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Q4. Can public light bus drivers evict passengers?

Yes.

 

The driver of a public light bus may order any person to remove himself from the vehicle where he has reasonable grounds to believe that such person has committed or is about to commit an offence against the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D): see Regulation 56(1) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D).

 

However, the driver may not remove a passenger from the vehicle where the driver has no reasonable grounds to believe that a passenger or intending passenger has committed or is about to commit an offence against the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D).

 

No person shall having been ordered to remove himself from the vehicle under Regulation 56(1) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D), fail to comply with such order: see Regulation 56(2) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D).

 

Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes Regulation 56(2) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000: see Regulation 57(2) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374D).