No. S 540
Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276)
Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2005
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2005 and shall come into operation on 15th August 2005.
Amendment of rule 14
2.  Rule 14 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) is amended by deleting paragraph (4) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(4)  Except where the Registrar otherwise permits, paragraph (3) shall apply to —
(a)every motor vehicle registered on or after 8th February 1972; and
(b)every motor vehicle registered before 8th February 1972 —
(i)on which an index mark and a registration number allotted under rule 16 have been used in accordance with sub-paragraph (8)(b) thereof;
(ii)on which an index mark and a registration number assigned under rule 16A (1) have been used; or
(iii)the assignment of an identification mark to which has been approved by the Registrar under rule 22 (3) in the circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (b) or (d) thereof.
(5)  The Registrar may, in his discretion —
(a)decline to assign any index mark set out in the Third Schedule; and
(b)assign the index marks for any type of vehicles in a sequence other than that set out in the Third Schedule.”.
Deletion and substitution of Third Schedule
3.  The Third Schedule to the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:
“THIRD SCHEDULE
Rule 14
The index marks for vehicles registered in Singapore shall be as follows:
Type of Vehicles
 
Index Series
1. Motor cycles and scooters licensed to carry passengers.
 
A, AA to AZ;
F, FA to FZ; and
FBA to FZZ.
2. Motor cars registered in the names of private individuals or car-sharing co-operatives;
motor cars registered in the names of companies, business concerns, professional firms, societies, associations, clubs, etc., with a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998; and
private hire cars registered with a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998.
 
S, SB, SC, SE, SF, SJ to SY;
E, EA to EZ;
SBA to SBR, SBT to SBZ;
SCA, SCE to SCR, SCU to SCZ;
SDA, SDB, SDD to SDZ;
SFA to SGZ;
SJA to SSZ;
STA, STB, STD, STF to STZ; and
SVA to SYZ.
3. Motor cars registered in the names of companies, business concerns, professional firms, societies, associations, clubs, etc., with a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998.
 
Q, QA to QW, QZ;
QEA to QEZ;
QBA to QBR, QBT to QBZ;
QCA, QCE to QCR, QCU to QCZ;
QDA, QDB, QDD to QDZ;
QFA to QGZ;
QJA to QSY;
QTA, QTB, QTD, QTF to QTZ; and
QVA to QWZ.
4. Private hire cars registered with a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998.
 
SZ, SZA to SZZ.
5. Motor cars registered in the names of the Government and Statutory Boards.
 
QX, QY;
QXA to QXZ; and
QYA to QYZ.
6. School buses.
 
CB.
7. Consular/Diplomatic Corps vehicles.
 
CC, CD.
8. Private buses, private hire buses and excursion buses registered with a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998.
 
PB, PH, PZ.
9. Private buses, private hire buses and excursion buses registered with a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998.
 
PA, PC to PG, PJ to PN, PP to PT, PV to PY; and
PBA to PZZ.
10. Omnibuses.
 
TIB, SDC, CSS, SBS.
11. Taxis.
 
SH, SHA to SHZ.
12. Goods vehicles and recovery vehicles having a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons.
 
G, GA to GZ; and
GBA to GZZ.
13. Goods vehicles and recovery vehicles having a maximum laden weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons and constructed with not more than 2 axles.
 
Y, YA to YZ; and
YBA to YZZ.
14. Goods vehicles having a maximum laden weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons and constructed with more than 2 axles.
 
X, XA to XZ; and
XBA to XZZ.
15. Locomotives and tractors, construction equipment and engineering plant.
 
W, WA to WZ; and
WBA to WZZ.
16. Trailers.
 
TR, TRA to TZZ.
17. Motor cycles and scooters (Traffic Police Department).
 
TP.
18. Land Transport Authority of Singapore’s motor cycles and scooters.
 
ROV.
19. Vehicles registered for use within such areas as may be approved by the Registrar.
 
RU.
20. Pulau Ubin Scheme vehicles.
 
PU.
21. Vehicles kept or used for research and development or for such other purposes as may be approved by the Registrar.
 
RA to RT, RV to RZ.
Notes:
The above mentioned index marks shall also apply to the following categories of motor vehicles registered before 1st January 1975:
(a)all goods vehicles;
(b)motor cars registered in the names of companies, business concerns, professional firms, societies, associations, clubs, etc.; and
(c)locomotives and tractors, construction equipment and engineering plant.
The Registrar shall assign new identification marks to all motor vehicles so affected.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 812/2004; S 813/2004; S 226/2005; S 248/2005; S 398/2005]

Made this 11th day of August 2005.

CHOI SHING KWOK
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[LTA/RY/L017.00; AG/LEG/SL/276/2005/3 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).
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