s 110B Interpretation of sections 110A and 111
110B. In sections 110A and 111 — “blackout period”, for a general suspension order, means a period after the general suspension order takes effect, of a duration that is fixed and specified by the Registrar in the order, being a period not exceeding one month; “bookable vehicle” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Point‑to‑Point Passenger Transport Industry Act 2019; “designated exempt ride‑hail service operator” means a person who is an exempt ride‑hail service operator and is prescribed by rules under section 111 to be designated by the Authority for the purposes of this definition; “participating bookable driver”, for a designated exempt ride-hail service operator, means a driver who has a participating driver agreement with the operator, and it is immaterial whether — ( a ) the driver is an employee or agent of the designated exempt ride-hail service operator; or ( b ) where the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator is a platform operator, the driver is a platform worker of the operator; [Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] “participating driver agreement”, in relation to a designated exempt ride‑hail service operator providing a ride-hail service, means an agreement or arrangement between the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator and a driver of a bookable vehicle under which — ( a ) the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator agrees to — (i) take or facilitate any booking by or on behalf of a passenger for bookable vehicles to be made available in providing on‑demand passenger transport services (whether immediately or at a later time) to the passenger; and (ii) communicate the booking to participating bookable drivers; and ( b ) the driver agrees to carry out the on‑demand passenger transport service in the booking by transporting the passenger for hire or reward, using a bookable vehicle, and it does not matter — ( c ) whether or not — (i) the driver is an employee or agent of the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator; or (ii) where the designated exempt ride‑hail service operator is a platform operator, the driver is a platform worker of that operator; or ( d ) whether the vehicle is hired from that operator; [Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] “platform operator” has the meaning given by section 4 of the Platform Workers Act 2024; [Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] “platform worker” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Platform Workers Act 2024; [Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] “relevant offence” means any of the following offences committed on or after 1 July 2017: ( a ) an offence under section 101(2) involving any private hire car; ( b ) an offence under section 131 for contravening section 110(1)( a ) involving any private hire car; ( c ) an offence under section 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960 involving any private hire car. [10/2017; 20/2019]