Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 7) Rules 2024

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 27 Dec 2024

No. S 1037

Road Traffic Act 1961

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing)
(Amendment No. 7) Rules 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, 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. 7) Rules 2024 and come into operation on 1 January 2025.

Amendment of rule 2

2. In the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (called in these Rules the principal Rules), in rule 2(1) —

(a)

delete “, unless the context otherwise requires”; and

(b)

after the definition of “station wagon (passengers only)”, insert —

“ “supplementary licence” means an electronic supplementary licence;”.

Amendment of rule 55

3. In the principal Rules, in rule 55 —

(a)	in the rule heading, delete “electronic”; and
(b)	delete paragraphs (7) and (11).

Amendment of rule 55A

4. In the principal Rules, in rule 55A —

(a)

in paragraph (3), after “a supplementary licence”, insert “issued under paragraph (2)”;

(b)

replace paragraph (4) with —

“(4) Upon the application of the registered owner of a classic vehicle who has an unused supplementary licence issued under paragraph (2), the Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as the Registrar may specify, cancel the unused supplementary licence and refund the fee paid for the unused supplementary licence.”; and

(c)

after paragraph (5), insert —

“(6) The Registrar may, in his discretion, refund the fee paid for any unused supplementary licence issued under paragraph (2) to the registered owner of a classic vehicle when —

(a)	the vehicle is destroyed, scrapped or exported;
(b)	the vehicle is taken permanently off the roads;
(c)	the vehicle is seized under any written law;
(d)	the registration of the vehicle is transferred to another person; or
(e)	the registration of the vehicle is cancelled under section 27(1) of the Act.

(7) Upon the application of the registered owner of a classic vehicle, the Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as the Registrar may specify, assign an unused supplementary licence to any person or any classic vehicle as the Registrar may allow, or alter the date of the unused supplementary licence.”.

Amendment of rule 55B

5. In the principal Rules, in rule 55B —

(a)

replace paragraph (5) with —

“(5) Upon the application of the registered owner of a restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle who has an unused supplementary licence, the Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as the Registrar may specify, cancel the unused supplementary licence and refund the fee paid for the unused supplementary licence.”; and

(b)

after paragraph (7), insert —

“(8) The Registrar may, in his discretion, refund the fee paid for an unused supplementary licence issued under paragraph (1) to the registered owner of a restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle when —

(a)	the vehicle is destroyed, scrapped or exported;
(b)	the vehicle is taken permanently off the roads;
(c)	the vehicle is seized under any written law;
(d)	the registration of the vehicle is transferred to another person; or
(e)	the registration of the vehicle is cancelled under section 27(1) of the Act.

(9) Upon the application of the registered owner of a restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle, the Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as the Registrar may specify, assign an unused supplementary licence to any person or any restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle as the Registrar may allow, or alter the date of the unused supplementary licence.”.

Amendment of rule 56

6. In the principal Rules, in rule 56 —

(a)

in the rule heading, delete “and display”;

(b)

delete paragraph (2); and

(c)

replace paragraph (5) with —

“(5) For the purposes of this Part, a supplementary licence is in force only if —

(a)

the registered owner of the off‑peak car, classic vehicle, restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle who has been issued with the supplementary licence has notified the Registrar, in the manner required by the Registrar, of the registered owner’s usage of the supplementary licence by submitting to the Registrar —

(i)	the identification mark of the vehicle; and
(ii)	the date of usage of the vehicle; and

(b)

the notification is received before the expiry of the day immediately following the date of usage, regardless of whether the date of usage or the day immediately following the date of usage is a public holiday.

(6) For the purposes of this Part, a supplementary licence is not valid if —

(a)	the period of validity of the licence has expired; or
(b)	the licence does not indicate the vehicle’s identification mark or the date in accordance with paragraph (4).”.

[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; S 327/2017; S 335/2017; S 550/2017; S 696/2017; S 777/2017; S 330/2018; S 424/2018; S 764/2018; S 879/2018; S 140/2019; S 249/2019; S 393/2019; S 451/2019; S 206/2020; S 454/2020; S 1013/2020; S 1092/2020; S 1100/2020; S 233/2021; S 263/2021; S 507/2021; S 955/2021; S 1049/2021; S 62/2022; S 100/2022; S 738/2022; S 970/2022; S 1041/2022; S 70/2023; S 194/2023; S 551/2023; S 597/2023; S 932/2023; S 12/2024; S 90/2024; S 231/2024; S 645/2024; S 969/2024; S 975/2024]

Made on 26 December 2024.

LAU PEET MENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.271.6.01.0.25; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/23]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961).

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