Shared Mobility Enterprises (Control and Licensing) Act 2020

• Act Code: SMECLA2020
• Edition: 2020 Rev Ed
• Commencement: 21 Jul 2020
• Version as at: 3 Jul 2026
• Enacted by: Parliament

Section 1 — Short title

This Act is the Shared Mobility Enterprises (Control and Licensing) Act 2020.

Section 2 — General interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“applicant” means an applicant for or to renew a licence; “authorised officer”, for any provision of this Act, means an officer or employee of the LTA who is appointed as an authorised

Section 3 — Meaning of “shared mobility service” and associated terms

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“booking”, in relation to a shared mobility service, means a booking for a vehicle used in the provision of that service to be hired for riding by an individual on wholly or partly in

Section 4 — Purposes of Act

The purposes of this Act are to regulate the provision of shared mobility services so as —(a) to facilitate the delivery of safe, reliable, efficient and customer‑focused shared mobility services in Singapore; (b) to address indiscriminate

Section 5 — Application of Act

(1) This Act binds the Government, but nothing in this Act renders the Government liable to prosecution for an offence under this Act.(2) To avoid doubt, no person is immune from prosecution for any offence under this Act by reason only tha

Section 6 — Administration of Act

(1) It is the function of the LTA to exercise licensing and regulatory functions in accordance with this Act with respect to the provision in Singapore of shared mobility services, and to otherwise administer this Act.(2) No liability shall

Section 7 — Authorised officers

(1) The LTA may, in relation to any provision of this Act, appoint any of its officers or employees to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision, either generally or in a particular case.(2) The LTA may delegate the exerci

Section 8 — Unauthorised shared mobility service

(1) A person commits an offence if the person provides in Singapore a shared mobility service when the person —(a) is not authorised to do so by a licence or class licence; and (b) is not exempt from this section under section 47 in relatio

Section 9 — Unauthorised vehicle used for shared mobility services

(1) A person commits an offence if the person provides in Singapore a shared mobility service —(a) using vehicles which are the type, or the model of a type of vehicles, proscribed by Regulations; and (b) when the person is not exempt from

Section 10 — Application for or to renew licence

(1) An application for or to renew a licence must be made to the LTA in accordance with this section.(2) An application for or to renew a licence must —(a) be in the form and manner the LTA specifies; (b) be accompanied by an application fe

Section 11 — Grant of licences

(1) After considering any application under section 10 for or to renew a licence, the LTA may —(a) on payment of —(i) the applicable licence fee (if prescribed), grant the applicant a licence authorising the applicant to provide a shared mo

Section 12 — Periodic fee for licence and licence validity

(1) Every licence granted under this Part is valid for the period specified in the licence and is in force unless the licence is earlier suspended or revoked under section 29.(2) For every period prescribed (which must not exceed the validi

Section 13 — Conditions of licences

(1) In granting a licence to any person, the LTA may impose any conditions that the LTA considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.(2) In particular, in granting a licence to a provider of a shared mobility s

Section 14 — Modifying conditions of licence

(1) Subject to this section, it is lawful for the LTA to modify the conditions of a licence without compensating the licensee concerned.(2) Before modifying any condition of a licence, the LTA must give notice to the licensee holding that l

Section 15 — Modifying licence conditions on licensee’s application

(1) A licensee may apply to the Authority to modify any condition of the licensee’s licence mentioned in section 13(2)(b), and no other condition.(2) An application under subsection (1) must —(a) be in the form and manner the LTA determines

Section 16 — Restriction on transfer and surrender of licence

(1) A licence, and any rights, benefits or privileges under the licence, are not transferable or assignable to any other person unless —(a) the licence contains a condition authorising the transfer or assignment; and (b) the LTA consents in

Section 17 — Class licence

(1) The LTA may, with the approval of the Minister, by order in the Gazette determine a class licence that authorises a person to which the order applies to provide a shared mobility service or a class or description of shared mobility serv

Section 18 — Variation and revocation of class licence

(1) Subject to this section, the LTA may, with the approval of the Minister and by order in the Gazette, vary a class licence determined under an order made under section 17 by —(a) varying or revoking any condition specified in the order;

Section 19 — Conditions applicable to class licensee

(1) Without limiting section 17(1) or 18, the conditions subject to which a class licensee may provide a shared mobility service under a class licence may include any of the following requirements:(a) to do or not to do any things that are

Section 20 — Change in management of licensee

(1) It is a condition of every licence that the licensee to whom the licence is granted must notify the LTA of, where the licensee is a corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership or an unincorporated association —(a) the resign

Section 21 — Accounts and statements

(1) A licensee must —(a) in respect of the whole or part (as the case may be) of every financial year, prepare such accounts and statements as are specified in, or ascertained in accordance with, the Regulations; (b) retain the accounts and

Section 22 — Record-keeping and giving information

(1) A licensee must —(a) keep and retain, for such period as may be prescribed, records, where the records are relevant to monitoring or evaluating, under this Act, an aspect of the shared mobility service as specified in the licence grante

Section 23 — Monitoring improper parking by hirers

(1) A licensee providing a shared mobility service using a type of vehicles may enter into an information sharing arrangement with another licensee providing a shared mobility service using the same or different type of vehicles to share or

Section 24 — Standards of performance for licensees and class licensees

(1) The LTA may —(a) issue one or more standards of performance applicable to licensees or class licensees, or specified types of licensees or class licensees; (b) approve as a standard of performance applicable to licensees or class licens

Section 25 — Directions affecting licensees and class licensees

(1) The LTA may give a direction to a licensee or class licensee for or in respect of —(a) locating, distributing or collecting from public places of vehicles used by the licensee or class licensee to provide shared mobility services author

Section 26 — Safety directives

(1) The Minister may, and in accordance with subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5), give such safety directives of general application as may be necessary to alleviate or minimise any risk —(a) of death of, or a serious injury to, any individua

Section 27 — How safety directive is given

(1) A safety directive is binding on the person or class of persons to whom it is addressed and given.(2) A safety directive that is addressed to a person is sufficiently given if it is served in the manner prescribed in section 46. (3) A s

Section 28 — General duty to comply with safety directives

(1) A safety directive may require the person it binds (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or to refrain from doing, for a specified period, things specified in the directive or things that are of a description specified in

Section 29 — Suspension or revocation, etc., of licence or class licence

(1) Subject to section 31, if the LTA is satisfied that —(a) a licensee or class licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with —(i) any of the conditions of its licence or, in the case of a clas

Section 30 — Regulatory action can continue despite licence expiry, etc.

(1) Subject to section 31, if regulatory action under section 29 has started against a licensee or class licensee, and the LTA does not take any regulatory action before the date of expiry of the licensee’s licence or the date the class lic

Section 31 — Proceedings for regulatory action

(1) Before exercising any powers under section 29(1) or (2) or 30(2), the LTA must give written notice to the licensee or class licensee or former licensee or former class licensee concerned —(a) stating that the LTA intends to take regulat

Section 32 — Purpose for which enforcement powers are exercisable by authorised officers

(1) An authorised officer may exercise the powers set out in this Division for any of the following purposes:(a) to determine compliance with this Act and the Regulations, including whether an offence under this Act or the Regulations has b

Section 33 — Powers of entry, etc., at premises

(1) An authorised officer may, in accordance with subsection (2), enter any premises occupied by a relevant person which the authorised officer reasonably believes to be used for or in connection with the provision of any shared mobility se

Section 34 — Powers in relation to vehicles

(1) An authorised officer may do all or any of the following in relation to a vehicle which the authorised officer reasonably believes to be used for or in connection with the provision of any shared mobility services:(a) to stop and detain

Section 35 — Power to obtain information

(1) The LTA or an authorised officer may by written notice require any licensee or class licensee to provide, within a reasonable period specified in the notice, and in such form and manner as may be specified in the notice, all documents a

Section 36 — Offences

(1) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to do anything required of the person by an authorised officer under section 33(1) or 34(1), or by a notice under section 35(1), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on convict

Section 37 — Composition of offences

(1) The LTA or an authorised officer may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the

Section 38 — Interpretation of this Part

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“appealable decision” means any of the following decisions of the LTA:(a) a decision refusing the grant of a licence under section 11; (b) a decision under section 13 imposing a condition

Section 39 — Appeal to Minister

(1) An appellant who is aggrieved by an appealable decision may appeal to the Minister against the decision in accordance with this section.(2) An appeal under this section must be in writing and specify the grounds on which it is made, and

Section 40 — Designation of others to hear appeals

The Minister may designate a Second Minister, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeals or a specific appeal under section 39; and any reference in that section to the Minister

Section 41 — Interface with other laws

To avoid doubt, this Act —(a) does not affect the operation of the Active Mobility Act 2017 or the Road Traffic Act 1961; and (b) does not limit the application of any other requirement or restriction to, or in relation to, the conduct of b

Section 42 — Recovery of fees and penalties

(1) The LTA may impose interest at the prescribed rate on any outstanding amount of —(a) any fee payable under section 11 for the grant of a licence; (b) any periodic fee payable under section 12; (c) any charge payable under an order made

Section 43 — Offences by corporations

(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an officer, employee or agent of the corporation engaged in that c

Section 44 — Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated association or a partnership in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an employee or agent of the uninc

Section 45 — Jurisdiction of courts

Despite the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court has jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and has power to impose the full punishment for any such offence.

Section 46 — Service of documents

(1) A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section.(2) A document permitted or required by this Act to be served on an individual may be served —(a) by giving it to t

Section 47 — General exemption

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act, either generally or in a particular case and subject to any conditions that the Minister may impose.

Section 48 — Regulations

(1) The LTA, with the approval of the Minister, may make regulations necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.(2) In particular, the LTA may make regulations for any of the following:(a) classes

Section 49 — Presentation to Parliament

All subsidiary legislation made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

Section 50 — Saving and transitional provisions

(1) Subject to the adaptations provided in the Schedule, this Act applies to and in relation to every person holding a licence that is —(a) granted under Part 3 of the Parking Places Act 1974 (as in force before 22 July 2020) to provide a l