Regulation 57A
Standing passengers
of Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules
Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 73 of 85
Regulation 57A
Amended byS 329/2018 wef 31/05/2018
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a private bus may carry standing passengers.
Subregulation 2
When a private bus is used for the conveyance of school children to and from their school, it must not carry any standing passenger who is below 18 years of age.
Subregulation 3
The private bus must comply with the following requirements if it carries any standing passenger:
(a)
it must have a maximum laden weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms or a seating capacity exceeding 15 persons (excluding the driver);
(b)
it must be fitted with handrails and handstraps in accordance with rule 85 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules (R 9).