§ 45 — Conditions of licence

45.—(1) In granting a licence to any person, the LTA may impose any conditions that the LTA considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.(2) In particular, in granting a licence, the LTA may impose conditions —(a)

requiring the licensee to undertake the regulated activity in the licence using only the type or types of EV chargers that the LTA has specified in the licence;

(b)

requiring the licensee to tag any EV charger that is being used by the licensee in connection with the regulated activity;

(c)

requiring the licensee to operate only EV chargers that can be activated to allow a variation in the rate at which electricity is transferred from a charging station to the battery of an electric vehicle and being able to, on request, activate this capability;

(d)

requiring the licensee to operate EV chargers with interoperable open communication standards;

(e)

requiring the licensee to ensure that the EV chargers have signals or indicators that are able to show that the battery connected to the EV charger in question is being charged;

(f)

requiring the licensee to be insured and maintain insurance for a prescribed minimum amount for the validity period of the licence, under one or more approved policies with an insurer within the meaning of the Insurance Act 1966 against third‑party liabilities for death, personal injury or damage to property which a customer or other person may sustain or incur in the course of undertaking the regulated activity authorised by the licence;

(g)

prohibiting the collection and further collection of deposits from users of EV chargers used in the provision of the EV charging service covered by the licence;

(h)

requiring the licensee to provide the EV charging service to customers using one or more specific modes of payment, including the following:(i)

payment by credit card;

(ii)

payment by way of Singapore Quick Response Code;

(i)

requiring the licensee to provide for payment methods that do not require a user to register for an account with the licensee;

(j)

requiring the licensee to correct EV charging service downtime issues within a specified period of time and to provide incident reports to the LTA;

(k)

requiring the licensee to provide to the LTA, upon the LTA’s request, such financial information about the regulated activity undertaken during such period as may be specified by the LTA;

(l)

requiring the licensee to comply with specified standards or requirements relating to cybersecurity (as defined in section 2(1) of the Cybersecurity Act 2018);

(m)

requiring the licensee —(i)

to appoint, and ensure that at all times there is appointed, one or more persons in Singapore authorised by the licensee to accept on the licensee’s behalf service of notices and other documents under this Act; and

(ii)

to provide the name, address and contact details of the person or persons appointed as required by sub‑paragraph (i); and

(n)

specifying the areas in Singapore within which the licensee must not operate a battery charge and swap station if that is authorised by the licence.

(3) In this section, “approved policies” means policies of insurance each of which is not subject to any conditions, exclusions or exceptions prohibited by the Regulations.

—(1) In granting a licence to any person, the LTA may impose any conditions that the LTA considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, in granting a licence, the LTA may impose conditions —(a)

requiring the licensee to undertake the regulated activity in the licence using only the type or types of EV chargers that the LTA has specified in the licence;

(b)

requiring the licensee to tag any EV charger that is being used by the licensee in connection with the regulated activity;

(c)

requiring the licensee to operate only EV chargers that can be activated to allow a variation in the rate at which electricity is transferred from a charging station to the battery of an electric vehicle and being able to, on request, activate this capability;

(d)

requiring the licensee to operate EV chargers with interoperable open communication standards;

(e)

requiring the licensee to ensure that the EV chargers have signals or indicators that are able to show that the battery connected to the EV charger in question is being charged;

(f)

requiring the licensee to be insured and maintain insurance for a prescribed minimum amount for the validity period of the licence, under one or more approved policies with an insurer within the meaning of the Insurance Act 1966 against third‑party liabilities for death, personal injury or damage to property which a customer or other person may sustain or incur in the course of undertaking the regulated activity authorised by the licence;

(g)

prohibiting the collection and further collection of deposits from users of EV chargers used in the provision of the EV charging service covered by the licence;

(h)

requiring the licensee to provide the EV charging service to customers using one or more specific modes of payment, including the following:(i)

payment by credit card;

(ii)

payment by way of Singapore Quick Response Code;

(i)

requiring the licensee to provide for payment methods that do not require a user to register for an account with the licensee;

(j)

requiring the licensee to correct EV charging service downtime issues within a specified period of time and to provide incident reports to the LTA;

(k)

requiring the licensee to provide to the LTA, upon the LTA’s request, such financial information about the regulated activity undertaken during such period as may be specified by the LTA;

(l)

requiring the licensee to comply with specified standards or requirements relating to cybersecurity (as defined in section 2(1) of the Cybersecurity Act 2018);

(m)

requiring the licensee —(i)

to appoint, and ensure that at all times there is appointed, one or more persons in Singapore authorised by the licensee to accept on the licensee’s behalf service of notices and other documents under this Act; and

(ii)

to provide the name, address and contact details of the person or persons appointed as required by sub‑paragraph (i); and

(n)

specifying the areas in Singapore within which the licensee must not operate a battery charge and swap station if that is authorised by the licence.

(3) In this section, “approved policies” means policies of insurance each of which is not subject to any conditions, exclusions or exceptions prohibited by the Regulations.