Singapore legislation

Regulation 30A

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

Regulation 30A

Carriage of animal in omnibus

Amended byS 373/2015 wef 19/06/2015

Subregulation 1

A driver of an omnibus must not permit any individual to bring into the omnibus any animal which is likely to —

(a)

cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus;

(b)

cause any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus; or

(c)

soil the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus.

Subregulation 2

Despite paragraph (1), a driver of an omnibus must permit a police officer on official duty or a member of an auxiliary police force in uniform to bring a dog into the omnibus.

Subregulation 3

Despite paragraph (1), a driver of an omnibus may permit a blind or visually impaired individual to bring a guide dog into the omnibus.

Subregulation 4

An individual who is permitted under paragraph (3) to bring a guide dog into an omnibus must keep the guide dog on a leash and under proper control for the duration that the individual remains in the omnibus.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 373/2015 wef 19/06/2015

An authorised person may at any time require an individual (except a police officer on official duty or a member of an auxiliary police force in uniform) who brings an animal into the omnibus to alight from the omnibus with the animal if —

(a)

the individual, being a blind or visually impaired individual, fails to comply with paragraph (4); or

(b)

the authorised person is of the opinion that the animal (including a guide dog) —

(i)

has caused or is likely to cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus;

(ii)

has caused or is likely to cause any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus; or

(iii)

has soiled or is likely to soil the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus,and the individual must comply with that requirement within a reasonable time.