Schedule 2 · Classification and descriptions of public service vehicles

SECOND SCHEDULESections 65A(1), 100 and 111A(3)Classification and descriptions of public service vehicles

1. The classification and descriptions of public service vehicles for the purpose of this Act and the rules are as follows:First columnSecond columnClass of Public Service VehiclesDescription(a)Excursion busesBuses which are used on non-scheduled transport services and in which passengers are charged separate and distinct fares.

OmnibusesBuses which are used on scheduled transport services and in which passengers are charged separate and distinct fares.

Private busesBuses owned by any person and used exclusively for the conveyance of the employees of the owner of the buses or for the conveyance of persons in connection with the owner’s business, any charges made for the conveyance of those persons being such that no profit results therefrom.

Private hire busesBuses which do not ply for hire on any road but are hired under a contract, express or implied, for the use of each such vehicle as a whole.

Private hire carsMotor cars that do not ply for hire on any road but are hired, or made available for hire, under a contract (express or implied) for use as a whole —

with a driver for the purpose of conveying one or more passengers in that car; or (ii)by a hirer, or any other person authorised by the hirer in the contract, to drive the motor car personally.

School busesBuses used for carrying children to and from schools and hired under a contract, express or implied, at a fixed or agreed rate or sum.

TaxisMotor cars having a seating capacity for not more than 8 persons (including the driver), which ply for hire on any road and are hired under a contract, express or implied, for the use of each such vehicle as a whole or for the use of 2 or more persons who pay separate fares.

TrishawsThree-wheeled pedal cycles constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers.[S 678/2023 wef 30/10/2023]2. In this Schedule —“bus” means a public service vehicle of a design approved by the Registrar and having a seating capacity for not less than 9 persons (excluding the driver);“non-scheduled transport services” means, in respect of a single “non‑scheduled transport service”, a transport service that is provided by transport operators to carry passengers with a passenger list for hire, reward or any other form of consideration according to a vehicle itinerary, and which does not qualify as a scheduled transport service;“scheduled transport services” means, in respect of a single “scheduled transport service”, a transport service over a specified route, according to a fixed route table with predetermined stopping places and for which set fares are charged, which is accessible to everyone either on a first‑come, first‑served basis, or with prior booking.[S 678/2023 wef 30/10/2023]