Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2019

No. S 451

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing)
(Amendment No. 4) Rules 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2019 and come into operation on 23 June 2019.

Amendment of rule 38C

2. Rule 38C of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “31 July 2020” in paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the words “31 July 2022”;

(b)

by deleting the words “Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 327/2017)” in paragraph (2)(b) and substituting the words “Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2019 (G.N. No. S 451/2019)”; and

(c)

by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(3) The rebate calculated according to paragraph (2) in relation to a licence for an applicable vehicle may only be set off against the amounts in the Nineteenth Schedule in the order in which they are treated as accruing due (as specified in the Nineteenth Schedule), beginning with the earliest.

(3A) If, upon the de‑registration of the applicable vehicle, the rebate is not extinguished under paragraph (3), then the Registrar must refund the unextinguished amount to the last registered owner of the applicable vehicle.”.

New rule 38D

3. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 38C, the following rule:

“Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued on or after 25 June 2017 but before 23 June 2019 and valid on or after 1 August 2019

38D.—(1) There is a rebate for every licence for an applicable vehicle that is —

(a)	issued by the Registrar on or after 25 June 2017 but before 23 June 2019; and
(b)	valid at any time during the period from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2022 (both dates inclusive).

(2) The amount of the rebate is the difference between —

(a)	the fee paid for the licence for the applicable vehicle under rule 36(4AB), (4E) or (4F), 36C(2B), (6) or (7), 37(1) or 38B(3D), (3E), (3F) or (4) as in force immediately before 23 June 2019; and
(b)	the fee that would have been payable for the licence of the applicable vehicle had the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2019 been in force when the licence was issued.

(3) The rebate calculated according to paragraph (2) in relation to a licence for an applicable vehicle may only be set off against the amounts in the Nineteenth Schedule in the order in which they are treated as accruing due (as specified in the Nineteenth Schedule), beginning with the earliest.

(4) If, upon the de‑registration of the applicable vehicle, the rebate is not extinguished under paragraph (3), then the Registrar must refund the unextinguished amount to the last registered owner of the applicable vehicle.

(5) To avoid doubt, the rebate under this rule is in addition to any other rebates granted by the Registrar under these Rules.

(6) In this rule, “applicable vehicle” means —

(a)

a vehicle that uses diesel, or both diesel and either natural gas or electricity, as its source or sources of power, and is —

(i)	a bus (other than an omnibus that is kept or used to provide bus services under a public bus services contract); or
(ii)	a goods vehicle, prime mover or goods‑cum‑passengers vehicle;

(b)

a diesel‑CNG vehicle or diesel‑electric vehicle that is a bus (other than an omnibus that is kept or used to provide bus services under a public bus services contract), goods vehicle, prime mover or goods‑cum‑passengers vehicle; or

(c)

a PU‑registered vehicle that —

(i)	is a bus, goods vehicle, prime mover or goods‑cum‑passengers vehicle; and
(ii)	uses diesel, or both diesel and either natural gas or electricity, as its source or sources of power.”.

Deletion and substitution of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Schedules and new Nineteenth Schedule

4. The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Schedules to the principal Rules are deleted and the following Schedules substituted therefor:

“SEVENTEENTH SCHEDULE

Rules 36(4AB), (4E), (4F) and (8), 36C(2B), (6) and (7) and 38B(4)

Fees payable for buses, goods vehicles, prime movers and goods‑cum‑passengers vehicles that are diesel vehicles, diesel‑electric vehicles or diesel‑CNG vehicles, with vehicle licences beginning on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to
31 July 2022 (both dates inclusive)

Fee payable half‑yearly

Description of vehicle

From
1 August 2017 to
31 July 2018
(both dates inclusive)

From
1 August 2018 to
31 July 2019
(both dates inclusive)

From
1 August 2019 to
31 July 2020
(both dates inclusive)

From
1 August 2020 to
31 July 2021
(both dates inclusive)

From
1 August 2021 to
31 July 2022
(both dates inclusive)

1.	Diesel vehicles, diesel‑electric vehicles or diesel‑CNG vehicles that are buses constructed for the carriage of passengers not exceeding 30 persons, and with maximum laden weight —

(a)	not exceeding 3.5 metric tons

Nil

$80

Nil

$80

$160

(b)	exceeding 3.5 metric tons but not exceeding 7 metric tons

Nil

$82

Nil

$82

$164

(c)	exceeding 7 metric tons but not exceeding 11 metric tons

Nil

$91

Nil

$91

$181

(d)	exceeding 11 metric tons but not exceeding 16 metric tons

Nil

$123

Nil

$123

$245

(e)	exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 3 axles)

Nil

$139

Nil

$139

$277

(f)	exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 2 axles)

Nil

$213

Nil

$213

$425

(g)	exceeding 20 metric tons but not exceeding 26 metric tons (with 3 axles)

Nil

$192

Nil

$192

$383

2.	Diesel vehicles, diesel‑electric vehicles or diesel‑CNG vehicles that are buses constructed for the carriage of passengers exceeding 30 persons, and with maximum laden weight —

(a)	exceeding 3.5 metric tons but not exceeding 7 metric tons

Nil

$109

Nil

$109

$217

(b)	exceeding 7 metric tons but not exceeding 11 metric tons

Nil

$117

Nil

$117

$234

(c)	exceeding 11 metric tons but not exceeding 16 metric tons

Nil

$149

Nil

$149

$298

(d)	exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 3 axles)

Nil

$139

Nil

$139

$277

(e)	exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 2 axles)

Nil

$213

Nil

$213

$425

(f)	exceeding 20 metric tons but not exceeding 26 metric tons (with 3 axles)

Nil

$192

Nil

$192

$383

3.	Diesel vehicles, diesel‑electric vehicles or diesel‑CNG vehicles that are goods vehicles (excluding prime movers and goods‑cum‑passengers vehicles), with maximum laden weight —

(a)	not exceeding 3.5 metric tons

Nil

$54

Nil

$54

$107

(b)	exceeding 3.5 metric tons but not exceeding 7 metric tons

Nil

$82

Nil

$82

$164

(c)	exceeding 7 metric tons but not exceeding 11 metric tons

Nil

$91

Nil

$91

$181

(d)	exceeding 11 metric tons but not exceeding 16 metric tons

Nil

$123

Nil

$123

$245

(e)	exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 2 axles)

Nil

$213

Nil

$213

$425

(f)	exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 3 axles)

Nil

$139

Nil

$139

$277

(g)	exceeding 20 metric tons but not exceeding 26 metric tons

Nil

$192

Nil

$192

$383

(h)	exceeding 26 metric tons but not exceeding 32 metric tons

Nil

$192

Nil

$192

$383

(i)	exceeding 32 metric tons but not exceeding 40 metric tons (with 4 axles)

Nil

$298

Nil

$298

$595

(j)	exceeding 32 metric tons but not exceeding 40 metric tons (with 5 or more axles)

Nil

$213

Nil

$213

$425

(k)	exceeding 40 metric tons but not exceeding 55 metric tons

Nil

$319

Nil

$319

$638

(l)	exceeding 55 metric tons

Nil

$372

Nil

$372

$744

4.	Diesel vehicles, diesel‑electric vehicles or diesel‑CNG vehicles that are prime movers, with maximum laden weight —

(a)	not exceeding 20 metric tons

Nil

$139

Nil

$139

$277

(b)	exceeding 20 metric tons but not exceeding 26 metric tons

Nil

$192

Nil

$192

$383

(c)	exceeding 26 metric tons but not exceeding 32 metric tons

Nil

$192

Nil

$192

$383

(d)	exceeding 32 metric tons but not exceeding 40 metric tons

Nil

$213

Nil

$213

$425

(e)	exceeding 40 metric tons but not exceeding 55 metric tons

Nil

$319

Nil

$319

$638

(f)	exceeding 55 metric tons

Nil

$372

Nil

$372

$744

5.	Diesel vehicles, diesel‑electric vehicles or diesel‑CNG vehicles that are goods‑cum‑passengers vehicles, with maximum laden weight —

(a)	not exceeding 3.5 metric tons

Nil

$93

Nil

$93

$186

(b)	exceeding 3.5 metric tons

Nil

$122

Nil

$122

$244

Notes:

1. For the purposes of computing fees payable under this Schedule, any fraction of a dollar is calculated as one dollar.

2. Monthly licence fee payable is computed proportionately.

3. Annual licence fee payable is double the half‑yearly licence fee and is computed proportionately.

4. Where the period for which a licence is taken out falls within more than one of the periods, the fee payable for the licence is computed proportionately.

EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE

Rule 38B(3D), (3E) and (3F)

Fees payable for PU‑registered vehicles mentioned in rule 38B(3D), with vehicle licences beginning on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to
31 July 2022 (both dates inclusive)

Fee payable half‑yearly

Description of vehicle

From
1 August 2017 to
31 July 2018
(both dates inclusive)

From
1 August 2018 to
31 July 2019
(both dates inclusive)

From
1 August 2019 to
31 July 2020
(both dates inclusive)

From
1 August 2020 to
31 July 2021
(both dates inclusive)

From
1 August 2021 to
31 July 2022
(both dates inclusive)

1.	PU‑registered vehicles mentioned in rule 38B(3D)

Nil

$13

Nil

$13

$25

Notes:

1. For the purposes of computing fees payable under this Schedule, any fraction of a dollar is calculated as one dollar.

2. Where the period for which a licence is taken out falls within more than one of the periods, the fee payable for the licence is computed proportionately.

NINETEENTH SCHEDULE

Rules 38C(3) and 38D(3)

Set‑off of rebate

Description of amount against which amount of rebate to be set off

When amount described is treated as accruing due for purposes of rules 38C and 38D

Tax chargeable under section 11(1)(b) of the Act in respect of the applicable vehicle for any period

The day an application for a vehicle licence for the applicable vehicle is made for the period

Any transfer fee for the transfer of registration of the applicable vehicle, other than a temporary transfer of registration under rule 25(4) or 26(1)

The day the application for the transfer is made

Any late application fee under rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Licensing of Vehicles — Late Application Fees) Rules (R 6), that remains outstanding immediately before the de‑registration of the applicable vehicle

The day of the de‑registration

”.

Miscellaneous amendments

5. The principal Rules are amended by deleting the words “31 July 2020” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “31 July 2022”:

Rules 36(4AB)(b), (4E), (4F) and (8)(d) (paragraph (iv) of the definition of “A”), 36C(2B)(b), (6) and (7) and 38B(3D)(b), (3E), (3F) and (4)(a)(vi).

[G.N. Nos. S 678/2014; S 810/2014; S 359/2015; S 366/2015; S 650/2015; S 272/2016; S 46/2017; S 60/2017; S 327/2017; S 335/2017; S 550/2017; S 696/2017; S 777/2017; S 330/2018; S 424/2018; S 764/2018; S 879/2018, S 140/2019; S 249/2019; S 393/2019]

Made on 21 June 2019.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.271.6.01.0.25; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/6 Vol. 6]

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

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