No. S 1067
Road Traffic Act 1961
Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Quota System)
(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A(4) 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, Quota System) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 and come into operation on 1 January 2025.
Amendment of rule 16
2.  In the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) (called in these Rules the principal Rules), in rule 16(1)(a) —
(a)in sub-paragraph (i)(B), delete “or” at the end; and
(b)replace sub‑paragraph (ii) with —
(ii)becomes 8 years old if the taxi is registered on or after 1 September 2003 but before 1 January 2025 and sub‑paragraph (iii) does not apply;
(iii)becomes 10 years old if the taxi is registered before 1 January 2025 and —
(A)its registered owner applies in writing to the Authority under rule 24BB to use or keep the taxi for 10 years; and
(B)an additional levy in respect of the taxi has been paid under rule 24BB; or
(iv)becomes 10 years old if the taxi is registered on or after 1 January 2025;”.
Amendment of rule 24
3.  In the principal Rules, in rule 24(8), replace sub‑paragraph (b) with —
(b)if the replacement taxi, which is not an electric car, is registered on or after 1 January 2025 — 10 years;
(c)in any other case — 8 years.”.
Amendment of rule 24B
4.  In the principal Rules, in rule 24B, in the rule heading, after “taxis”, insert “registered before 1 September 2003”.
New rule 24BB
5.  In the principal Rules, after rule 24BA, insert —
Additional levy payable to extend validity period of certificates of entitlement for taxis which are not electric cars registered before 1 January 2025
24BB.—(1)  The owner of a taxi or a replacement taxi may apply in writing to the Authority to keep or use the taxi or replacement taxi for 10 years if —
(a)the taxi or replacement taxi is not an electric car; and
(b)the taxi or replacement taxi was registered before 1 January 2025.
(2)  An application under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by an additional levy calculated by the formula X – (Y + Z), where —
(a)X is —
(i)in the case of a taxi (that is not a replacement taxi), the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle specified in rule 3(1)(a) issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the registration of the taxi (calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) of the First Schedule); or
(ii)in the case of a replacement taxi, the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle specified in rule 3(1)(a) issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the restoration of the certificate of entitlement of the replacement taxi (calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) of the First Schedule);
(b)Y is —
(i)in the case of a taxi (that is not a replacement taxi), the levy paid under paragraph (1)(bb) of the First Schedule when the taxi was registered; or
(ii)in the case of a replacement taxi, the levy paid under paragraph (1)(ba) of the First Schedule when the replacement taxi was registered; and
(c)Z is the additional quota premium paid (if any) for the renewal of the certificate of entitlement of the taxi or replacement taxi under any of the following rules:
(i)rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2023 (G.N. No. S 272/2023);
(ii)rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 196/2024);
(iii)rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 222/2024).”.
Amendment of First Schedule
6.  In the principal Rules, in the First Schedule —
(a)in the Schedule reference, after “24BA(3), (6) and (7)”, insert “, 24BB(2)(a) and (b)”;
(b)in paragraph (1)(ba), after “1 September 2003”, insert “but before 1 January 2025”;
(c)in paragraph (1)(bb), after “6th August 2012”, insert “but before 1 January 2025”; and
(d)in paragraph (1), after sub‑paragraph (bd), insert —
(be)in the case of a replacement taxi which is not an electric car registered on or after 1 January 2025, the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle specified in rule 3(1)(a) issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the restoration of the certificate of entitlement;
(bf)in the case of a taxi which is not an electric car registered on or after 1 January 2025 with a certificate of entitlement issued pursuant to an application under rule 9B, the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle specified in rule 3(1)(a) issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the registration of the taxi;”.
[G.N. Nos. S 311/2000; S 431/2000; S 602/2000; S 8/2001; S 206/2001; S 290/2001; S 337/2001; S 361/2001; S 482/2001; S 48/2002; S 169/2002; S 383/2002; S 12/2003; S 426/2003; S 525/2003; S 464/2004; S 808/2004; S 272/2005; S 124/2006; S 475/2006; S 137/2008; S 290/2008; S 430/2008; S 357/2010; S 366/2012; S 378/2012; S 435/2012; S 652/2012; S 129/2013; S 142/2013; S 258/2013; S 800/2013; S 48/2014; S 172/2014; S 507/2014; S 465/2015; S 201/2016; S 278/2016; S 214/2017; S 421/2017; S 699/2017; S 524/2018; S 766/2018; S 880/2018; S 251/2019; S 469/2019; S 355/2020; S 497/2020; S 908/2020; S 213/2021; S 1011/2021; S 1055/2021; S 340/2022; S 667/2022; S 740/2022; S 971/2022; S 168/2023; S 933/2023; S 11/2024]
Made on 30 December 2024.
LAU PEET MENG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[MOT.LT.271.6.01.0.25; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/19]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961).