Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Rules 2002

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 03 May 2002

No. S 204

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Rules 2002

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) Rules 2002 and shall come into operation on 4th May 2002.

Amendment of rule 8

2. Rule 8 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 paragraph (3)(a)(ii);

(b)

by inserting, at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (3)(a), the word “or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(iv)

a replacement taxi registered on or after 1st September 1998;”;

(c)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (6), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(ba)

as calculated in accordance with Part VIIA of the First Schedule where the old vehicle —

(i)	is a replacement taxi registered on or after 4th May 2002; or
(ii)	is a vehicle (other than a taxi) registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002,

except that where the old vehicle is a vehicle for which a rebate was granted under rule 9 when it was registered and no conversion premium under rule 33 (6) has thereafter been paid, the rebate calculated under this sub-paragraph shall not exceed the fee paid under rule 7 when the said vehicle was registered;”; and

(d)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (6) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(d)

as calculated in accordance with Part VIIIA of the First Schedule where the old vehicle is —

(i)	a taxi (other than a replacement taxi) which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002; or
(ii)	a replacement taxi registered on or after 4th May 2002,

and was granted a rebate under rule 9B.”.

Amendment of rule 9

3. Rule 9 (4) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (c) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(d)	the net additional registration fee shall be an amount equal to 50% of the additional registration fee payable under rule 7 (1) if the motor car is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

4. The First Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by inserting, at the end of the heading “ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE PAYABLE ON THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (OTHER THAN TAXIS) USING CERTIFICATES OF ENTITLEMENT ISSUED ON OR AFTER 1ST APRIL 1998” in Part II, the words “BUT BEFORE 4TH MAY 2002”;

(b)

by deleting the heading “ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR TAXIS” and all the items thereunder in Part II and substituting the following headings and items:

Additional Registration Fee Payable on the Registration of Motor Vehicles (Other Than Taxis) Using Certificates of Entitlement Issued on or After 4TH May 2002

Description of vehicle

Fee payable

(1) Motor vehicles not being a vehicle falling within any of the classes of vehicles set out in paragraphs (2) and (6), registered for the purpose of —

(a) conveying passengers

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle

(b) conveying goods and passengers

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle

(2) Motor vehicles registered for the purpose of conveying either passengers or both passengers and goods and which fall under the category of —

(a) new business service passenger vehicle

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle

(b) new private hire car

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle

(d) new off-peak car

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle

(e) new station wagon

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle

(f) secondhand business service passenger vehicle

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle plus $10,000

(g) secondhand private motor car

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle plus $10,000

(h) secondhand off-peak car

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle plus $10,000

(i) secondhand station wagon

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle plus $10,000

(j) new or secondhand goods-cum-passengers vehicle

Fee equal to 130% of the value of the vehicle

(3) Motor vehicle which is imported or which the Registrar is satisfied to be locally assembled and registered for the purpose of conveying goods only

Fee equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle

(4) Omnibus which is imported or which the Registrar is satisfied to be locally assembled and registered as a public service vehicle

Fee equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle

(5) Motor cycles and motor scooters

Fee equal to 15% of the value of the vehicle

(6) Buses

Fee equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle

(7) Engineering plant

Nil

Additional Registration Fee for Taxis

Description of taxi

Fee payable

(1) New taxi registered using a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998

$2,000

(2) Taxi which before 1st September 1998 replaces another taxi which is 6 years old or more

$5,000

(3) Taxi which before 1st September 1998 replaces another taxi that is more than 5 years old but that is less than 6 years old

$2,000

(4) Taxi which before 1st September 1998 replaces another taxi that is not more than 5 years old

Nil

(5) New taxi registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998 but before 4th May 2002

140% of the value of the vehicle

(6) Taxi which on or after 1st September 1998 but before 4th May 2002 replaces another taxi (irrespective of the age of the taxi being replaced)

140% of the value of the vehicle

(7) New taxi registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002

130% of the value of the vehicle

(8) Taxi which on or after 4th May 2002 replaces another taxi (irrespective of the age of the taxi being replaced)

130% of the value of the vehicle.”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after Part VII, the following Part:

“Part VIIA

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

Amount of rebate allowable, expressed as a percentage of the additional registration fee paid under rule 7 (1) at the date of its registration or rule 7 (7) at the date of its re-registration

(1) Below 5 years

75%

(2) 5 years or more but below 6 years

70%

(3) 6 years or more but below 7 years

65%

(4) 7 years or more but below 8 years

60%

(5) 8 years or more but below 9 years

55%

(6) 9 years or more but not exceeding 10 years

50%

(7) Exceeding 10 years

Nil.

”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after Part VIII, the following Part:

“Part IX

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

Amount of rebate allowable, expressed as a percentage of the additional registration fee paid under rule 7 (1) at the date of its registration

(1) Below 5 years

75%

(2) 5 years or more but below 6 years

70%

(3) 6 years or more but below 7 years

65%

(4) 7 years

60%

(5) Exceeding 7 years

Nil.

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 535/99; S226/2000; S 246/2000; S 261/2000; S 310/2000; S320/2000; S 430/2000; S 460/2000; S 600/2000; S 6/2001; S 336/2001; S 432/2001; S 605/2001; S 686/2001]

Made this 1st day of May 2002.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[AG/LEG/SL/276/2002/6 Vol. 1]

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

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