Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2005

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 12 Apr 2005

No. S 248

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) 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. 2) Rules 2005 and shall come into operation on 12th April 2005.

New rule 16A

2. The Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 16, the following rule:

“Applications for Registrar to assign index marks and registration numbers for existing motor vehicles

16A.—(1) The Registrar may, on the application of the registered owner of a motor vehicle —

(a)	assign an index mark and a registration number in place of the index mark and registration number assigned to that motor vehicle and cancel the mark and number to be replaced; or
(b)	assign an index mark and a registration number in addition to the index mark and registration number assigned to that motor vehicle.

(2) Every application under paragraph (1) shall be —

(a)	made in such form as may be required by the Registrar; and
(b)	accompanied by a fee of $300.

(3) The Registrar may require any person making an application under paragraph (1) to submit such other information or comply with such other conditions as the Registrar may specify.

(4) The Registrar may, in his discretion, reject any application under paragraph (1) without assigning any reason.

(5) Where the Registrar has granted an application under paragraph (1) —

(a)	that application shall not be withdrawn; and
(b)	the fee paid in respect of that application shall not be refunded.

(6) The Registrar may, in his discretion, waive, in whole or in part, the fee payable under paragraph (2)(b).”.

Amendment of rule 17

3. Rule 17(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules is amended by deleting sub-paragraph (a) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(a)

consist of —

(i)	the index mark and the registration number assigned to that motor vehicle; or
(ii)	where 2 sets of index mark and registration number have been assigned to that motor vehicle, either of those sets of index mark and registration number; and”.

[G.N. Nos. S 812/2004; S 813/2004; S 226/2005]

Made this 11th day of April 2005.

CHOI SHING KWOK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/KM/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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