Clause 13

by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) A person must not demand or take from a bus passenger, for any bus service involving the carriage of the passenger on a bus and operated by the person, or by the person on behalf of the licensed bus operator of the bus service, a bus fare that —

is more than the maximum price approved under section 24 or 24AA for that bus service;

is inconsistent with any part of the pricing policy set or approved under section 24 or 24AA for that bus service; or

is different from the bus fare last published by the licensed bus operator for that bus service.(1A) A person must not demand or take from a train passenger, for any train service involving the carriage of the passenger on a train and operated by the person, or by the person on behalf of the licensed rapid transit system operator, a train fare that —

is more than the maximum price approved under section 24 or 24AA for that train service;

is inconsistent with any part of the pricing policy set or approved under section 24 or 24AA for that train service; or

is different from the train fare last published by the licensed rapid transit system operator for that train service.(2) A person must not demand or take from a taxi passenger for hiring a taxi for the passenger’s journey a taxi fare that —

is inconsistent with any part of the pricing policy set under section 23B for that taxi service; or

is more than the taxi fare last published by the licensed taxi service operator for that taxi service.(2A) A taxi service operator which offers to the public, or any section of the public, any taxi service for any taxi fare that is inconsistent with any part of the pricing policy set under section 23B for that taxi service shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in subsection (4), the words “, (1A) or (2)”;

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsections:“(5) For the purposes of this section, where the Council revokes or suspends its approval of any bus fare or train fare under section 24(4) or (5)(a) (called in this section the replaced fare) —

the last revocation revives the bus fare or train fare approved (if any) by the Council previous to it approving the replaced fare, and with effect from the revocation, the bus fare or train fare revived is to be regarded as an approved maximum price for the fare; or

for the period of suspension, the bus fare or train fare approved by the Council previous to the suspension of the replaced fare is revived, and for that period, the replaced bus fare or train fare is not to be regarded as an approved maximum price for the fare.(6) To avoid doubt, subsections (1) and (4) bind —

the Land Transport Authority of Singapore in respect of every public bus services contract it is a party to, or when the Land Transport Authority of Singapore operates a bus service, as if it is the bus operator in that subsection;

every public bus operator providing bus services under a public bus services contract as if it is the bus operator in that subsection; and

every employee of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore or a bus operator referred to in paragraph (b) employed to deliver those bus services.”; and

by deleting the words “rapid transit system fares” in the section heading and substituting the words “train fares”.