Unauthorised provision of street‑hail services
9.—(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.
Unauthorised provision of ride‑hail services
10.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person provides in Singapore a ride‑hail service —(a)
when the person is not authorised to do so by a ride‑hail service licence and is not authorised to do so as an exempt ride‑hail service operator; and
(b)
when the person 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 ride‑hail service licence is not authorised by its licence to provide a ride‑hail service during the period the licence is suspended.
Accepting booking from unauthorised ride‑hail service provider
11.—(1) A driver who drives a motor vehicle used in carrying out any on‑demand passenger transport service related to a ride‑hail service commits an offence if —(a)
the driver intentionally takes one or more bookings for that on‑demand passenger transport service from the provider of the ride‑hail service;
(b)
the provider of the ride‑hail service —(i)
is not authorised to provide that ride‑hail service by a ride‑hail service licence;
(ii)
is not authorised to provide that ride‑hail service as an exempt ride‑hail service operator; and
(iii)
is not exempt from section 10(1), by an order under section 52, in relation to the provision of that ride‑hail service; and
(c)
the driver knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the provider of the ride‑hail service is not authorised to provide that ride‑hail service as described in paragraph (b) and is not exempt from section 10(1) as described in that paragraph.
(2) A driver who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction as follows:(a)
to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both;
(b)
in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
