Singapore legislation

Clause 49

Classification of public service vehicles

(1)

For the purpose of this Part of this Ordinance and of any rules made thereunder, public service vehicles shall be divided into the following classes: —

(a)

omnibuses; that is to say, public service vehicles which are used on scheduled services and in which passengers are charged separate and distinct fares;

(b)

private buses; that is to say, public service vehicles of a design approved by the Registrar, having seating capacity for more than six persons, owned by the proprietor or governing body of a school and used exclusively for the conveyance of the pupils or staff of the school, or owned by any person and used exclusively for the conveyance of the employees of the owner of such vehicle or for the conveyance of persons in connection with his business, any charges made for the conveyance of such persons being such that no profit results therefrom;

(c)

excursion buses; that is to say, public service vehicles which are used on unscheduled services and in which passengers are charged separate and distinct fares;

(d)

taxis; that is to say, public service vehicles having seating capacity for not more than six 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;

(e)

private hire cars; that is to say, public service vehicles having seating capacity for not more than six persons (including the driver), 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; and

(f)

trishas.

(2)

The Minister may make rules for sub-dividing any class of public service vehicle, and any reference in this Part of this Ordinance to a class of public service vehicle shall include a reference to any subdivision of such class.

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