§ 51 — Standards of performance for licensees

51.—(1) The LTA may —(a)

issue one or more standards of performance applicable to licensees generally or specially;

(b)

approve as a standard of performance applicable to licensees, any document prepared by a person other than the LTA if the LTA considers the document as suitable for this purpose; or

(c)

amend or revoke any standard of performance issued under paragraph (a) or approved under paragraph (b),

with respect to all or any of the matters in subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be.

(2) The matters for the purposes of subsection (1) include any of the following:(a)

performance standards relating to undertaking a regulated activity and the quality of aspects of the provision of an EV charging service;

(b)

measures to deal with safety and safety incidents and accidents involving EV chargers made available by the licensee in undertaking a regulated activity, and reporting to the LTA those safety incidents and accidents;

(c)

other performance standards relating to undertaking a regulated activity.

(3) A standard of performance may, in particular, specify the duties and obligations of any licensee in relation to its business operation insofar as it relates to the provision of EV charging services in Singapore.

(4) If any provision in any standard of performance is inconsistent with any provision of this Act or the Regulations, that provision, to the extent of the inconsistency —(a)

is to have effect subject to this Act and the Regulations; or

(b)

having regard to this Act and the Regulations, is not to have effect.

(5) Where a standard of performance is issued, approved, amended or revoked by the LTA under subsection (1), the LTA must —(a)

give notice of the issue, approval, amendment or revocation (as the case may be) of the standard of performance to every licensee to whom the standard of performance applies;

(b)

specify in the notice mentioned in paragraph (a) the date of issue, approval, amendment or revocation, as the case may be; and

(c)

ensure that, so long as the standard of performance remains in force, copies of that standard of performance, and of all amendments to that standard of performance, are available for inspection (without charge) by the licensees to whom the standard of performance applies.

(6) No standard of performance, no amendment to an approved standard of performance, and no revocation of any approved standard of performance, has any force or effect as an approved standard of performance until the notice relating thereto is given in accordance with subsection (5).

(7) A standard of performance issued or approved under this section does not have legislative effect.

(8) Subject to subsection (9), every licensee must comply with the standards of performance applicable to the licensee.

(9) The LTA may, for such time as the LTA may specify, waive the application of any standard of performance or part of a standard of performance, issued or approved under this section to any particular licensee.

—(1) The LTA may —(a)

issue one or more standards of performance applicable to licensees generally or specially;

(b)

approve as a standard of performance applicable to licensees, any document prepared by a person other than the LTA if the LTA considers the document as suitable for this purpose; or

(c)

amend or revoke any standard of performance issued under paragraph (a) or approved under paragraph (b),

with respect to all or any of the matters in subsection (2) or (3), as the case may be.

(2) The matters for the purposes of subsection (1) include any of the following:(a)

performance standards relating to undertaking a regulated activity and the quality of aspects of the provision of an EV charging service;

(b)

measures to deal with safety and safety incidents and accidents involving EV chargers made available by the licensee in undertaking a regulated activity, and reporting to the LTA those safety incidents and accidents;

(c)

other performance standards relating to undertaking a regulated activity.

(3) A standard of performance may, in particular, specify the duties and obligations of any licensee in relation to its business operation insofar as it relates to the provision of EV charging services in Singapore.

(4) If any provision in any standard of performance is inconsistent with any provision of this Act or the Regulations, that provision, to the extent of the inconsistency —(a)

is to have effect subject to this Act and the Regulations; or

(b)

having regard to this Act and the Regulations, is not to have effect.

(5) Where a standard of performance is issued, approved, amended or revoked by the LTA under subsection (1), the LTA must —(a)

give notice of the issue, approval, amendment or revocation (as the case may be) of the standard of performance to every licensee to whom the standard of performance applies;

(b)

specify in the notice mentioned in paragraph (a) the date of issue, approval, amendment or revocation, as the case may be; and

(c)

ensure that, so long as the standard of performance remains in force, copies of that standard of performance, and of all amendments to that standard of performance, are available for inspection (without charge) by the licensees to whom the standard of performance applies.

(6) No standard of performance, no amendment to an approved standard of performance, and no revocation of any approved standard of performance, has any force or effect as an approved standard of performance until the notice relating thereto is given in accordance with subsection (5).

(7) A standard of performance issued or approved under this section does not have legislative effect.

(8) Subject to subsection (9), every licensee must comply with the standards of performance applicable to the licensee.

(9) The LTA may, for such time as the LTA may specify, waive the application of any standard of performance or part of a standard of performance, issued or approved under this section to any particular licensee.