Functions and duties of Authority
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Open ↗6. —(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it is the function and duty of the Authority — ( a ) to plan, design, construct, manage and maintain roads in Singapore in accordance with this Act and the Street Works Act 1995; ( b ) to plan, design, construct, maintain and improve pedestrian walkways, bus stops or shelters, bus interchanges or terminals, bus depots, bus parks, taxi stands, bicycle parking and other commuter facilities in accordance with this Act, the Street Works Act 1995 and any other written law; ( c ) to maintain, operate and improve road traffic signs or signals, traffic control equipment or lighting equipment associated with a road and other road traffic facilities for the purposes of traffic management and control; ( d ) to provide parking places for motor vehicles, to license and regulate the use of parking places and to administer the Parking Places Act 1974; ( e ) to develop and implement road traffic management strategies and practices; ( ea ) to regulate the import of small motorised vehicles, and the keeping of unsafe devices, under the Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Act 2020; [Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026] ( f ) to provide registration and licensing procedures and systems for road transport in accordance with the Road Traffic Act 1961, and to perform any other functions that may be conferred on the Authority by that Act, including — (i) the regulation of the parking of vehicles on roads and the taking of enforcement action in relation thereto; (ii) the regulation, prohibition or restriction of the use of roads on account of any construction or maintenance works being carried on the roads, or any other considerations of safety; and (iii) the determination and prescription of vehicular speed limits on roads; ( fa ) to regulate the provision of shared mobility services under the Shared Mobility Enterprises (Control and Licensing) Act 2020; ( fb ) to regulate the supply of electric vehicle chargers, the provision of electric vehicle charging services and the operation of charging stations under the Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022; [Act 43 of 2022 wef 08/12/2023] ( g ) without affecting the Public Transport Council Act 1987 — (i) to carry out operational planning for bus services to meet the needs and expectation of the public, including coordinating the routes and scheduling of bus services provided by holders of bus service licences; (ii) to provide financial assistance to holders of bus service licences with the object of improving and expanding the range and reliability of the bus services provided by all or any of them; (iii) to procure for or make available to any holder of a bus service licence such buses as are necessary for improving and expanding the range and reliability of the bus services provided by all or any of them; (iv) to regulate the carriage of passengers on any road for hire or reward in accordance with the Road Traffic Act 1961; and (v) to regulate the provision of point‑to‑point passenger transport services under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019; ( ga ) to operate any bus service or any bus depot or bus interchange, if there is for any reason no licensee under the Bus Services Industry Act 2015 to operate that bus service, bus depot or bus interchange (as the case may be), having regard to the reasonable requirements of the land transport system in Singapore or the relevant part thereof; ( h ) to regulate the construction of motor vehicles and the conditions under which they may be used on roads in Singapore; ( i ) to determine load limits for any road, bridge or culvert and to establish guidelines or requirements for the issue of vehicle mass and dimension permits; ( ia ) to promote the use, and promote and regulate the safe use, of electric vehicles and vehicles that use clean energy, clean technology or efficient pollution control technology, in Singapore; [Act 5 of 2026 wef 27/02/2026] ( ib ) to undertake or facilitate the development and maintenance in Singapore of accessible charging points in public and common areas and other ancillary facilities that allow for the safe transfer of electricity to an electric vehicle; ( ic ) to set standards for devices and equipment used in the charging of an electric vehicle in order to protect the public; ( id ) to cooperate and collaborate with the Energy Market Authority of Singapore in the discharge of its functions under the Electricity Act 2001 or other written law insofar as those functions relate to electrical installations for the charging of an electric vehicle; ( j ) to promote better understanding of land transport policies and programmes, whether solely or jointly with other authorities or organisations; ( k ) to plan, design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the railway in accordance with this Act and the Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995; ( ka ) to plan, design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the railway in accordance with this Act and the Cross‑Border Railways Act 2018; ( l ) to approve and regulate the operation of the railway in accordance with this Act and the Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995; ( m ) to coordinate land transport services, including developing or promoting the development of integrated ticket systems; ( n ) to conduct, or engage persons to conduct, research and demonstration projects in respect of land transport and associated matters, and to encourage, advise and otherwise assist (whether financially or otherwise) any such research or project; ( na ) to advise on, or to conduct, promote or facilitate, training and education relating to public transport; ( o ) to advise the Government in respect of the land transport system in Singapore, including, but not limited to — (i) its adequacy to meet national and community needs in an efficient, viable and safe manner; (ii) changes considered advisable in the provision of finance for the control, construction, management or maintenance of the land transport system; and (iii) changes considered advisable in the levying and collection of land transport taxation, including the granting or withdrawing of exemptions or partial exemptions from any form of land transport taxation; ( p ) to maintain contact with land transport organisations in Singapore and abroad, in order to obtain, collect and exchange information relating to land transport developments in Singapore and abroad, and to make such information available to bodies and persons with an interest in land transport in Singapore; ( q ) to represent Singapore internationally in respect of matters relating to land transport; ( r ) to act as agent of the Government and provide service in administering, assessing, collecting and enforcing payment of — (i) the special tax imposed under section 17 of the Customs Act 1960; (ii) the surcharge imposed under the Parking Places (Surcharge) Act 1975; (iii) the deficiency charge imposed under the Parking Places Act 1974 for the waiver of requirements under that Act in relation to private parking places; (iv) the proposed sums of successful bids for particular index marks and registration numbers for any type or category of vehicle; (v) all composition sums under the Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Act 2020; (vi) all taxes, fees and charges collected by the Registrar of Vehicles under the Road Traffic Act 1961 or any rules made under that Act which are not specified in the Second Schedule; (vii) all composition sums and financial penalties under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019; [Act 43 of 2022 wef 08/12/2023] (viii) all composition sums and financial penalties under the Shared Mobility Enterprises (Control and Licensing) Act 2020; and [Act 43 of 2022 wef 08/12/2023] (ix) all composition sums and financial penalties under the Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022; [Act 43 of 2022 wef 08/12/2023] ( s ) to act as agent of the Government in the vesting of land under the Street Works Act 1995; ( t ) to collect, compile and analyse information of a statistical nature relating to land transport or such other subject matter necessary for the performance of the functions of the Authority, and to publish and disseminate the results of any such compilation and analysis or abstracts of those results; ( u ) to establish and maintain a Land Transport Revenue Account in accordance with the provisions of this Act; ( ua ) to manage and administer the Rail Infrastructure Fund in accordance with this Act subject to the directions of the Minister; ( v ) to undertake any other activity considered necessary or desirable to achieve a safe and efficient land transport system that maximises national economic and social benefits; and ( w ) to perform any other functions that are conferred on the Authority by any other written law. [24/2010; 17/2012; 17/2015; 30/2015; 21/2018; 24/2018; 49/2018; 20/2019; 8/2020; 25/2020; 13/2021] (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it is a function of the Authority to develop and manage, or participate in the development and management of, land transport systems, whether in Singapore or elsewhere. [11/2007] (3) In performing the functions and discharging the duties imposed on it by subsections (1) and (2), the Authority must have regard to the promotion of energy efficiency within the land transport sector, environmental protection and the sustainable development of land transport. [11/2012] (4) Nothing in this section is to be construed as imposing on the Authority, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court to which it would not otherwise be subject. [17/2012] (5) In addition to the functions and duties imposed by this section, the Authority may undertake any other functions that the Minister may assign to the Authority by notification in the Gazette , and in so doing the Authority is deemed to be fulfilling the purposes of this Act and the provisions of this Act apply to the Authority in respect of those functions. [49/2018] (6) To avoid doubt, any reference in this section to an electric vehicle is a reference to a vehicle that is — ( a ) propelled wholly or partly by electricity (whether or not designed or adapted to be capable, in at least some circumstances or situations, of safely driving itself); and ( b ) equipped with an electric rechargeable energy storage system which can be recharged externally. [13/2021] —(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it is the function and duty of the Authority — ( a ) to plan, design, construct, manage and maintain roads in Singapore in accordance with this Act and the Street Works Act 1995; ( b ) to plan, design, construct, maintain and improve pedestrian walkways, bus stops or shelters, bus interchanges or terminals, bus depots, bus parks, taxi stands, bicycle parking and other commuter facilities in accordance with this Act, the Street Works Act 1995 and any other written law; ( c ) to maintain, operate and improve road traffic signs or signals, traffic control equipment or lighting equipment associated with a road and other road traffic facilities for the purposes of traffic management and control; ( d ) to provide parking places for motor vehicles, to license and regulate the use of parking places and to administer the Parking Places Act 1974; ( e ) to develop and implement road traffic management strategies and practices; ( ea ) to regulate the import of small motorised vehicles, and the keeping of unsafe devices, under the Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Act 2020; [Act 5 of 2026 wef 01/06/2026] ( f ) to provide registration and licensing procedures and systems for road transport in accordance with the Road Traffic Act 1961, and to perform any other functions that may be conferred on the Authority by that Act, including — (i) the regulation of the parking of vehicles on roads and the taking of enforcement action in relation thereto; (ii) the regulation, prohibition or restriction of the use of roads on account of any construction or maintenance works being carried on the roads, or any other considerations of safety; and (iii) the determination and prescription of vehicular speed limits on roads; ( fa ) to regulate the provision of shared mobility services under the Shared Mobility Enterprises (Control and Licensing) Act 2020; ( fb ) to regulate the supply of electric vehicle chargers, the provision of electric vehicle charging services and the operation of charging stations under the Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022; [Act 43 of 2022 wef 08/12/2023] ( g ) without affecting the Public Transport Council Act 1987 — (i) to carry out operational planning for bus services to meet the needs and expectation of the public, including coordinating the routes and scheduling of bus services provided by holders of bus service licences; (ii) to provide financial assistance to holders of bus service licences with the object of improving and expanding the range and reliability of the bus services provided by all or any of them; (iii) to procure for or make available to any holder of a bus service licence such buses as are necessary for improving and expanding the range and reliability of the bus services provided by all or any of them; (iv) to regulate the carriage of passengers on any road for hire or reward in accordance with the Road Traffic Act 1961; and (v) to regulate the provision of point‑to‑point passenger transport services under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019; ( ga ) to operate any bus service or any bus depot or bus interchange, if there is for any reason no licensee under the Bus Services Industry Act 2015 to operate that bus service, bus depot or bus interchange (as the case may be), having regard to the reasonable requirements of the land transport system in Singapore or the relevant part thereof; ( h ) to regulate the construction of motor vehicles and the conditions under which they may be used on roads in Singapore; ( i ) to determine load limits for any road, bridge or culvert and to establish guidelines or requirements for the issue of vehicle mass and dimension permits; ( ia ) to promote the use, and promote and regulate the safe use, of electric vehicles and vehicles that use clean energy, clean technology or efficient pollution control technology, in Singapore; [Act 5 of 2026 wef 27/02/2026] ( ib ) to undertake or facilitate the development and maintenance in Singapore of accessible charging points in public and common areas and other ancillary facilities that allow for the safe transfer of electricity to an electric vehicle; ( ic ) to set standards for devices and equipment used in the charging of an electric vehicle in order to protect the public; ( id ) to cooperate and collaborate with the Energy Market Authority of Singapore in the discharge of its functions under the Electricity Act 2001 or other written law insofar as those functions relate to electrical installations for the charging of an electric vehicle; ( j ) to promote better understanding of land transport policies and programmes, whether solely or jointly with other authorities or organisations; ( k ) to plan, design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the railway in accordance with this Act and the Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995; ( ka ) to plan, design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the railway in accordance with this Act and the Cross‑Border Railways Act 2018; ( l ) to approve and regulate the operation of the railway in accordance with this Act and the Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995; ( m ) to coordinate land transport services, including developing or promoting the development of integrated ticket systems; ( n ) to conduct, or engage persons to conduct, research and demonstration projects in respect of land transport and associated matters, and to encourage, advise and otherwise assist (whether financially or otherwise) any such research or project; ( na ) to advise on, or to conduct, promote or facilitate, training and education relating to public transport; ( o ) to advise the Government in respect of the land transport system in Singapore, including, but not limited to — (i) its adequacy to meet national and community needs in an efficient, viable and safe manner; (ii) changes considered advisable in the provision of finance for the control, construction, management or maintenance of the land transport system; and (iii) changes considered advisable in the levying and collection of land transport taxation, including the granting or withdrawing of exemptions or partial exemptions from any form of land transport taxation; ( p ) to maintain contact with land transport organisations in Singapore and abroad, in order to obtain, collect and exchange information relating to land transport developments in Singapore and abroad, and to make such information available to bodies and persons with an interest in land transport in Singapore; ( q ) to represent Singapore internationally in respect of matters relating to land transport; ( r ) to act as agent of the Government and provide service in administering, assessing, collecting and enforcing payment of — (i) the special tax imposed under section 17 of the Customs Act 1960; (ii) the surcharge imposed under the Parking Places (Surcharge) Act 1975; (iii) the deficiency charge imposed under the Parking Places Act 1974 for the waiver of requirements under that Act in relation to private parking places; (iv) the proposed sums of successful bids for particular index marks and registration numbers for any type or category of vehicle; (v) all composition sums under the Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Act 2020; (vi) all taxes, fees and charges collected by the Registrar of Vehicles under the Road Traffic Act 1961 or any rules made under that Act which are not specified in the Second Schedule; (vii) all composition sums and financial penalties under the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019; [Act 43 of 2022 wef 08/12/2023] (viii) all composition sums and financial penalties under the Shared Mobility Enterprises (Control and Licensing) Act 2020; and [Act 43 of 2022 wef 08/12/2023] (ix) all composition sums and financial penalties under the Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022; [Act 43 of 2022 wef 08/12/2023] ( s ) to act as agent of the Government in the vesting of land under the Street Works Act 1995; ( t ) to collect, compile and analyse information of a statistical nature relating to land transport or such other subject matter necessary for the performance of the functions of the Authority, and to publish and disseminate the results of any such compilation and analysis or abstracts of those results; ( u ) to establish and maintain a Land Transport Revenue Account in accordance with the provisions of this Act; ( ua ) to manage and administer the Rail Infrastructure Fund in accordance with this Act subject to the directions of the Minister; ( v ) to undertake any other activity considered necessary or desirable to achieve a safe and efficient land transport system that maximises national economic and social benefits; and ( w ) to perform any other functions that are conferred on the Authority by any other written law. [24/2010; 17/2012; 17/2015; 30/2015; 21/2018; 24/2018; 49/2018; 20/2019; 8/2020; 25/2020; 13/2021] (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it is a function of the Authority to develop and manage, or participate in the development and management of, land transport systems, whether in Singapore or elsewhere. [11/2007] (3) In performing the functions and discharging the duties imposed on it by subsections (1) and (2), the Authority must have regard to the promotion of energy efficiency within the land transport sector, environmental protection and the sustainable development of land transport. [11/2012] (4) Nothing in this section is to be construed as imposing on the Authority, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court to which it would not otherwise be subject. [17/2012] (5) In addition to the functions and duties imposed by this section, the Authority may undertake any other functions that the Minister may assign to the Authority by notification in the Gazette , and in so doing the Authority is deemed to be fulfilling the purposes of this Act and the provisions of this Act apply to the Authority in respect of those functions. [49/2018] (6) To avoid doubt, any reference in this section to an electric vehicle is a reference to a vehicle that is — ( a ) propelled wholly or partly by electricity (whether or not designed or adapted to be capable, in at least some circumstances or situations, of safely driving itself); and ( b ) equipped with an electric rechargeable energy storage system which can be recharged externally. [13/2021]