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Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016

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Type: Subsidiary Legislation
Status: In force
Enacted: 1987
Sections: 7

Quick answer

About this subsidiary legislation

Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PTCA-S82-2016 1987, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1987.

Regulation 1

Citation and commencement

These Regulations are the Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 and come into operation on 29 February 2016.

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“issuing officer”, for a penalty fee notice, means the public transport official giving an individual the penalty fee notice;“penalty fee notice” means a notice under section 53(1) of the Act containing an offer of an opportunity to pay a penalty fee;“Symphony for ePayment system” or “SeP system” means the central servers, workstations and networks which are collectively capable of —

(a)

collecting, transferring, processing and storing information;

(b)

settling financial transactions; and

(c)

generating reports,relating to smartcard tickets and other prescribed devices.

Definition

“issuing officer”, for a penalty fee notice, means the public transport official giving an individual the penalty fee notice;

Definition

“penalty fee notice” means a notice under section 53(1) of the Act containing an offer of an opportunity to pay a penalty fee;

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

Definition

“Symphony for ePayment system” or “SeP system” means the central servers, workstations and networks which are collectively capable of —

(a)

collecting, transferring, processing and storing information;

(b)

settling financial transactions; and

(c)

generating reports,relating to smartcard tickets and other prescribed devices.

Regulation 3

Prescribed penalty fee

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

For the purposes of section 53(1) of the Act, the amount prescribed for a penalty fee is $50.

Regulation 4

Appeal procedure

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 729/2024 wef 01/10/2024S 729/2024 wef 01/10/2024S 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

For the purpose of section 53(3) of the Act, the period prescribed to appeal against a penalty fee notice is 14 days after that notice is given by the issuing officer.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 01/10/2024S 729/2024 wef 01/10/2024S 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

Every appeal under section 53(3) of the Act must —

(a)

be made electronically in the applicable form provided at the Council’s website at https://go.gov.sg/penalty-fee-services; or

(b)

be in writing, addressed to the Penalty Fee Section of the Council and sent to the office address of the Council.

Regulation 5

Instance of fare evasion

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

For the purposes of section 54(4)(c) of the Act, an individual evades payment of a bus fare or train fare if the individual is travelling or attempting to travel or has travelled for free on a bus or train on an invalid ticket.

Regulation 6

Prescribed devices and prescribed processes

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 729/2024 wef 31/12/2021

For the purposes of section 55 of the Act, the prescribed devices and prescribed processes are set out in Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule, respectively.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of a process referred to in Part 2 of the Schedule, the Symphony for ePayment system is a prescribed computer system.

Regulation 7

Revocation

The Public Transport Council (Penalty Fees) Regulations 2008 (G.N. No. S 303/2008) are revoked.

Common questions

What is Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016?: Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PTCA-S82-2016 1987, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1987.
Is Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 still in force?: Yes — Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 is currently in force.
When did Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 take effect?: Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 was first recorded in 1987.
How many regulations does Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 have?: Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 contains 7 regulations.
Where can I read the official version of Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016?: The official text of Public Transport Council (Bus or Train Fare Evasion) Regulations 2016 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.