Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Road Traffic (Exemption of Heavy Vehicles) Order 2015

Regulation 2

Definitions

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —“bus services contractor” means any person who has a contract with the Authority to provide 10 or more regular route services specified in the contract;“community bus service” means a bus service —

(a)

consisting of the carriage of passengers by a bus for or in connection with the activities of a religious, educational, health, welfare, philanthropic, sporting or charitable organisation; and

(b)

provided for a fare, or for consideration which is limited to the costs or part of the costs incurred in making the journey;“courtesy bus service” means a bus service which is —

(a)

provided for the purpose of promoting the sale or supply of any product or service sold or supplied by a business organisation in the course of business in Singapore; and

(b)

provided for a fare, or for consideration which is limited to the costs or part of the costs incurred in making the journey;“heavy vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Parking Places Act (Cap. 214);“regular route service” means a bus service that is conducted according to pre‑determined routes and timetables with 2 or more bus stopping points within Singapore, but does not include —

(a)

a tourist bus service;

(b)

a community bus service; or

(c)

a courtesy bus service;“tourist bus service” means a bus service where —

(a)

tourism is a major and regular feature or focus of the service;

(b)

the passenger profile including, in particular, whether users of the service, are mainly sightseers or pursuing mainly tourism activities;

(c)

all passengers’ journeys stop at or divert to points of cultural, historic, scenic, scientific or sporting interest in Singapore; and

(d)

the passengers are taken on to or back to hotels or other tourist accommodation or a tourism travel connection.

Definition

“bus services contractor” means any person who has a contract with the Authority to provide 10 or more regular route services specified in the contract;

Definition

“community bus service” means a bus service —

(a)

consisting of the carriage of passengers by a bus for or in connection with the activities of a religious, educational, health, welfare, philanthropic, sporting or charitable organisation; and

(b)

provided for a fare, or for consideration which is limited to the costs or part of the costs incurred in making the journey;

Definition

“courtesy bus service” means a bus service which is —

(a)

provided for the purpose of promoting the sale or supply of any product or service sold or supplied by a business organisation in the course of business in Singapore; and

(b)

provided for a fare, or for consideration which is limited to the costs or part of the costs incurred in making the journey;

Definition

“heavy vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Parking Places Act (Cap. 214);

Definition

“regular route service” means a bus service that is conducted according to pre‑determined routes and timetables with 2 or more bus stopping points within Singapore, but does not include —

(a)

a tourist bus service;

(b)

a community bus service; or

(c)

a courtesy bus service;

Definition

“tourist bus service” means a bus service where —

(a)

tourism is a major and regular feature or focus of the service;

(b)

the passenger profile including, in particular, whether users of the service, are mainly sightseers or pursuing mainly tourism activities;

(c)

all passengers’ journeys stop at or divert to points of cultural, historic, scenic, scientific or sporting interest in Singapore; and

(d)

the passengers are taken on to or back to hotels or other tourist accommodation or a tourism travel connection.

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