Regulation 4
Vehicle to be clean and in good order
of Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules
Subregulation 1
No licensee shall ply a public service vehicle for the purpose of gain or cause or permit a vehicle to be plied for the purpose of gain if the vehicle or any of its accessories or appurtenances are not clean or in proper repair, good order or condition.
Subregulation 2
Except where the Registrar otherwise permits, no licence shall be renewed in respect of —
an excursion bus, a school bus, a private hire bus or a private bus which has been used for more than 20 years;
an omnibus which —
in a case where the omnibus licence is issued before 1st September 2003, is more than 15 years old on that date; or
in any other case, is more than 17 years old; or
a taxi which —
in a case where the taxi licence is issued for a Type A Taxi — is no more than 8 years old on the date of issue;
in a case where the taxi licence is issued for a Type B Taxi — is no more than 10 years old on the date of issue; or
in a case where the taxi licence is issued for a Type C Taxi — is no more than 9 years old on the date of issue;
[Deleted by S 471/2006 wef 01/08/2006]
Subregulation 3
In this rule —
Definition
“specified electric taxi” means a taxi that is —
an electric car registered on or after 15 September 2022; or
an electric car registered before 15 September 2022, where the term of the certificate of entitlement for the taxi has been extended under rule 24BA of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31);
Definition
“Type A Taxi” means —
a taxi that satisfies all of the following criteria:
is not an electric car;
is registered before 1 January 2025;
the term of the certificate of entitlement for the taxi has not been extended under any of the following rules:
rule 24BB of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules;
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2023 (G.N. No. S 272/2023);
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 196/2024);
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 222/2024);
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 3) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 368/2024);
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 4) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 805/2024); or
a taxi which is an electric car but is not a specified electric taxi;
Definition
“Type B Taxi” means —
a specified electric taxi;
a taxi which is not an electric car and is registered on or after 1 January 2025; or
a taxi that satisfies all of the following criteria:
is not an electric car;
is registered before 1 January 2025;
the term of the certificate of entitlement of the taxi has been extended to 10 years under any of the following rules:
rule 24BB of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules;
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024;
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 3) Rules 2024;
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 4) Rules 2024;
Definition
“Type C Taxi” means a taxi that satisfies all of the following criteria:
is not an electric car;
is registered before 1 January 2025;
the term of the certificate of entitlement of the taxi has been extended to 9 years under any of the following rules:
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2023;
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2024;
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024;
is not a Type A Taxi or Type B Taxi.