Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 03 Dec 2001

No. S 605

Road Traffic Act

Chapter 276

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(4A), 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. 4) Rules 2001 and shall come into operation on 3rd December 2001.

Amendment of rule 8

2. Rule 8(6) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

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

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the date “1st November 1990”” in the 3rd line of sub-paragraph (b), the words “(not being a vehicle referred to in sub-paragraph (c))”; and

(c)

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)	as calculated in accordance with Part VIII of the First Schedule where the old vehicle is a taxi which has been registered on or after 1st October 2001 and has been granted a rebate under rule 9B.”.

New rule 9B

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

“Rebate for environmentally friendly motor vehicle

9B.—(1) Subject to this rule, any person who, on or after 1st October 2001, desires to register a new vehicle which is an environmentally-friendly motor vehicle may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on —

(a)	the fees payable under rules 6 and 7; and
(b)	the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) for a certificate of entitlement,

in respect of the new vehicle at the time of its first registration.

(2) The Registrar may grant an application made under paragraph (1) if he is satisfied that the new vehicle in respect of which the application is made —

(a)

uses as its source of power —

(i)	any fuel occurring in gaseous form under room temperature and pressure; or
(ii)	any other fuel or substance; and

(b)

has a less detrimental effect on the environment than motor vehicles fuelled exclusively by petrol or diesel.

(3) Every grant of rebate under this rule in respect of a new vehicle shall be subject to —

(a)	the condition that if the new vehicle is installed with an engine other than the engine recorded in the registration book or registration card issued under rule 10(1)(b), the new vehicle shall not be kept or used without the approval of the Registrar; and
(b)	such other conditions as the Registrar may impose.

(4) Every person who has been granted a rebate under this rule shall comply with the conditions imposed under paragraph (3).

(5) The rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application made under paragraph (1) shall, subject to paragraph (6), be —

(a)	where the new vehicle is a motor car or taxi, an amount equal to 20% of the value of the motor car or taxi; or
(b)	where the new vehicle is a bus, an amount equal to 5% of the value of the bus,

as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) at the date of its first registration.

(6) Where the sum of the rebates granted under this rule and rule 8 in respect of a new vehicle and any residual value of a certificate of entitlement referred to in rule 20(3) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) utilised in respect of the new vehicle exceeds the sum of the fees payable under rules 6 and 7 and the quota premium payable under those Rules for a certificate of entitlement in respect of the new vehicle, the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited.

(7) In this rule “new vehicle” means a motor car (not being an electric car or hybrid car), taxi or bus —

(b)

which —

(i)	is first registered in a country or place outside Singapore and is subsequently de-registered within a period of 3 working days (or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case) after that first registration;
(ii)	is registered under these Rules on or after 1st October 2001 pursuant to an application made within 3 months (or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case) after de-registration in that country or place; and
(iii)	has never been used anywhere before the date of its first registration in Singapore; or

(b)

which has not been registered elsewhere before its first registration in Singapore.”.

New rule 36C

4. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 36B, the following rule:

“Licence fee rebate for environmentally-friendly vehicle

36C. Without prejudice to any other rule made under section 11(4A) of the Act, the Registrar may, in his discretion, grant a rebate of 20% of the licence fee specified in the Sixth Schedule upon the issue or renewal of the licence of a motor car, taxi or bus in respect of which a rebate under rule 9B has been granted.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

5. The First Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after Part VII, the following Part:

“Part VIII

Rule 8(6)(c)

Age of old vehicle at the time of its de-registration

Amount of rebate allowable, expressed as a percentage of the value of the old vehicle as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) at the date of its registration

(1)

Below 5 years

125%

(2)

5 years or more but below 6 years

120%

(3)

6 years or more but below 7 years

110%

(4)

7 years or more but below 8 years

100%

(5)

8 years or more but below 9 years

90%

(6)

9 years or more but not exceeding 10 years

80%

(7)

Exceeding 10 years

Nil.

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 535/99; S 226/2000; S 246/2000; S 261/2000; S 310/2000; S 320/2000; S 430/2000; S 460/2000; S 600/2000; S 6/2001; S 336/2001; S 432/2001]

Made this 28th day of November 2001.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/EK/43.16.04; AG/LEG/SL/276/1997/13 Vol. 4]

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

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