Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 17 Jun 2016

No. S 278

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System)
(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A(4) 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, Quota System) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016 and come into operation on 20 June 2016.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “petrol‑electric vehicle”, the following definition:

“ “private hire car” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5);”.

Amendment of rule 6

3. Rule 6 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “and any replacement vehicle referred to in rule 9C” and substituting the words “, any replacement vehicle referred to in rule 9C and any electric car referred to in rule 9D”.

New rule 9D

4. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 9C, the following rule:

“Application for certificates of entitlement for electric cars for electric car rental trial scheme

9D.—(1) Every application for a certificate of entitlement to register an electric car as a private hire car for an electric car rental trial scheme must be made —

(a)	by the operator of the electric car rental trial scheme; and
(b)	in accordance with this rule and in such manner as the Registrar may require.

(2) Every application for a certificate of entitlement under this rule must be accompanied by the payment of a levy equivalent to the levy payable under rule 24(3)(a) for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement for a vehicle of the same class as the vehicle for which the application under this rule is being made.

(3) The Registrar must not issue a certificate of entitlement under rule 11 for an application under this rule if at the time of the application, there are in total 1,000 certificates of entitlement in force for electric cars that are registered as private hire cars for an electric car rental trial scheme.

(4) A certificate of entitlement that is issued under rule 11 for an application made in accordance with this rule cannot be used to register a motor vehicle other than as a private hire car for an electric car rental trial scheme.

(5) A certificate of entitlement for a motor vehicle that is issued under rule 11 for an application that is not made in accordance with this rule cannot be used for the purpose of registering the motor vehicle as a private hire car for an electric car rental trial scheme.

(6) In this rule —

“electric car rental trial scheme” means the scheme introduced by the Authority for the rental of electric cars on a trial basis;

“operator” means a person who enters into a written agreement with the Authority to operate a trial for the rental of electric cars under the electric car rental trial scheme.”.

Amendment of rule 19

5. Rule 19(3) of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a); and

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (b) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(c)	the certificate of entitlement was issued under rule 11 for an application made in accordance with rule 9D.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 311/2000; S 431/2000; S 602/2000; S 8/2001; S 206/2001; S 290/2001; S 337/2001; S 361/2001; S 482/2001; S 48/2002; S 169/2002; S 383/2002; S 12/2003; S 426/2003; S 525/2003; S 464/2004; S 808/2004; S 272/2005; S 124/2006; S 475/2006; S 137/2008; S 290/2008; S 430/2008; S 357/2010; S 366/2012; S 378/2012; S 435/2012; S 652/2012; S 129/2013; S 142/2013; S 258/2013; S 800/2013; S 48/2014; S 172/2014; S 507/2014; S 465/2015; S 201/2016]

Made on 15 June 2016.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/RTA/KT/NJ/L19.029.002; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/10 Vol. 2]

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

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