DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

  1. In these terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”), the following words and expressions shall have the meaning ascribed to them:

    “Account” means the bank account designated by the Account Holder in the Application for the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility and accepted by EZ-Link and the Bank for debiting of Revaluations via EZ-Reload by GIRO.

    “Account Holder” means the person who has had an ez-link card enabled with the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility by EZ-Link and whose Account will be debited in respect to automatic or customer activated Revaluations made to the EZ-Reload by GIRO Enabled ez-link card(s) held or issued to Cardholder(s) at his request.

    “Application” means the application of the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility and includes any such application via electronic means or otherwise for purposes of application for the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility.

    “Application Fee” means the $1.00 fee (or such other amount as determined by EZ-Link from time to time) payable by the Account Holder to EZ-Link for each application submitted for the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility.

    “Bank” means any bank licensed to operate retail-banking services in Singapore and participating in the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility.

    “ez-link card” means the multi-purpose stored-value contactless smartcard issued by EZ-Link for the payment of goods and services.

    “Card Holder” in respect to a EZ-Reload by GIRO Enabled ez-link card refers to the Account Holder or a person nominated by the Account Holder in the Application for the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility who is authorised to collect and use an EZ-Reload by GIRO Enabled ez-link card, linked to the Account, or the Holder of a EZ-Reload by GIRO Enabled ez-link card.

    “Deduction” means the deduction of the Amount from the Account by the Bank and payable to EZ-Link upon each Revaluation.

    “Deposit” means an amount equivalent to the Revaluation Amount which shall be deducted upon the successful application of the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility for each EZ-Reload by GIRO Enabled ez-link card, and which shall be held by EZ-Link, and in the event the Deduction by the Bank of the Revaluation Amount from the Account is unsuccessful, such Deposit may be applied by EZ-Link towards settlement of the Revaluation Amount which has been topped-up onto the ez-link card.

    “EZ-Link” refers to EZ-Link Pte Ltd, the issuer of the ez-link card and the provider of the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility.

    “ez-link card” means the multi-purpose contactless stored value facility issued by EZ-Link for the payment of goods and services.

    EZ-Link Pte Ltd

    (Co. Reg. No. 200200086M) )

    “EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility” or “Facility” means the auto top-up service of a nominated ez-link card whereby the ez-link card nominated by the Account Holder can be topped up for a pre-selected amount (and deducted from the Account) automatically by a public transport fare system 2

    device or such other devices authorised by EZ-Link when the remaining value in the ez-link card is equal or below a threshold value.

    “EZ-Reload by GIRO Enabled ez-link card” means an ez-link card that has been nominated and enabled for EZ-Reload by GIRO.

    “Public transport fare system device” means a bus contactless smartcard Processor, a MRT Fare Gate or a LRT Fare Gate.

    “Revaluation” means adding stored value to the ez-link card via the EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility.

    “Revaluation Amount” means the amount specified by the Account Holder in the Application to be deducted from his Account for the purposes of topping up the EZ-Reload by GIRO Enabled ez-link card issued to Card Holders, or the amount as may be subsequently changed by the Account Holder.

    “Ticket Office” means an office located in MRT Stations and Bus Interchanges operated by TransitLink or an authorised agent of EZ-Link for the purpose of providing sales, top-ups, replacement, and refund services for ez-link cards, including EZ-Reload by GIRO Enabled ez-link cards.

    “TransitLink” means Transit Link Pte Ltd, a company incorporated in Singapore and appointed by EZ-Link to provide services relating to the ez-link card.

  2. Words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, words importing a gender shall include every gender.

  3. The Terms and Conditions for the Use of EZ-Reload by GIRO Facility are in addition to the Conditions of Issue and Use Of EZ-Link (CEPAS) Cards issued by EZ-Link. In the event of any inconsistency between the Terms and Conditions contained herein and the Conditions of Issue and Use Of EZ-Link (CEPAS) Cards, the Terms and Conditions herein shall prevail.