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← Public Transport Council Act 1987

Public Transport Council Act 1987 s 5

s 5 Functions of Council

5. —(1) The functions of the Council are — ( a ) to set or approve fares and fare pricing policies for bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore; ( b ) to promote and facilitate the integration of bus fares and train fares to ensure the provision of efficient public passenger transport services and facilities; ( c ) to evaluate and recommend to the Government improvements to, or otherwise advise the Government in respect of, bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore so that they — (i) may satisfy all reasonable passenger demands in Singapore for bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services; (ii) may offer an attractive alternative to private motor vehicle transport, and the extent of such travel, in Singapore; (iii) are effectively and efficiently integrated so as to facilitate seamless travel for passengers within and between different modes of land transport and greater mobility within communities in Singapore; and (iv) provide viable public passenger transport services at a reasonable cost to the community and the Government; ( d ) to undertake surveys or other arrangements to obtain public feedback on any matter relating to the provision of bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore; ( e ) to exercise licensing and regulatory functions in respect of the provision of ticket payment services in Singapore; and ( f ) to perform such functions as the Minister may, by order in the Gazette , assign. [31/2015; 20/2019] (2) Nothing in this section is to be construed as imposing on the Council, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court to which it would not otherwise be subject. [4 [31/2015] —(1) The functions of the Council are — ( a ) to set or approve fares and fare pricing policies for bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore; ( b ) to promote and facilitate the integration of bus fares and train fares to ensure the provision of efficient public passenger transport services and facilities; ( c ) to evaluate and recommend to the Government improvements to, or otherwise advise the Government in respect of, bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore so that they — (i) may satisfy all reasonable passenger demands in Singapore for bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services; (ii) may offer an attractive alternative to private motor vehicle transport, and the extent of such travel, in Singapore; (iii) are effectively and efficiently integrated so as to facilitate seamless travel for passengers within and between different modes of land transport and greater mobility within communities in Singapore; and (iv) provide viable public passenger transport services at a reasonable cost to the community and the Government; ( d ) to undertake surveys or other arrangements to obtain public feedback on any matter relating to the provision of bus services, train services, street‑hail services and ride‑hail services in Singapore; ( e ) to exercise licensing and regulatory functions in respect of the provision of ticket payment services in Singapore; and ( f ) to perform such functions as the Minister may, by order in the Gazette , assign. [31/2015; 20/2019] (2) Nothing in this section is to be construed as imposing on the Council, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court to which it would not otherwise be subject. [4 [31/2015]

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