§ 13 — Conditions of licences

13.—(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 service, the LTA may impose conditions —(a)

fixing the type of vehicles which may be made available by the licensee for hiring in the provision of the shared mobility service authorised by the licence;

(b)

fixing the maximum or minimum number, or both, of the vehicles which the licensee, during the validity period of the licence or any part of that period —(i)

may offer or expose for hiring; or

(ii)

may allow the hiring of which to end undocked,

or both;

(c)

fixing the area in Singapore within which the licensee may provide the shared mobility service authorised by the licence;

(d)

requiring a serial number to be engraved on or affixed to every vehicle used or to be used by the licensee to provide the shared mobility service authorised by the licence;

(e)

requiring the licensee to provide parking spaces for the type of vehicles used or to be used by the licensee in providing the shared mobility service authorised by the licence;

(f)

requiring the licensee to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, any measures that are necessary to ensure that, for every vehicle hired from the licensee in the course of providing the shared mobility service, the rider of the vehicle has attended and successfully completed a prescribed test of competence to ride the vehicle which is the subject of the hiring;

(g)

requiring the licensee —(i)

to appoint, and ensure that at all times there is appointed, one or more persons in Singapore authorised by the licensee to accept on the licensee’s behalf service of notices and other documents under this Act; and

(ii)

to provide the name, address and contact details of the person or persons appointed as required by sub‑paragraph (i);

(h)

requiring the licensee —(i)

to nominate, and ensure that at all times there is nominated, one or more representatives each of whom satisfies the prescribed qualifications; and

(ii)

to provide the name, address and contact details of the representative or representatives so nominated;

(i)

requiring the furnishing of a performance bond, guarantee or any other form of security of such amount and on such terms and conditions as the LTA may determine —(i)

to secure compliance by the licensee with any condition attached to the licence or any standard of performance applicable to the licensee;

(ii)

to meet any financial penalty arising out of any regulatory action started or likely to start against the licensee, or both; or

(iii)

to meet any cost or expenses which the LTA may reasonably incur in moving and disposing of vehicles that were used by a former licensee in providing shared mobility services and are abandoned in public places;

(j)

requiring the licensee to undergo (at its own cost) such audit as the LTA may require to ascertain the licensee’s compliance with —(i)

the provisions of this Act or a standard of performance applicable to the licensee;

(ii)

the conditions of the licence granted to that licensee; or

(iii)

a direction given under this Act or a safety directive; and

(k)

prohibiting the collection of deposits from hirers of vehicles used in the provision of the shared mobility service by the licensee.

(3) An audit referred to in subsection (2)(j) must be carried out by authorised officers or other officers of the LTA or such qualified individuals approved by the LTA for that purpose.

—(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 service, the LTA may impose conditions —(a)

fixing the type of vehicles which may be made available by the licensee for hiring in the provision of the shared mobility service authorised by the licence;

(b)

fixing the maximum or minimum number, or both, of the vehicles which the licensee, during the validity period of the licence or any part of that period —(i)

may offer or expose for hiring; or

(ii)

may allow the hiring of which to end undocked,

or both;

(c)

fixing the area in Singapore within which the licensee may provide the shared mobility service authorised by the licence;

(d)

requiring a serial number to be engraved on or affixed to every vehicle used or to be used by the licensee to provide the shared mobility service authorised by the licence;

(e)

requiring the licensee to provide parking spaces for the type of vehicles used or to be used by the licensee in providing the shared mobility service authorised by the licence;

(f)

requiring the licensee to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, any measures that are necessary to ensure that, for every vehicle hired from the licensee in the course of providing the shared mobility service, the rider of the vehicle has attended and successfully completed a prescribed test of competence to ride the vehicle which is the subject of the hiring;

(g)

requiring the licensee —(i)

to appoint, and ensure that at all times there is appointed, one or more persons in Singapore authorised by the licensee to accept on the licensee’s behalf service of notices and other documents under this Act; and

(ii)

to provide the name, address and contact details of the person or persons appointed as required by sub‑paragraph (i);

(h)

requiring the licensee —(i)

to nominate, and ensure that at all times there is nominated, one or more representatives each of whom satisfies the prescribed qualifications; and

(ii)

to provide the name, address and contact details of the representative or representatives so nominated;

(i)

requiring the furnishing of a performance bond, guarantee or any other form of security of such amount and on such terms and conditions as the LTA may determine —(i)

to secure compliance by the licensee with any condition attached to the licence or any standard of performance applicable to the licensee;

(ii)

to meet any financial penalty arising out of any regulatory action started or likely to start against the licensee, or both; or

(iii)

to meet any cost or expenses which the LTA may reasonably incur in moving and disposing of vehicles that were used by a former licensee in providing shared mobility services and are abandoned in public places;

(j)

requiring the licensee to undergo (at its own cost) such audit as the LTA may require to ascertain the licensee’s compliance with —(i)

the provisions of this Act or a standard of performance applicable to the licensee;

(ii)

the conditions of the licence granted to that licensee; or

(iii)

a direction given under this Act or a safety directive; and

(k)

prohibiting the collection of deposits from hirers of vehicles used in the provision of the shared mobility service by the licensee.

(3) An audit referred to in subsection (2)(j) must be carried out by authorised officers or other officers of the LTA or such qualified individuals approved by the LTA for that purpose.