Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment) Rules 2025

Status:

Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 28 Mar 2025

No. S 235

Road Traffic Act 1961

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Quota System)
(Amendment) Rules 2025

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment) Rules 2025 and come into operation on 1 April 2025.

Amendment of rule 9C

2. In the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) (called in these Rules the principal Rules), in rule 9C —

(a)

replace paragraph (1) with —

“(1) This rule applies if —

(a)

any vehicle which falls within the category of vehicles mentioned in rule 3(1)(c) and which complies with the requirements set out in paragraph (2) (called in this rule the replaced vehicle) is deregistered; and

(b)

either of the following applies:

(i)

the registered owner of the replaced vehicle intends to replace the replaced vehicle with another vehicle which falls within the same category of vehicles and which complies with the requirements set out in paragraph (3) (called in this rule the replacement vehicle);

(ii)

the registered owner of the replaced vehicle —

(A)

had replaced the replaced vehicle with another vehicle (called in this rule X), for which the certificate of entitlement was issued but not pursuant to an application under this rule; and

(B)

subsequently intends for another vehicle which falls within the same category of vehicles as the replaced vehicle and which complies with the requirements set out in paragraph (3) to be the replacement vehicle instead of X, and makes an application for a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of registering that replacement vehicle within one month of the deregistration of the replaced vehicle or within any longer period approved by the Registrar.

(1A) If paragraph (1) applies, every application for a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of registering the replacement vehicle must be made in accordance with this rule.”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), replace sub-paragraph (c) with —

“(c)

the replaced vehicle —

(i)

is registered during the period from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2013 (both dates inclusive) and deregistered during the period from —

(A)	if the replaced vehicle is a light vehicle — 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025 (both dates inclusive); or
(B)	if the replaced vehicle is a heavy vehicle — 1 April 2021 to 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive); or

(ii)

complies with the Euro II standard, Euro III standard or Euro IV standard (but not any higher standard) and is deregistered during the period from —

(A)	if the replaced vehicle is a light vehicle — 1 August 2017 to 31 March 2025 (both dates inclusive); or
(B)	if the replaced vehicle is a heavy vehicle — 1 August 2017 to 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive);”;

(c)

replace paragraph (4) with —

“(4) Any application under this rule for a certificate of entitlement for a replacement vehicle must be accompanied by an amount of quota premium equal to the higher of the following amounts:

(a)

an amount determined in accordance with the formula —

(b)

an amount determined in accordance with the formula —

(4A) In paragraph (4) —

(a)

A is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) for which the certificate of entitlement of the replaced vehicle would be in force if it was not cancelled;

(b)

B is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) commencing on the date of issue of the certificate of entitlement for the replaced vehicle and ending on the date of its cancellation;

(c)

C is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) commencing on the date of the replaced vehicle’s first registration in Singapore (if it had not been registered outside Singapore) or the date of its first registration in a country or place outside Singapore, and ending on the date of its deregistration in Singapore, but not exceeding 240 months;

(d)

D is the number determined in accordance with paragraph (5);

(e)

E is the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the date of registration of the replacement vehicle for the category of vehicles specified in rule 3(1)(c);

(f)

F is the amount of the residual value of the certificate of entitlement of the replaced vehicle that has been —

(i)	set off against any quota premium, levy, fee, additional quota premium or additional levy mentioned in rule 20(3) in relation to X mentioned in paragraph (1)(b)(ii);
(ii)	paid in cash under rule 25(2)(a); or
(iii)	transferred to another person under rule 20(5).”; and

(d)

in paragraph (5), replace “paragraph (4)(b)” with “paragraph (4A)”.

Amendment of rule 20

3. In the principal Rules, in rule 20 —

(a)

in paragraph (3), after “paragraph (4) and rules”, insert “21C, 21D,”;

(b)

in paragraph (5), replace “The Registrar” with “Subject to rule 21D, the Registrar”; and

(c)

replace paragraph (14A) with —

“(14A) Where a certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 24 April 2013 in respect of a replacement vehicle mentioned in rule 9C and the certificate of entitlement is subsequently cancelled under paragraph (1) before its expiry, the residual value of the cancelled certificate of entitlement is an amount determined in accordance with the formula —

where —

(a)

P is the quota premium paid for the certificate of entitlement of the replacement vehicle as determined in accordance with rule 9C(4);

(b)

Q is the amount of the residual value of the certificate of entitlement of the replaced vehicle that has been —

(i)	set off against any quota premium, levy, fee, additional quota premium or additional levy mentioned in paragraph (3) in relation to X mentioned in rule 9C(1)(b)(ii);
(ii)	paid in cash under rule 25(2)(a); or
(iii)	transferred to another person under paragraph (5);

(c)

R is the residual value of the certificate of entitlement of the replaced vehicle as determined in accordance with the formula under paragraph (6);

(d)

C is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) commencing from the date the certificate of entitlement was issued and ending on the date of its cancellation;

(e)

D is the period of non‑user or, where there is more than one period of non‑user, the sum of all the periods of non‑user, reckoned in months (including any part of a month).”.

New rule 21D

4. In the principal Rules, after rule 21C, insert —

“No set off, etc., of residual value of certificate of entitlement of replaced vehicle

21D. The residual value of the certificate of entitlement of a motor vehicle —

(a)	is not available to be set off against any quota premium, levy, fee, additional quota premium or additional levy mentioned in rule 20(3);
(b)	must not be paid in cash to the holder of the certificate of entitlement under rule 25(2)(a); and
(c)	is not transferable to another person under rule 20(5);

if all of the following apply:

(d)	an application under rule 9C is made by the registered owner of the motor vehicle;
(e)	the motor vehicle is a replaced vehicle mentioned in rule 9C(1)(a) in that application;
(f)	pursuant to that application, a certificate of entitlement is issued for a replacement vehicle mentioned in rule 9C(1)(b) to replace the replaced vehicle mentioned in paragraph (e).”.

Amendment of rule 25

5. In the principal Rules, in rule 25(1), after “and 24A(4)”, insert “but subject to rules 21C and 21D”.

Miscellaneous amendments

6. In the principal Rules, in the following provisions, delete “(inclusive of GST)”:

Rule 11(3)

Rule 18(1D) and (5)

Rule 20(11)

Rule 24(10)

Rule 24A(1G) and (14)

Rule 24C(6)

Rule 29(1).

[G.N. Nos. S 311/2000; S 431/2000; S 602/2000; S 8/2001; S 206/2001; S 290/2001; S 337/2001; S 361/2001; S 482/2001; S 48/2002; S 169/2002; S 383/2002; S 12/2003; S 426/2003; S 525/2003; S 464/2004; S 808/2004; S 272/2005; S 124/2006; S 475/2006; S 137/2008; S 290/2008; S 430/2008; S 357/2010; S 366/2012; S 378/2012; S 435/2012; S 652/2012; S 129/2013; S 142/2013; S 258/2013; S 800/2013; S 48/2014; S 172/2014; S 507/2014; S 465/2015; S 201/2016; S 278/2016; S 214/2017; S 421/2017; S 699/2017; S 524/2018; S 766/2018; S 880/2018; S 251/2019; S 469/2019; S 355/2020; S 497/2020; S 908/2020; S 213/2021; S 1011/2021; S 1055/2021; S 340/2022; S 667/2022; S 740/2022; S 971/2022; S 168/2023; S 933/2023; S 11/2024; S 1067/2024]

Made on 26 March 2025.

LAU PEET MENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.443.5.049.0.2; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2025/5]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961).

Search within Legislation