s response to a systemic incident; and
the roles and responsibilities of each individual mentioned in sub-paragraph (c).
Subregulation 5
In paragraph (4), “systemic incident”, in relation to an applicant —
means any occurrence, whether due to a natural disaster or phenomenon or to a man-made cause, which impairs the applicant’s provision of a ride-hail service for a period of one hour or more; and
includes any occurrence that adversely affects the applicant’s ability to collect or receive payment for or in relation to the provision of a ride‑hail service.
Subregulation 6
However, the LTA may in any particular case and if satisfied that it is just and equitable waive any requirement in paragraph (1) or (4).