Q3. Can taxi drivers evict passengers?
Yes.
The driver of a taxi 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 of a taxi may not remove a passenger from the taxi 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 taxi 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 any of the provisions of, or any requirement under 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).