2. Definitions

For the purpose of these Rules —[Deleted by S 919/2020 wef 30/10/2020][Deleted by S 919/2020 wef 30/10/2020]“assessment report” means an assessment report prepared in accordance with rule 4(3) or 9(9) and (10), as the case may be;“authorised officer” means a person authorised by the Registrar to discharge any of the functions and duties or to exercise any of the powers of the Registrar under these Rules;“authorised person” means —

the holder of a public service vehicle licence issued under section 102 of the Act;

an employee of the owner of a public service vehicle; or

a person acting as a driver or conductor of a public service vehicle while it is being used for the carriage of passengers for the purpose of gain;“certificate of fitness” means a certificate of fitness prepared in accordance with rule 4(3A) or 9A(3) or (4) (as the case may be) certifying that a person is physically and mentally fit to hold a licence to drive a vehicle or to be a conductor;[Deleted by S 919/2020 wef 30/10/2020]“chauffeured private hire car” means a motor car that is the subject of a chauffeured private hire car licence granted under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules;“chauffeured private hire car driver” means a person who is authorised by a licence to drive a chauffeured private hire car for reward (whether or not as an employee);“Class 3 bus” means a bus the weight of which unladen does not exceed 2,500 kilograms;“Class 4 vehicle” means a vehicle the weight of which unladen exceeds 2,500 kilograms;“conductor” means a person licensed under these Rules to act as a conductor of a vehicle;“driver” means a person licensed under these Rules to drive a vehicle;“driving fitness assessor” means —

an occupational therapist; or

a person holding a valid licence under section 51 of the Act who is approved by the Registrar to make an assessment on whether a person is physically fit to hold a licence to drive a vehicle;“licence” means a vocational licence granted under section 110 of the Act authorising the holder —

to drive one or more classes of vehicles (excluding trishaws);

to act as the conductor of one or more classes of vehicles (excluding trishaws); or

to ride a trishaw;“licensee” means the holder of a licence and, in Part III only, includes a person who is exempted under section 142 of the Act from the requirement to hold a licence;“medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) and includes a person deemed to be so registered under section 72(1) of that Act;“occupational therapist” means an occupational therapist working at a healthcare institution designated by the Registrar;“P2P stop” means an area of a road indicated by a sign specified in Diagram 107(e) of Part III of the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Rules and marked on the road by means of blue lines;“permanent resident of Singapore” means a person who holds a valid entry permit under section 10 of the Immigration Act (Cap. 133) or a valid re-entry permit under section 11 of that Act;“private hire car” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules;[Deleted by S 919/2020 wef 30/10/2020]“public stand” means any public stand provided for public service vehicles under Part V of the Act and includes any stand, stop or terminus provided for a class of public service vehicles;[Deleted by S 919/2020 wef 30/10/2020][Deleted by S 919/2020 wef 30/10/2020]“ride-hail service provider” means a ride-hail service licensee or an exempt ride-hail service operator who is authorised under the Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019 (Act 20 of 2019) to provide a ride-hail service;“taxi driver” means an individual —

with a relevant vocational driving authorisation who drives a taxi to transport passengers for hire or reward in the provision of a street-hail service or an on-demand passenger transport service; or

who is exempt under section 142 of the Act from requiring a relevant vocational driving authorisation to drive a taxi to transport passengers for hire or reward;“taxi stand” means a public stand provided for taxis, indicated by a sign specified in Diagram 108B of Part III of the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Rules (R 33) and marked on the road by means of yellow lines;“taxi stop” means an area of a road indicated by a sign specified in Diagram 107(c) of Part III of the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Rules and marked on the road by means of yellow lines;“trishaw rider” means a person licensed under these Rules to ride a trishaw for the purpose of gain;“vehicle” means any public service vehicle;[Deleted by S 313/2017 wef 20/06/2017]