Road Traffic (Rebate on Licence Fee for Motor Vehicles and Trailers) Rules 1997

No. S 136

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 95)

Road Traffic (Rebate on Licence Fee for Motor Vehicles and Trailers) Rules 1997

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(4A) and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Communications hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Rebate on Licence Fee for Motor Vehicles and Trailers) Rules 1997 and shall come into operation on 27th March 1997.

(2) These Rules shall not apply to any motor vehicle —

(a)	in respect of which a permit has been issued under section 25 of the Act; or
(b)	which has been approved by the Registrar as a vintage vehicle pursuant to rule 5(2) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5).

Definitions

2. In these Rules —

“licence”, in relation to a motor vehicle or trailer, means a vehicle licence issued under Part I of the Act;

“licence fee”, in relation to a motor vehicle or trailer, means the fee of the appropriate amount as specified in the Second Schedule to the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules that is payable for the issue or renewal of a licence for the motor vehicle or trailer;

“relevant period” means the period from 1st May 1997 to 30th April 1998.

Registrar may allow rebate on licence fee when issuing or renewing vehicle licence

3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where an application is made during the relevant period for the issue of a licence for a motor vehicle or trailer which has not been previously registered under the Act, the Registrar may, at the time of the issue of the licence, allow a rebate of —

(a)	$20, in the case of a motorcycle;
(b)	$10, in the case of an off-peak car; and
(c)	$60, in any other case,

on the licence fee payable for the issue of the licence.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where an application is made during the relevant period for the renewal of a licence for a motor vehicle or trailer, the Registrar may, at the time of the renewal of the licence, allow a rebate of —

(a)	$20, in the case of a motorcycle;
(b)	$10, in the case of an off-peak car; and
(c)	$60, in any other case,

on the licence fee payable for the renewal of the licence.

(3) Where the Registrar has, under paragraph (1) or (2), allowed a rebate on the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence for any motor vehicle or trailer, no further rebate shall, during the relevant period, be allowed under paragraph (2) on the fee payable for any subsequent renewal of the licence for that motor vehicle or trailer.

(4) Where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (1) or (2) in respect of a motor vehicle or trailer exceeds the amount of the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence for that motor vehicle or trailer —

(a)	the excess amount of the rebate shall, subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose, be available to be set-off against the licence fee payable for any subsequent renewal of the licence for that motor vehicle or trailer, whether or not such renewal is made during or after the relevant period; and
(b)	any set-off under sub-paragraph (a) shall not be treated as a subsequent rebate allowed under paragraph (2) in respect of that motor vehicle or trailer.

Made this 25th day of March 1997.

TEO MING KIAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Communications,
Singapore.

[LTA/LG/43.16.04/27(97-62); AG/SL/14/95/15]

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

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