No. S 327
Road Traffic Act
(CHAPTER 276)
Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing)
(Amendment No. 3) Rules 2017
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. 3) Rules 2017 and come into operation on 25 June 2017.
Amendment of rule 2
2.  Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “power rating”, the following definition:
“ “public bus services contract” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Bus Services Industry Act 2015 (Act 30 of 2015);”.
Amendment of rule 25
3.  Rule 25(2) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting sub‑paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:
(a)the total of all the following fees:
(i)the prescribed fee in Part IV of the First Schedule;
(ii)the fee payable under rule 31(1), subject to the minimum fee mentioned in that rule;
(iii)the fee payable under rule 31(4), in respect of a motor vehicle mentioned in that rule; or
(b)the balance amount after setting off the rebate under rule 38C (where applicable) against the total fee mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a).”.
Amendment of rule 36
4.  Rule 36 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “paragraphs (4AA) and (4C) to (7) and rule 38” in paragraph (4) and substituting the words “paragraphs (4AA), (4AB) and (4C) to (7) and rules 38 and 38C”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (4AA), the following paragraph:
(4AB)  Despite paragraphs (4) and (4A), and subject to paragraph (4F), where —
(a)a licence is for 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; and
(b)the licence begins on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive),
then the fee payable for the licence is the appropriate fee specified in the Seventeenth Schedule.”;
(c)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (4D), the following paragraphs:
(4E)  Where a licence mentioned in paragraph (4AB) begins before 1 August 2017 and remains valid at any time during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive), the fee payable for the licence is the sum of the following:
(a)the appropriate fee specified in the Twelfth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence ending with 31 July 2017;
(b)the appropriate fee specified in the Seventeenth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence remaining after 31 July 2017.
(4F)  Where a licence mentioned in paragraph (4AB) begins on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive) and remains valid after 31 July 2020, the fee payable for the licence is the sum of the following:
(a)the appropriate fee specified in the Seventeenth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence ending with 31 July 2020;
(b)the appropriate fee specified in the Twelfth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence remaining after 31 July 2020.”;
(d)by deleting the words “paragraph (iii); or” in paragraph (ii) of the definition of “A” in paragraph (8)(d) and substituting the words “paragraph (iii) or (iv);”; and
(e)by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (iii) of the definition of “A” in paragraph (8)(d) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
(iv)in the Seventeenth Schedule, if the special motor vehicle or special type of motor vehicle uses diesel or both diesel and either natural gas or electricity as its source or sources of power and the licence begins on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive).”.
Amendment of rule 36C
5.  Rule 36C of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “paragraphs (2A), (4) and (5)” in paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the words “paragraphs (2A), (2B), (4), (5), (6) and (7) and rule 38C”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2A), the following paragraph:
(2B)  Despite paragraph (1), and subject to paragraph (7), where —
(a)a licence is for a diesel‑CNG vehicle or a 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; and
(b)the licence begins on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive),
then the fee payable for the licence is the appropriate fee specified in the Seventeenth Schedule.”; and
(c)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (5), the following paragraphs:
(6)  Despite paragraph (1), where a licence for a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (2B)(a) begins before 1 August 2017 and remains valid at any time during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive), the fee payable for the licence is the sum of the following:
(a)the appropriate fee specified in the Twelfth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence ending with 31 July 2017;
(b)the appropriate fee specified in the Seventeenth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence remaining after 31 July 2017.
(7)  Despite paragraph (1), where a licence for a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (2B)(a) begins on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive) and remains valid after 31 July 2020, the fee payable for the licence is the sum of the following:
(a)the appropriate fee specified in the Seventeenth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence ending with 31 July 2020;
(b)the appropriate fee specified in the Twelfth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence remaining after 31 July 2020.”.
Amendment of rule 37
6.  Rule 37 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “rule 36(4), (4A), (4AA), (4B), (4C), (4D),” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “rule 36(4), (4A), (4AA), (4AB), (4B), (4C), (4D), (4E), (4F),”; and
(b)by deleting the words “rule 36(4), (4A) or (4B),” in paragraph (5)(a) and substituting the words “rule 36(4), (4A), (4AB), (4B), (4E), (4F) or (8),”.
Amendment of rule 38B
7.  Rule 38B of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraphs (3A) to (4)” in paragraph (3), the words “and rule 38C”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3C), the following paragraphs:
(3D)  Subject to paragraph (3F), where —
(a)a licence is for 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; and
(b)the licence begins on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive),
then, the fee payable for the licence is the appropriate fee specified in the Eighteenth Schedule.
(3E)  Where a licence for a PU‑registered vehicle mentioned in paragraph (3D)(a) begins before 1 August 2017 and remains valid at any time during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive), the fees payable for the licence is the sum of the following:
(a)the appropriate fee specified in the Seventh Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence ending with 31 July 2017;
(b)the appropriate fee specified in the Eighteenth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence remaining after 31 July 2017.
(3F)  Where a licence for a PU‑registered vehicle mentioned in paragraph (3D)(a) begins on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive) and remains valid at any time after 31 July 2020, the fee payable for the licence is the sum of the following:
(a)the appropriate fee specified in the Eighteenth Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence ending with 31 July 2020;
(b)the appropriate fee specified in the Seventh Schedule calculated proportionately for the period of the licence remaining after 31 July 2020.”;
(c)by deleting the words “sub‑paragraph (v); or” in paragraph (4)(a)(iv) and substituting the words “sub‑paragraph (v) or (vi);”; and
(d)by deleting the comma at the end of sub‑paragraph (v) of paragraph (4)(a) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:
(vi)the Seventeenth Schedule, if the PU‑registered vehicle is one mentioned in paragraph (3D)(a) and the licence begins on any date during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive),”.
New rule 38C
8.  The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 38B, the following rule:
Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued before 25 June 2017 and valid on or after 1 August 2017
38C.—(1)  There is a rebate for every licence for an applicable vehicle that is —
(a)issued by the Registrar before 25 June 2017; and
(b)valid at any time during the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020 (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(4), 36C(1), 37(1) or 38B(3) as in force immediately before 25 June 2017; 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. 3) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 327/2017) 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 —
(a)against the fee when payable under these Rules for the issue of a licence for the same applicable vehicle to the same licence holder; or
(b)where the registration of the applicable vehicle is transferred before the expiry of the licence, against the following fees in the following order:
(i)the fees required under rule 25(2) for any transfer of the registration of the vehicle before the expiry of the licence;
(ii)the fee when payable under these Rules for the issue of a licence for the same applicable vehicle to the transferee.
(4)  To avoid doubt, the rebate under this rule is in addition to any other rebates granted by the Registrar under these Rules.
(5)  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.”.
New Seventeenth and Eighteenth Schedules
9.  The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after the Sixteenth Schedule, the following Schedules:
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 2020 (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)
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
$240
(b)exceeding 3.5 metric tons but not exceeding 7 metric tons
 
Nil
$82
$246
(c)exceeding 7 metric tons but not exceeding 11 metric tons
 
Nil
$91
$272
(d)exceeding 11 metric tons but not exceeding 16 metric tons
 
Nil
$123
$367
(e)exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 3 axles)
 
Nil
$139
$415
(f)exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 2 axles)
 
Nil
$213
$638
(g)exceeding 20 metric tons but not exceeding 26 metric tons (with 3 axles)
 
Nil
$192
$574
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
$326
(b)exceeding 7 metric tons but not exceeding 11 metric tons
 
Nil
$117
$351
(c)exceeding 11 metric tons but not exceeding 16 metric tons
 
Nil
$149
$447
(d)exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 3 axles)
 
Nil
$139
$415
(e)exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 2 axles)
 
Nil
$213
$638
(f)exceeding 20 metric tons but not exceeding 26 metric tons (with 3 axles)
 
Nil
$192
$574
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
$160
(b)exceeding 3.5 metric tons but not exceeding 7 metric tons
 
Nil
$82
$246
(c)exceeding 7 metric tons but not exceeding 11 metric tons
 
Nil
$91
$272
(d)exceeding 11 metric tons but not exceeding 16 metric tons
 
Nil
$123
$367
(e)exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 2 axles)
 
Nil
$213
$638
(f)exceeding 16 metric tons but not exceeding 20 metric tons (with 3 axles)
 
Nil
$139
$415
(g)exceeding 20 metric tons but not exceeding 26 metric tons
 
Nil
$192
$574
(h)exceeding 26 metric tons but not exceeding 32 metric tons
 
Nil
$192
$574
(i)exceeding 32 metric tons but not exceeding 40 metric tons (with 4 axles)
 
Nil
$298
$893
(j)exceeding 32 metric tons but not exceeding 40 metric tons (with 5 or more axles)
 
Nil
$213
$638
(k)exceeding 40 metric tons but not exceeding 55 metric tons
 
Nil
$319
$957
(l)exceeding 55 metric tons
 
Nil
$372
$1,116
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
$415
(b)exceeding 20 metric tons but not exceeding 26 metric tons
 
Nil
$192
$574
(c)exceeding 26 metric tons but not exceeding 32 metric tons
 
Nil
$192
$574
(d)exceeding 32 metric tons but not exceeding 40 metric tons
 
Nil
$213
$638
(e)exceeding 40 metric tons but not exceeding 55 metric tons
 
Nil
$319
$957
(f)exceeding 55 metric tons
 
Nil
$372
$1,116
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
$279
(b)exceeding 3.5 metric tons
 
Nil
$122
$366
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 2020 (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)
1.PU‑registered vehicles mentioned in rule 38B(3D)
 
Nil
$13
$38
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.”.
[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]
Made on 23 June 2017.
PANG KIN KEONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[LTA/RTA/KT/NJ/L18.029.002; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/6 Vol. 2]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).