Road Traffic (Diplomatic and Consular Privileges) (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2008

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 24 Mar 2008

No. S 136

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Diplomatic and Consular Privileges) (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Diplomatic and Consular Privileges) (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2008 and shall come into operation on 24th March 2008.

Amendment of paragraph 3

2. Paragraph 3 of the Road Traffic (Diplomatic and Consular Privileges) (Exemption) Order 2006 (G.N. No. S 506/2006) is amended by deleting sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“(4) Where a motor vehicle referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is registered in the name of a diplomatic agent, a member of the administrative and technical staff of a diplomatic mission, a consular officer or a consular employee, the motor vehicle shall be scrapped or exported —

(a)	upon reaching 10 years of age; or
(b)	upon the diplomatic agent, member of the administrative and technical staff of a diplomatic mission, consular officer or consular employee, as the case may be, ceasing to hold that office in Singapore,

whichever is the earlier, unless an authorised officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given approval —

(i)	for the motor vehicle to be scrapped or exported on a later date specified by the authorised officer;
(ii)	for the registration of the motor vehicle to be transferred to another person; or
(iii)	for the registration of the motor vehicle to be retained in the name of the person, in whose name the motor vehicle is registered, for personal use.

(5) Where a motor vehicle referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is registered in the name of a spouse of a diplomatic agent or consular officer, the motor vehicle shall be scrapped or exported —

(a)	upon reaching 10 years of age;
(b)	upon the diplomatic agent or consular officer, as the case may be, ceasing to hold that office in Singapore; or
(c)	upon the dissolution of the marriage between the spouse and the diplomatic agent or consular officer, as the case may be,

whichever is the earliest, unless an authorised officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given approval —

(i)	for the motor vehicle to be scrapped or exported on a later date specified by the authorised officer;
(ii)	for the registration of the motor vehicle to be transferred to another person; or
(iii)	for the registration of the motor vehicle to be retained in the name of the person, in whose name the motor vehicle is registered, for personal use.

(5A) Where an authorised officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given his approval under sub-paragraph (4)(ii) or (5)(ii) for the registration of a motor vehicle to be transferred to another person, the person in whose name the motor vehicle is registered shall continue to be exempted from section 10A of the Act in respect of that motor vehicle —

(a)	for a period of 10 months from the date on which the exemption under sub-paragraph (1) ceased to apply to him; or
(b)	for such longer period as the Registrar may, on the application of that person, approve.

(5B) Where an authorised officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given his approval under sub-paragraph (4)(iii) or (5)(iii) for the registration of a motor vehicle to be retained in the name of any person for personal use, that person shall continue to be exempted from section 10A of the Act in respect of that motor vehicle —

(a)	for a period of 3 months from the date on which the exemption under sub-paragraph (1) ceased to apply to him; or
(b)	for such longer period as the Registrar may, on the application of that person, approve.”.

Made this 18th day of March 2008.

CHOI SHING KWOK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/RT(DCP)EXPOR/JG/IE/01.2008; AG/LEG/SL/276/2005/12 Vol. 1]

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