Singapore legislation

Regulation 22A

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

Regulation 22A

Prohibition on soliciting or loitering to solicit passengers

Amended byS 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraph (2), a person licensed to drive a specified vehicle shall not, in a public place —

(a)

loiter for the purpose of soliciting passengers, by any means, for any specified vehicle; or

(b)

solicit passengers, other than by means of advertisement, for any specified vehicle.

Subregulation 2

Paragraph (1) does not apply where the person referred to in that paragraph loiters or solicits passengers with the consent in writing of the owner or operator of the public place, in accordance with the terms of such consent.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017

In this rule —

Definition

“advertisement” means solicitation by the following means:

(a)

publication in a newspaper, magazine, journal or other periodical;

(b)

display of posters or notices;

(c)

circulars, handbills, brochures, pamphlets, books or other documents;

(d)

letters addressed to individuals, bodies corporate or bodies unincorporate;

(e)

photographs or cinematograph films; or

(f)

sound broadcasting, television, the Internet or other media;

Definition

“specified vehicle” means a chauffeured private hire car, an excursion bus, an omnibus, a private hire bus or a school bus.

Amended byS 362/2017 wef 01/07/2017