Rapid Transit Systems Regulations

Rapid Transit Systems Act

(Chapter 263A, Section 42)

Rapid Transit Systems Regulations

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REVISED EDITION 1997

(15th June 1997)

[26th October 1987]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Rapid Transit Systems Regulations.

Definitions

2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“administrative charge” means such amount, not exceeding $5, as may be specified in the conditions of use;

“authorised person” means any officer, employee or agent of the Authority, or of its licensee, acting in the execution of his duty upon or in connection with the railway;

“bicycle” means a two-wheeled pedal cycle constructed or adapted for use as a means of conveyance, and includes a power-assisted bicycle;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“conditions of use” means the conditions subject to which a ticket for travel upon the public transport system is granted, and which conditions are published from time to time by the Authority or its licensee or by a person appointed by the Authority or its licensee and posted at the railway premises;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“fare” means the fare payable for a ticket for use on the railway granted by or on behalf of the Authority or its licensee or by a person appointed by the Authority or its licensee;

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“mobility scooter” means a vehicle that —

(a) has 3 or more wheels and a footboard supported by the wheels;

(b) is steered by handlebars;

(c) has a seat;

(d) is designed to carry an individual who is unable to walk or has difficulty in walking; and

(e) is propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;

[S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

“paid area” means that part of the railway premises set aside for the use of fare-paying passengers and provided with ticket gates for the purposes of entry or exit;

“passenger” means any person who obtains a ticket or on whose behalf a ticket is obtained, and who is lawfully within the paid area during the hours of business of the Authority or its licensee;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“personal mobility device” means a wheeled vehicle that —

(a) is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage); and

(b) is propelled by an electric motor attached to the vehicle or by human power or both,

and includes a skateboard, but does not include a bicycle, motor car, wheelchair (motorised or otherwise), mobility scooter, pram, stroller, trolley, inline skates or roller‑skates;

[S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

“power-assisted bicycle” means a bicycle which can be propelled by means of an electric motor or an internal combustion engine;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“ticket” means any form of authorisation issued by or on behalf of the Authority or its licensee, or by a person appointed by the Authority or its licensee, for the conveyance of any passenger on the railway;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“ticket office” means any office, sales counter or passenger service counter operated by or on behalf of the Authority, its licensee or any person appointed by the Authority or its licensee, to grant a ticket;

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

“train” means any train (or carriage or compartment thereof) owned by or in the possession of the Authority or its licensee;

“unpaid area” means any part of the railway premises other than that which constitutes the paid area.

PART II

ADMITTANCE ONTO RAILWAY PREMISES

Admittance

3.—(1)  The Authority and its licensee reserve the right to refuse to admit any person onto the railway premises at any time.

(2)  The Authority or its licensee may open or close any entrance to or exit from any station or platform or any other part of the railway premises at such times as it considers expedient without incurring any liability to any person for any loss or damage arising as a result thereof.

Fit state to travel

4.—(1)  No person in an intoxicated or drugged state shall enter or remain on the railway premises.

(2)  No person who is in an unfit or improper condition to travel by passenger train, or whose dress or clothing is in a condition liable to soil or damage the railway premises or the dress or clothing of any passenger or to injure any passenger, shall enter or remain on the railway premises.

Trespass

5.  No person shall —

(a) enter into or upon any part of the railway other than those parts clearly defined by means of notices, signs and other directional indicators provided for persons using the railway premises; or

(b) enter or leave such parts other than by the proper use of such means as ticket gates provided for entry or exit, or by such other means as may be directed by any authorised person.

PART III

PROHIBITED ARTICLES AND ANIMALS

Smoking, etc., prohibited in designated areas

6.  No person shall —

(a) smoke;

(b) carry a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette; or

(c) carry or use any item or object which has a naked flame,

in any part of the railway premises where smoking is expressly prohibited by notice.

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

Luggage, etc., prohibited

7.—(1)  No person shall bring into or upon any part of the railway premises —

(a) any luggage, article or thing which —

(i) exceeds the dimensions or weight restrictions specified on notices posted by the Authority or its licensee in the railway premises;

(ii) cannot be carried or otherwise accommodated on the railway without risk of damage to railway property; or

(iii) causes a nuisance or inconvenience to other persons using the railway premises,

except in accordance with such conditions as may be specified by the Authority or its licensee on notices posted by the Authority or its licensee in the railway premises; or

(b) any item which is prohibited by an officer or employee of the Authority or its licensee at the railway premises or by notices posted by such person in the railway premises.

[S 571/2009 wef 20/11/2009]

(2)  Despite paragraph (1)(a) but without affecting any other provision in these Regulations, a person may, subject to the conditions specified in paragraph (3), bring into or upon any part of the railway premises a single foldable bicycle or personal mobility device, provided that —

(a) the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device, if foldable, is folded and kept folded, with its longest side in a vertical position;

(b) the dimensions of the folded bicycle, personal mobility device or folded personal mobility device (if foldable) do not exceed 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm;

(c) if so required by an authorised person at the entrance to the railway premises, the wheels of the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device must be covered so as to prevent any dirt on the wheels being deposited onto the railway premises or soiling the clothing of any passenger;

(d) if the handlebars or pedals of the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device extend beyond its frame, they are enclosed so as to minimise the risk of injury to any person or damage to any property; and

(e) where the personal mobility device is propelled by an electric motor, the personal mobility device is switched off.

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(3)  The conditions mentioned in paragraph (2) are as follows:

(a) the person concerned must not remain in the paid area of the railway premises with the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device unless the person is in the paid area for the purposes of using the railway;

(b) the person concerned must not use or ride the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device within the railway premises.

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(4)  An authorised person may require any person with a foldable bicycle or a personal mobility device to leave the railway premises with that person’s foldable bicycle or personal mobility device if —

(a) while within the railway premises, the person with the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device has failed —

(i) to fold or keep folded his foldable bicycle or personal mobility device (if foldable), with its longest side in a vertical position;

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(ii) to cover or keep covered the wheels of the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device so as to prevent any dirt on the wheels being deposited onto the railway premises or soiling the clothing of any passenger, when required to do so by any authorised person;

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(iii) to enclose or keep enclosed any handle bar or pedal of the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device that extends beyond the frame of the bicycle or the personal mobility device as required under paragraph (2)(d); or

[S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

(iv) where the personal mobility device is propelled by an electric motor, to switch off or keep switched off the personal mobility device;

[S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

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(b) the person with the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device has failed to comply with any condition in paragraph (3); or

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(c) the authorised person is of the opinion that the foldable bicycle or the personal mobility device may cause inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to other passengers,

[S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

and that person shall comply with that requirement within a reasonable time.

[S 571/2009 wef 20/11/2009]

[S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

(5)  [Deleted by S 618/2016 wef 01/12/2016]

Animals prohibited

8.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (3), no person shall bring any animal into or upon, or allow any animal under his control to remain in or on, any part of the railway premises.

[S 509/2010 wef 13/09/2010]

(2)  A person shall be responsible for any injury, loss or damage caused to the property or staff of the Authority or its licensee, or to any other person or property by such person or by any animal or article brought by him onto the railway premises and he shall indemnify the Authority and its licensee from and against any liability to any other person resulting therefrom.

(3)  The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to —

(a) a guide dog accompanying a person with a sight or hearing impairment; or

(b) a dog under the effective control of any police officer on official duty or any member of an auxiliary police force in uniform or any security officer (within the meaning of the Private Security Industry Act (Cap. 250A)) engaged by the Authority or its licensee to provide security at the railway premises.

[S 509/2010 wef 13/09/2010]

Dangerous goods

9.  No person, not being an employee of the Authority or its licensee duly authorised in that behalf, shall bring into any part of the railway premises such dangerous or flammable substance or other thing as may be specified in the conditions of use.

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Sewage, waste and offensive matter

10.  No person shall cause any sewage, drainage waste or other offensive matter to flow onto or enter or be placed on any part of the railway premises.

PART IV

CONDUCT OF PASSENGERS

Compliance with instructions

11.  Every person while on the railway premises shall comply with all notices, signs and all reasonable directions and instructions of any authorised person.

11A.  

[Deleted by S 509/2010 wef 13/09/2010]

No entry into train when it is full

12.  Without prejudice to regulation 11, where any authorised person determines that a train is full, no person shall enter or remain in the train if directed not to do so by him.

13.  

[Deleted by S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

No consumption of food or drinks

14.  No person shall —

(a) consume or attempt to consume any food or drinks while in or upon any part of the railway premises except in such places as are designated for this purpose by the Authority or its licensee; or

(b) consume or attempt to consume any chewing gum or bubble gum while in or upon any part of the railway premises.

Spitting, littering and soiling prohibited

15.—(1)  No person shall spit on any part of the railway premises.

(2)  No person shall —

(a) place or throw any litter; or

(b) place or throw any chewing gum,

upon any part of the railway premises, or into or on any fittings, equipment or property upon the railway premises, whether belonging to the Authority or its licensee or placed therein with the approval of the Authority or its licensee, except into receptacles expressly provided for that purpose.

(3)  No person shall soil any part of the railway premises, or any fittings, equipment or property upon the railway premises, whether belonging to the Authority or its licensee or placed therein with the approval of the Authority or its licensee.

[S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

16.  

[Deleted by S 628/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

Passenger not to cause nuisance

17.  No person shall conduct himself on any train or in any part of the railway premises so as to cause a nuisance or annoyance to other passengers.

Loitering prohibited

18.  No person, not being a passenger or having business in or in connection with the Authority or its licensee or its tenant, shall loiter or remain in or upon any part of the railway premises.

Missiles, etc., not to be thrown on or from railway premises

19.  No person shall throw, drop or deposit, or cause to be thrown, dropped or deposited on, into or from the railway premises any missile or thing capable of injuring, damaging, endangering or inconveniencing any person or property.

Certain areas of train not accessible to passengers

20.  No person, other than an authorised person, shall mount or enter or attempt to mount or enter any train or part thereof, except on such part as is provided for the carriage of passengers.

Hawking, begging, touting, etc., prohibited

21.  No person, while in or upon the railway premises shall, without the written permission of the Authority or its licensee —

(a) tout or solicit alms, rewards or employment of any description;

(b) sell or offer for sale any article or goods, or carry on any business; or

(c) display, exhibit or distribute any book or printed, written or pictorial matter or any such samples for the purpose of advertising or publicity.

 

[G.N. Nos. S 278/87; S 450/89; S 159/91]