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Regulation 3

of Public Transport Council (Exempt Street-hail Service Providers) Order 2020

Regulation 3

Exempt street-hail service provider

Amended byS 284/2026 wef 04/05/2026S 284/2026 wef 31/12/2021S 284/2026 wef 04/05/2026

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 284/2026 wef 04/05/2026S 284/2026 wef 31/12/2021

A street-hail industry participant who provides any street‑hail service as follows, and any taxi driver of a taxi used for any street‑hail service as follows, is exempt from sections 41(3)(a) and (5) and 44(1) of the Act with respect to fares for the provision of that street‑hail service if it is provided in the manner described in sub‑paragraph (2):

(a)

a Singapore-Malaysia taxi service;

(b)

a street-hail service using a wheelchair-accessible taxi for the carriage of any passenger, whether or not travelling in a wheelchair.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 284/2026 wef 04/05/2026

Every street-hail fare for a street-hail service mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) must —

(a)

be published by the street-hail industry participant providing the street‑hail service concerned —

(i)

at least 7 days before the street-hail service is offered or provided to the public at that street‑hail fare; and (ii)in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for that fare among members of the public; (b)be lodged with the Council by that street‑hail industry participant at least 28 days before the street‑hail service is offered or provided to the public at that street‑hail fare; and

(c)

in the case of a Singapore-Malaysia taxi service, only be a fixed sum agreed between the hirer and the street‑hail service licensee which owns the taxi.