Environmental Pollution Control (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Sep 2005

No. S 570

Environmental Pollution Control Act

(Chapter 94A)

Environmental Pollution Control (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(1) of the Environmental Pollution Control Act, the National Environment Agency, with the approval of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Pollution Control (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2006.

Amendment of regulation 4

2. Regulation 4 of the Environmental Pollution Control (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations (Rg 6) is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(2) Every diesel driven motor vehicle (other than a motor cycle or scooter) which is registered on or after 1st January 2001 but before 1st October 2006 shall conform to the standard for exhaust emission specified in Part I of the Second Schedule for the class of motor vehicle to which that motor vehicle belongs.

(2A) Every diesel driven vehicle (other than a motor cycle or scooter) which is registered on or after 1st October 2006 shall conform to the standard for exhaust emission specified in Part II of the Second Schedule for the class of motor vehicle to which that motor vehicle belongs.”.

Deletion and substitution of Second Schedule

3. The Second Schedule to the Environmental Pollution Control (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:

“SECOND SCHEDULE

Regulation 4(2) and (2A)

Standard for Exhaust Emission for Diesel Driven Motor Vehicles

Part I

For diesel driven motor vehicles registered on or after 1st January 2001 but before 1st October 2006

The standards for exhaust emission for diesel driven motor vehicles of the following classes are as follows:

Class of vehicle

Standard for exhaust emission

(a) Passenger car

EC Directive 96/69/EC

(b) Light commercial vehicle with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes

EC Directive 96/69/EC

EC Directive 91/542/EEC Stage II.

Part II

For diesel driven motor vehicles registered on or after 1st October 2006

The standards for exhaust emission for diesel driven motor vehicles of the following classes are as follows:

Class of vehicle

Standard for exhaust emission

(a) Passenger car

EC Directive 98/69/EC-B(2005)

(b) Light commercial vehicle with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes

EC Directive 98/69/EC-B(2005)

EC Directive 1999/96/EC-B1(2005).”.

[G.N. No. S 238/2003]

Made this 3rd day of August 2005.

SIMON TAY SEONG CHEE

Chairman,
National Environment Agency,
Singapore.

[NEA/LD/39/2.1; AG/LEG/SL/94A/2003/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 77(3) of the Environmental Pollution Control Act).

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