Singapore legislation

Regulation 22

of Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) Rules

Regulation 22

Conduct of drivers

Amended byS 882/2025 wef 01/01/2026S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 882/2025 wef 01/01/2026S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017

A licensee, when acting as a driver of a vehicle, shall —

(a)

upon a public road or street, remain in the driver’s seat when the vehicle has passengers in it who are being conveyed for the purpose of gain, unless there is a reasonable cause to do otherwise;

(b)

not hinder or obstruct the driver of any other vehicle from having that vehicle hired or from picking up passengers;

(c)

stop the vehicle driven by him whenever directed by order, signal or otherwise to do so by the Registrar or an authorised officer;

(d)

for the purpose of picking up or setting down passengers stop the vehicle as close as may be to the verge of the roadway and parallel thereto and where a bus bay is provided, the vehicle, if it is an omnibus, shall stop therein; and (e)not cause the vehicle to remain stationary on a road longer than is necessary to pick up or set down passengers when the vehicle is being hired out or used for the conveyance of passengers for the purpose of gain, unless there is a reasonable cause to do otherwise.(f)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](g)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](h)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017](i)[Deleted by S 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017]

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017

Paragraph (1)(b) and (e) does not apply to a licensee when the licensee is acting as a chauffeured private hire car driver.