Section 9 — Unauthorised provision of street‑hail services

(1)A person commits an offence if the person provides in Singapore a street‑hail service when the person —

(a)is not authorised to do so by a street‑hail service licence; and

(b)is not exempt from this section by an order under section 52 in relation to that service.

(2)The offence under subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.

(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(4)For the purposes of this section, a licensee of a street‑hail service licence is not authorised by its licence to provide a street‑hail service during the period the licence is suspended.