Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 8/1980

Read the first time on 26th February 1980.

An Act to amend the Road Traffic Act (Chapter 92 of the Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1980, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

New sections 41A and 41B

2. The Road Traffic Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 41, the following sections: —

“Fee for the inspection of a vehicle

41A.—(1) A fee may be levied for the inspection of a vehicle under section 41 of this Act.

(2) An additional fee may be levied for any further inspection of the vehicle where the vehicle is found, after a previous inspection, not to comply with any prescribed requirement relating to its construction or condition.

(3) Any fee payable under subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be paid by the owner of the vehicle in respect of which it is levied.

(4) This section shall apply to such vehicles as may be prescribed.

Rules prescribing fees

41B. The Minister may make rules prescribing the fees that may be levied under section 41A of this Act.”.

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