Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Road Traffic (Carriage of Persons in Goods Vehicles) Rules 2010
Regulation 9
Marking of passenger capacity on goods vehicles
Subregulation 1
No person shall be carried on the floor of a goods vehicle unless a marking or label stating the maximum passenger capacity of the floor of the vehicle as computed in accordance with rule 8 is painted or marked or otherwise clearly displayed at the right side of the rear tailboard of the vehicle or upon some conspicuous place on the vehicle determined by the Registrar.
Subregulation 2
The marking or label referred to in paragraph (1) shall —
in the case of a goods vehicle which has an open deck for the carriage of goods —
conform to the specifications set out in Diagram 1 of the Schedule if the vehicle is registered before 1st January 2010 and is used for the carriage of passengers; or
conform to the specifications set out in Diagram 2 of the Schedule if the vehicle is registered on or after 1st January 2010 and is used for the carriage of passengers; and
in the case of any other goods vehicle, conform to the specifications set out in Diagram 1 of the Schedule.
Subregulation 3
Where the marking or label of a goods vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) is altered or defaced such that it no longer conforms to the specifications referred to in paragraph (2) —
the owner of the goods vehicle; and
any person who alters or defaces the marking or label,shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 4
In any proceedings for an offence under paragraph (3)(a), it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that another person had altered or defaced the marking or label without his consent or connivance.
Subregulation 5
A defendant shall not, without permission of the court, be entitled to rely on the defence under paragraph (4) unless, within a period ending 7 clear days before the hearing, he has served on the prosecutor a notice in writing giving such information identifying or assisting in the identification of that other person as was then in his possession.