Road Traffic (International Circulation) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018

No. S 765

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(International Circulation)
(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25 and 34 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (International Circulation) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018 and come into operation on 26 November 2018.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules (R 7) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “rule” in the definition of “vehicle entry card”, “18A,”.

New rule 18A

3. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 18, the following rule:

“Application for vehicle entry card by electronic service

18A.—(1) A person who intends to bring a vehicle into Singapore by way of a relevant checkpoint may, before arriving at the relevant checkpoint, apply for a vehicle entry card in relation to the vehicle by using the electronic service the Authority provides.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by the information and documents that the Registrar requires.

(3) On receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may, upon payment of a fee of $10 by the applicant, issue to the applicant a vehicle entry card in relation to the vehicle, whereupon rule 20 applies in relation to that vehicle.”.

Amendment of rule 19

4. Rule 19(3) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “together with a print‑out or other documentary proof of the information that has been electronically recorded on the card” in sub‑paragraph (b).

Amendment of rule 20

5. Rule 20 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(3) Upon the grant of the vehicle entry permit, the authorised officer must cause to be recorded on the vehicle entry card in an electronic form —

(a)	the date, time and place of arrival of the vehicle;
(b)	the period of validity and other conditions of the vehicle entry permit; and
(c)	any other information that the Registrar may determine.”.

Deletion and substitution of rule 20D

6. Rule 20D of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Duplicate vehicle entry card

20D. An application for a duplicate vehicle entry card must —

(a)	be in the form and manner the Registrar determines; and
(b)	be accompanied by a fee of $10.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 421/2003; S 673/2004; S 714/2004; S 786/2004; S 64/2005; S 321/2005; S 453/2014; S 47/2017; S 408/2017; S 37/2018]

Made on 21 November 2018.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.443.5.003.0.34; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/14 Vol. 2]

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

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