General considerations
Open ↗11A. In the exercise of its functions and powers under this Part, the Authority must have regard to the need for —(a)
an integrated public transport system in Singapore, including the integration of the rapid transit systems with other modes of transport and surrounding developments;
(b)
reliable, seamless and convenient travel within the public transport system and enhanced passenger services;
(c)
network-wide efficient and coordinated movements of passengers on rapid transit systems;
(d)
sustainability, adequacy and optimisation of capacity across the network of rapid transit systems; and
(e)
safety and security of life and property on the rapid transit systems.[21/2010]
Operating rapid transit system without licence
Open ↗12.—(1) Only the Authority or a person licensed by the Authority may operate any rapid transit system.
(2) Any person who operates any rapid transit system in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 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 $5,000 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Licence to operate rapid transit system
Open ↗13.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may grant to any company a licence to operate any rapid transit system specified therein for such period as may be specified in the licence.
(2) Every licensee is authorised under this Act to operate any rapid transit system for the period specified in the licence unless the licence is earlier revoked, cancelled or suspended under the provisions of this Act.
(3) The fee for a licence to operate any rapid transit system is such amount as may be prescribed.
Licence charge
Open ↗13A.—(1) In addition to the licence fee payable under section 13(3), a charge is payable by every person who is granted a licence on or after 13 September 2010, which is the amount determined by the Authority and specified in the licence, after taking into account —(a)
the relative viability of operating and maintaining that rapid transit system in the network of rapid transit systems;
(b)
the long-term operational and maintenance needs of the railway network and the long‑term sustainability of each rapid transit system comprised in the network of rapid transit systems; and
(c)
the benefits and burdens that the operation and maintenance of that rapid transit system is likely to bring to and impose on the network of rapid transit systems.[21/2010]
(2) A person who is to be granted a licence on or after 13 September 2010 must ordinarily be selected by the Authority from among those who submit tenders in response to an invitation to tender under this section for the right to operate (or to secure that a wholly‑owned subsidiary thereof operates) a rapid transit system under that licence.[21/2010]
(3) Any such invitation to tender must specify that an applicant who tenders for a licence must state the amount (by reference to quantity or method or otherwise) that the applicant (or a wholly‑owned subsidiary thereof) is willing to pay for the grant of a licence (called in this Part a cash‑bid), in addition to the charge determined under subsection (1); and that cash‑bid is payable, together with the charge determined under subsection (1), by the applicant or its wholly‑owned subsidiary if the applicant or its wholly‑owned subsidiary (as the case may be) is granted a licence.[21/2010]
Matters to be considered by Authority in granting licence
Open ↗14. In exercising its discretion to grant a licence to operate any rapid transit system, the Authority must have regard to the financial standing of the applicant and its ability to maintain an adequate, satisfactory, safe and efficient service.
Conditions of licence
Open ↗15.—(1) In granting a licence to operate any rapid transit system, the Authority may impose any conditions that it thinks fit, and may, in particular, impose conditions relating to —(a)
the extent, hours and general level of services;
(b)
the security and safety of persons using or engaged in work on the rapid transit system;
(c)
the maintenance and operation of the railway relating to the rapid transit system;
(d)
the deposit of security or bank guarantee to the satisfaction of the Authority for the due performance by the licensee of all or any obligations imposed upon it by the licence or by this Act;
(e)
the control and restriction, directly or indirectly, on the creation, holding or disposal of shares in the licensee or its shareholders, or of interests in the undertaking of the licensee or any part thereof;
(f)
the restriction on the carrying on by the licensee of any trade or business not related to the activity which the licensee is authorised by its licence to carry on; and
(g)
the standards of performance to be complied by the licensee in the maintenance or operation of the rapid transit system or the provision of rapid transit system services.[21/2010; 9/2014]
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), conditions included in a licence to operate a rapid transit system —(a)
may require the licensee to enter into any agreement with any person for such purposes as may be specified in the conditions of the licence, such as but not limited to any matter which is dealt with (whether in the same or different manner) by an access contract;
(b)
may include provision for determining the terms on which such agreements are to be entered into, which may be such conditions as may be agreed to by the licensee and such other persons or, in default of agreement, as may be determined by the Authority;
(c)
may include conditions which must be complied with before the licence can be transferred or assigned;
(d)
may require the licensee —(i)
to comply with any requirements from time to time imposed by the Authority (or a person nominated by the Authority for this purpose) with respect to the matters concerning the operation or maintenance of the rapid transit system that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the licence;
(ii)
except insofar as the Authority (or a person nominated by the Authority for this purpose) consents to the licensee doing or not doing them, to do, or not to do, the things that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the licence;
(iii)
to refer for determination by a person nominated by the Authority for this purpose the questions arising under the licence that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the licence; or
(iv)
to furnish to the Authority (or a person nominated by the Authority for this purpose) any documents or other information that the Authority may require for the purpose of exercising any functions conferred or imposed on the Authority or person under or by virtue of the licence or this Act;
(e)
may contain provision for the conditions to cease to have effect or be modified at the times, in the manner and in the circumstances specified in or determined by or under the conditions; and any provision included by virtue of this paragraph in a licence has effect in addition to section 16 with respect to the modification of the conditions of a licence;
(f)
may require the licensee —(i)
to operate or maintain any extension of the rapid transit system or part thereof; or
(ii)
to maintain any railway commuter facility within the vicinity of a station that is part of the rapid transit system, and any other premises, facilities and structures used as, or for the purposes of, or otherwise reasonably necessary for or incidental to operating the rapid transit system;
(g)
may require the licensee to acquire from such person as may be specified in the licence, and to use, such property or rights as may be so specified, or to undertake such liabilities as may be so specified;
(h)
may require the licensee to prepare itself to deal with any plague or epidemic, fire, flood, earthquake or disaster (natural or otherwise) or any public emergency; and
(i)
may require the licensee to provide travel information systems and directional signs for the purpose of ensuring integration of the rapid transit system with transport services and facilities and developments surrounding the rapid transit systems operated by the licensee so as to enhance railway passenger services.[21/2010; 9/2014]
(3) In this section —“access contract” means —(a)
a contract under which a person, and so far as may be appropriate, an associate of that person, obtains permission from a facility owner to use the facility owner’s railway facility; or
(b)
a contract conferring an option to require a facility owner to secure that a person, and so far as may be appropriate, an associate of that person, obtains permission from the facility owner to use the facility owner’s railway facility;
“associate”, in relation to any person, includes —(a)
any employee, agent or independent contractor of the person;
(b)
any passenger of the person;
(c)
any person engaged in the provision of goods or services to or for the person; or
(d)
any other person who deals or has business with the person;
“facility owner” means any person (other than the Authority or the Government) —(a)
who has an estate or interest in, or right over, any track, station or depot of a rapid transit system; and
(b)
whose permission to use that track, station or depot is needed by another before that other may use it;
“railway facility” means a track, station or depot of a rapid transit system.[21/2010]
Modification of terms and conditions of licence
Open ↗16.—(1) Subject to this section, the Authority may add to, delete or modify the terms or conditions of a licence granted under section 13.
(2) Before making any addition, deletion or modification to the terms or conditions of a licence under subsection (1), the Authority must give notice to the licensee —(a)
stating that it proposes to make the addition, deletion or modification in the manner specified in the notice; and
(b)
specifying the time (being at least 28 days from the date of service of notice on the licensee) within which the licensee may make written representations to the Authority with respect to the proposed addition, deletion or modification.
(3) Upon receipt of any written representation mentioned in subsection (2)(b), the Authority must consider such representation and may —(a)
reject the representation;
(b)
amend the proposed addition, deletion or modification in the manner that it thinks fit having regard to the representation; or
(c)
withdraw the proposed addition, deletion or modification.
(4) Where the Authority rejects any written representation under subsection (3)(a) or amends any proposed addition, deletion or modification to the terms or conditions of a licence under subsection (3)(b), the Authority must issue a direction in writing to the licensee requiring the licensee, within the time specified by the Authority, to give effect to the addition, deletion or modification specified in the notice or as amended by the Authority, as the case may be.
(5) The Authority must not enforce its direction —(a)
during the period prescribed for the purposes of section 28(3); and[Act 20 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
(b)
while the appeal of the licensee is under consideration by the Minister.
(6) If no written representation is received by the Authority within the time specified under subsection (2)(b) or if any written representation made under that subsection is subsequently withdrawn, the Authority may immediately carry out the addition, deletion or modification to the terms or conditions of the licence as specified in the notice given to the licensee under subsection (2).
Restrictions on acquisition of essential operating assets
Open ↗16A.—(1) A person must not acquire, on or after 13 September 2010, any essential operating asset of a rapid transit system, or an interest in an essential operating asset of a rapid transit system (whether or not the acquisition is by way of the enforcement of a loan security) unless —(a)
the person is a licensee authorised by licence to operate that rapid transit system; or
(b)
the Authority consents in writing to the acquisition.[21/2010]
(2) Any acquisition, or a purported acquisition, on or after 13 September 2010, of any essential operating asset of a rapid transit system or part thereof, or an interest in an essential operating asset of a rapid transit system or part thereof, in contravention of subsection (1) is void.[21/2010]
(3) In this section, “essential operating asset”, in relation to any rapid transit system, means any land, plant, equipment, machinery or other property which —(a)
is used or intended to be used (and whether or not it is also used for other purposes) by the licensee authorised by a licence to operate that rapid transit system; and
(b)
is designated by or under the licence to be an essential operating asset.[21/2010]
Restrictions on transfer, etc., and surrender of licences
Open ↗16B.—(1) Every licence is not capable of being transferred or assigned unless —(a)
the licence contains a condition authorising the transfer or assignment; and
(b)
the Authority consents in writing to the transfer or assignment.[21/2010]
(2) Any consent under subsection (1) may be given subject to compliance with such conditions as the Authority thinks fit to impose, which may, subject to section 16, include conditions modifying, or requiring or otherwise providing for the making of modifications to, the conditions of the licence.[21/2010]
(3) A transfer or an assignment, or a purported transfer or assignment, of a licence is void —(a)
if the licence is not capable of transfer or assignment;
(b)
if the transfer or assignment, or purported transfer or assignment, is in breach of a condition of the licence; or
(c)
if there has, before the transfer or assignment or purported transfer or assignment, been a contravention of a condition subject to compliance with which the consent required by subsection (1) is given.[21/2010]
(4) Every licence is not capable of being surrendered without the written consent of the Authority, and any surrender or purported surrender of a licence is void if it is without such consent.[21/2010]
Codes of practice
Open ↗17.—(1) The Authority may issue or approve and from time to time modify codes of practice in connection with —(a)
the maintenance or operation of rapid transit systems and any equipment relating thereto;
(b)
the provision of services for the carriage of passengers on a rapid transit system;
(c)
the conduct of licensees;
(d)
the security and safety of persons who use or who are engaged in any work on the rapid transit system; and
(e)
the measures necessary for licensees to deal with any plague or epidemic, fire, flood, earthquake or disaster (natural or otherwise) or other public emergency.[21/2010]
(2) Every licensee must comply with any code of practice issued or approved by the Authority under subsection (1), except that if any provision in any such code of practice is inconsistent with this Act, that provision does not have effect to the extent of the inconsistency.
(3) The Authority may, if the circumstances so warrant, exempt any licensee from any provision in any code of practice, whether unconditionally or subject to any conditions that the Authority thinks fit to impose, and whether permanently or for such time as the Authority may specify.
(4) Any code of practice issued or approved by the Authority is deemed not to be subsidiary legislation.
Directions affecting licensees
Open ↗18.—(1) The Authority may give directions to be observed by licensees for or in respect of the following matters:(a)
the extent, hours and general level of the services to be provided by licensees;
(b)
the extension of the operating hours of the services provided by the licensees;
(c)
the maintenance and operation of the rapid transit system;
(d)
the provision of travel information systems and directional signs for the purpose of ensuring integration of rapid transit systems with transport services and facilities and developments surrounding the respective rapid transit systems operated by licensees so as to enhance railway passenger services;
(e)
the security and safety of persons who use or who are engaged in any work on the rapid transit system; and
(f)
any other matters affecting the interests of the public in connection with the services provided by licensees.[21/2010]
(2) Any direction given under subsection (1) —(a)
may require the licensee concerned (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or to refrain from doing, the things that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the direction;
(b)
takes effect at the time, being the earliest practicable time, that is determined by or under that direction; and
(c)
may be revoked at any time by the Authority.
(3) Before giving any direction to any licensee under subsection (1), the Authority —(a)
must give notice to the licensee —(i)
informing the licensee of the proposed direction and setting out its effect; and
(ii)
specifying the time within which representations or objections to the proposed direction may be made by the licensee in connection with the proposed direction,
unless the Authority, in respect of any particular direction, considers that it is not practicable or desirable that such notice be given; and
(b)
must consider any representations or objections which are duly made by the licensee under paragraph (a)(ii).
(4) Every licensee must comply with every direction given to it by the Authority under this section.
Appointment and removal of director, etc., of licensee
Open ↗18A.—(1) A licensee must not —(a)
appoint or re‑appoint an individual as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors; or
(b)
remove its chief executive officer or the chairperson of its board of directors or any of its directors,
unless the licensee has obtained the approval of the Authority to do so.
[9/2014]
(1A) The Authority may —(a)
grant an approval under this section subject to any conditions that the Authority considers appropriate to impose; and
(b)
at any time add to, vary or revoke any condition so imposed.[Act 20 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
(2) Where a licensee, in contravention of subsection (1), does any of the following without the approval of the Authority:(a)
appoints or re‑appoints an individual as its chief executive officer, its director or the chairperson of its board of directors;
(b)
removes its chief executive officer or the chairperson of its board of directors or any of its directors,
the Authority may issue a direction to the licensee to do either of the following, whichever being applicable, and the licensee must comply with the direction:
(c)
to remove that individual from his or her appointment as the chief executive officer or a director or the chairperson of the board of directors of the licensee, as the case may be;
(d)
to reinstate the individual as the chief executive officer or a director or the chairperson of the board of directors of the licensee, as the case may be.[9/2014]
(3) Where at any time the Authority is satisfied that it is necessary or desirable to act for the purpose of the proper administration of the licensee’s business of operating a rapid transit system, the Authority may issue a direction to the licensee to appoint an individual as an additional director of the licensee, and the licensee must comply with the direction.[9/2014]
(4) Before issuing any direction to any licensee under subsection (2) or (3), the Authority must give notice to the licensee —(a)
informing the licensee of the proposed direction and setting out its effect; and
(b)
specifying the time within which representations or objections to the proposed direction may be made by the licensee in connection with the proposed direction,
unless the Authority, in respect of any particular direction, considers that it is not practicable or desirable that the notice be given.
[9/2014]
(5) The Authority must consider any representations or objections which are duly made by the licensee in connection with a proposed direction following a notice under subsection (4).[9/2014]
(6) This section has effect despite the provisions of any other written law and the provisions of the memorandum or articles of association, or other constitution, of the licensee, and nothing in section 152 of the Companies Act 1967 prevents the Authority from exercising any power under this section.[9/2014]
(7) Nothing in subsections (2) to (6) is to be taken as depriving an individual who is removed under any of those provisions of compensation or damages payable to him or her in respect of the termination of his or her appointment as a chief executive officer, director or chairperson of the board of directors.[9/2014]
(7A) This section does not apply to or in relation to any licensee that has been designated as a designated operating entity, starting on its effective designation date and while it remains so designated.[Act 20 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
(8) In this section —“chief executive officer”, in relation to a licensee, means any individual (however described by name) who —(a)
is in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the licensee; and
(b)
is principally responsible for the management and conduct of any type of business of the licensee in Singapore,
and includes any individual for the time being performing all or any of the functions or duties of the chief executive officer;
“director” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967.[9/2014]
Suspension or cancellation of licence, etc.
Open ↗19.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), if any licensee —(a)
contravenes or fails to comply with, or fails to secure the compliance by its employees, agents or contractors with, any of the conditions of its licence to operate any rapid transit system or with any provision of this Act which is applicable to the licensee and for which no criminal penalty is prescribed for a contravention of the provision;
(b)
is convicted of any offence under this Act;
(c)
in the opinion of the Authority, fails or is likely to fail to provide and maintain an adequate, safe and satisfactory service;
(d)
fails to comply with any provision of any code of practice issued or approved by the Authority under section 17;
(e)
fails to comply with any direction given by the Authority under section 18 or 18A;
(ea)
fails to comply with any condition of approval under section 18A;[Act 20 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
(f)
fails to comply with any provisional order confirmed under section 19A;
(g)
goes into compulsory or voluntary liquidation other than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation; or
(h)
makes any assignment to, or composition with, its creditors,
the Authority may, by written notice and without any compensation, do all or any of the following:
(i)
suspend or cancel the licence of the licensee;
(j)
forfeit the whole or any part of any security deposited with the Authority by the licensee or by its bank pursuant to a bank guarantee but not in excess of the maximum amount specified in subsection (2) if the licence is not cancelled;
(k)
require the licensee to pay, within a specified period, a financial penalty of an amount that the Authority thinks fit, which in any case must not exceed the maximum amount specified in subsection (2).[21/2010; 9/2014; 31/2015]
(2) For the purposes of requiring a licensee of any rapid transit system to pay a financial penalty under subsection (1)(k), the maximum amount means the higher of the following amounts:(a)
$1 million;
(b)
10% of the licensee’s annual fare revenue that is received —(i)
during the licensee’s last‑completed financial year as ascertained from the licensee’s latest audited accounts; and
(ii)
from the operation of the rapid transit system or, if more than one rapid transit system is the subject of the licensee’s licence, of each rapid transit system.[9/2014]
(3) A financial penalty cannot be imposed on a licensee if the sole ground for proceeding under subsection (1) is that, in the opinion of the Authority, the licensee is likely to fail to provide and maintain an adequate, safe and satisfactory service.[31/2015]
(4) A financial penalty imposed under subsection (1)(k) on any licensee must be recovered and collected by the Authority for the purposes of the Public Transport Fund.[31/2015]
(5) The whole or part of any financial penalty recovered and collected under subsection (4) from a licensee, and any interest on any financial penalty in arrears, must be paid into the Public Transport Fund established under the Public Transport Council Act 1987.[31/2015]
(6) In this section, “annual fare revenue”, in relation to a licensee of a rapid transit system, means the total charges received by the licensee from passengers for travel services provided on any railway comprised in that rapid transit system, less any goods and services tax paid by, the value of any rebate supplied to, and any connection commission paid by, passengers in connection with those travel services.[9/2014]
Provisional orders for securing compliance
Open ↗19A.—(1) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), where it appears to the Authority that —(a)
a licensee is contravening, or is likely to contravene, any condition of its licence; or
(b)
a licensee has failed to secure the compliance by its employees, agents or contractors with any condition of its licence,
and that it is appropriate or requisite that a provisional order be made under this section, the Authority may, instead of taking any decision under section 19, by provisional order make such provision as appears to it requisite for securing compliance with that condition.
[21/2010]
(2) A provisional order —(a)
must require the licensee to whom it relates (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or not to do, the things that are specified, or are of a description specified, in the provisional order;
(b)
takes effect at the time, being the earliest practicable time, that is determined by or under the provisional order; and
(c)
may be revoked at any time by the Authority.[21/2010]
(3) In determining whether it is appropriate or requisite that a provisional order be made, the Authority must have regard, in particular, to the extent to which any person is likely to sustain loss or damage in consequence of anything which, in contravention of any condition of a licence, is likely to be done, or omitted to be done, before a decision under section 19 may be made.[21/2010]
(4) Subject to subsections (5), (6) and (7), the Authority must, by written notice, confirm a provisional order, with or without modifications, if —(a)
the Authority is satisfied that the licensee to whom the order relates is contravening, or is likely to contravene any condition of its licence, or has failed to secure the compliance by its employees, agents or contractors with any condition of its licence; and
(b)
the provision made by the order (with any modifications) is requisite for the purpose of securing compliance with that condition.[21/2010]
(5) The Authority must not make or confirm a provisional order in relation to a licensee if it is satisfied —(a)
that the duties imposed on the Authority under this Act or the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 preclude the making of such an order;
(b)
that the licensee has agreed to take, and is taking, all steps that appear to the Authority for the time being to be appropriate for the licensee to take for the purpose of securing or facilitating compliance with the condition in question; or
(c)
that the contraventions were, or the apprehended contraventions are, of a trivial nature.[21/2010]
(6) Before the Authority makes or confirms a provisional order, the Authority must give notice to the licensee concerned —(a)
stating that the Authority proposes to make or confirm the provisional order and setting out its effect;
(b)
setting out —(i)
the relevant condition of the licence for the purpose of securing compliance with which the provisional order is to be made or confirmed;
(ii)
the acts or omissions which, in the Authority’s opinion, constitute or would constitute contraventions of that condition; and
(iii)
the other facts which, in the Authority’s opinion, justify the making or confirmation of the provisional order; and
(c)
specifying the period (being at least 28 days from the date of service of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed provisional order or proposed confirmation may be made,
and must consider any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn.
[21/2010]
(7) The Authority must not confirm a provisional order with modifications except —(a)
with the consent of the licensee to whom the provisional order relates; or
(b)
after —(i)
serving on that licensee notice under subsection (6) of the proposal to confirm the provisional order with modifications and in that notice, specifying the period (being at least 28 days from the date of service of the notice) within which representations or objections with respect to the proposed modifications may be made; and
(ii)
considering any representations or objections which are duly made and not withdrawn.[21/2010]
(8) In this section, “provisional order” means an order under this section which, if not previously confirmed in accordance with subsection (5), will cease to have effect at the end of the period (not exceeding 3 months) determined by or under the order.[21/2010]
Outstanding fees, charges, penalties, etc.
Open ↗19B.—(1) If —(a)
any fee imposed under section 13 in respect of a licence or any part thereof is not paid in full by the due date for payment;
(b)
any charge and cash-bid (if any) imposed under section 13A in respect of a licence or any part thereof is not paid in full by the due date for payment; or
(c)
any financial penalty imposed under section 19(1)(k) in respect of a licensee or any part thereof is not paid in full by the due date for payment,
interest at the prescribed rate is payable by the licensee concerned on the outstanding amount of any such fee, charge, cash‑bid or financial penalty.
[21/2010]
(2) The Authority may recover as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction any of the following amounts that has become due and payable but has not been paid:(a)
any fee imposed under section 13 in respect of a licence or any part thereof;
(b)
any charge and cash-bid (if any) imposed under section 13A in respect of a licence or any part thereof;
(c)
any financial penalty imposed under section 19(1)(k) in respect of a licensee or any part thereof;
(d)
any interest imposed under subsection (1) or any part thereof,
and the liability of the licensee concerned to pay is not affected by its licence ceasing (for any reason) to be in force.
[21/2010]
Restrictions on voluntary winding up, etc., of licensees
Open ↗20.—(1) Despite any other written law —(a)
a licensee cannot be wound up without the consent of the Authority;
(b)
a person must not make an application under section 210 of the Companies Act 1967 or section 71 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in relation to a licensee without the consent of the Authority;
(c)
no judicial management order under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 may be made in relation to a licensee without the consent of the Authority;
(d)
no interim judicial manager or judicial manager may be appointed under section 94 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in respect of a licensee without the consent of the Authority;
(e)
a person must not take any step to enforce any security over the property of a licensee unless that person has served 14 days’ notice in writing of that person’s intention to take that step on the Authority; and
(f)
a person must not take any step to execute or enforce any judgment or order of court against a licensee unless that person has served 14 days’ notice in writing of that person’s intention to take that step on the Authority.
(2) The Authority must be a party to —(a)
any proceedings relating to the making of an order under section 210 of the Companies Act 1967 or section 71 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in relation to a licensee;
(b)
any proceedings relating to the making of a judicial management order under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in relation to a licensee; and
(c)
any proceedings under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 for the winding up of the affairs of a licensee.
(3) A court must, when deciding any proceedings mentioned in subsection (2), take into consideration any representations made by the Authority in those proceedings.
(4) This section does not apply to or in relation to any licensee that has been designated as a designated operating entity, starting on its effective designation date and while it remains so designated.[Act 20 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
Authority to operate rapid transit system
Open ↗21. If there is for any reason no licensee to operate any rapid transit system, it is the duty of the Authority to operate that rapid transit system having regard to the reasonable requirements of the land transport system in Singapore or the relevant part thereof.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
