Hi, Men & Women in blue. I have some questions about the law which need your expert opinions.
1) Is the taxi driver legally right to with-held your IC while you go and get cash to pay taxi fare due to short of money?
Similarly is it legally right for the security guard for a private company to ask for your IC to exchange for pass when you go visit their premises.
2) What is the procedure for the change of address? Is there any documentary proof required to prove that you are actually staying at this particular address?
Many Thanks!
Originally posted by tankee1981:Hi, Men & Women in blue. I have some questions about the law which need your expert opinions.
1) Is the taxi driver legally right to with-held your IC while you go and get cash to pay taxi fare due to short of money?
Similarly is it legally right for the security guard for a private company to ask for your IC to exchange for pass when you go visit their premises.
2) What is the procedure for the change of address? Is there any documentary proof required to prove that you are actually staying at this particular address?
Many Thanks!
1) Taking taxi without money to pay. Great. Settle with the taxi yourself.
The security guard has the right to deny you access to the private property they are guarding. That's their job.
Thanks Rednano!
But i do remember that i don't need to produce any documentary proof when i moved house back in 2001, I just go to the NPP to ask for a change then a sticker with the new address is pasted over it.
So is the procedure from the ICA website a more recent revision?
Originally posted by tankee1981:Thanks Rednano!
But i do remember that i don't need to produce any documentary proof when i moved house back in 2001, I just go to the NPP to ask for a change then a sticker with the new address is pasted over it.
So is the procedure from the ICA website a more recent revision?
yes, it is the most updated.
Originally posted by skythewood:1) Taking taxi without money to pay. Great. Settle with the taxi yourself.
The security guard has the right to deny you access to the private property they are guarding. That's their job.
I understand the practical aspects of the above mentioned scenarios.
What i wish to enquire is the legal aspects behind them such as my legal rights as a Singapore Citizen in our justice system and their legal rights of certain occupations such as as taxi-drivers and security guards. The 'can' & the 'cannots' in simple terms.
Originally posted by tankee1981:I understand the practical aspects of the above mentioned scenarios.
What i wish to enquire is the legal aspects behind them such as my legal rights as a Singapore Citizen in our justice system and their legal rights of certain occupations such as as taxi-drivers and security guards. The 'can' & the 'cannots' in simple terms.
In Law term, NO ONE but the police has the right to detain your IC under the correct circumstances.
However, the security guard has the right to deny you access.
However, the taxi driver has the right to demand for payment.
its common to exchange nric for a visitor pass.
if u dont want to give nric, then u can exchange with ur driver licence.
Originally posted by Rednano:its common to exchange nric for a visitor pass.
if u dont want to give nric, then u can exchange with ur driver licence.
Thanks Rednano and skythewood
Btw Rednano you have mail. =)
Originally posted by tankee1981:Hi, Men & Women in blue. I have some questions about the law which need your expert opinions.
1) Is the taxi driver legally right to with-held your IC while you go and get cash to pay taxi fare due to short of money?
Similarly is it legally right for the security guard for a private company to ask for your IC to exchange for pass when you go visit their premises.
2) What is the procedure for the change of address? Is there any documentary proof required to prove that you are actually staying at this particular address?
Many Thanks!
The answer to your first question is... no. It came out in the papers one time, and the spokesperson for taxi companies commented then that taxi drivers are not allowed to detain a passenger's NRIC, bag, handphone, or basically any property, while awaiting for you to go away to get some money to pay for your fare [if you happen to be short of cash].
In fact, they do not even have to lodge a Police report: all they have to do is report the matter to their taxi companies, as well as LTA. The claiming of the unpaid fares will then be done from there.
With regards to the private company thing, they do have the right to do so, for a very simple reason:
it is a private compund, and as such their management already have procedures in place for visitors / non-staff to comply to in order to account for their presence within the premises.
For your second question, I believe rednano has answered perfectly.
Cheers mate. =)
Originally posted by tankee1981:I understand the practical aspects of the above mentioned scenarios.
What i wish to enquire is the legal aspects behind them such as my legal rights as a Singapore Citizen in our justice system and their legal rights of certain occupations such as as taxi-drivers and security guards. The 'can' & the 'cannots' in simple terms.
Basically, security guards are looking after a private premise. Hence, these guards are empowered to detain anyone inside who cannot account for their presence, e.g. visitors who do not have a pass, trespassers, etc.
With regards to taxi drivers, basically they can detain you if you have committed an offence lah. If not, nothing lor.