Energy Conservation (Fuel Economy and Vehicular Emissions Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Mar 2021

No. S 212

Energy Conservation Act

(CHAPTER 92C)

Energy Conservation
(Fuel Economy and Vehicular
Emissions Labelling) (Amendment)
Regulations 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 62 of the Energy Conservation Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Energy Conservation (Fuel Economy and Vehicular Emissions Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 1 April 2021.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2(1) of the Energy Conservation (Fuel Economy and Vehicular Emissions Labelling) Regulations 2012 (G.N. No. S 307/2012) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “light goods vehicle” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “light commercial vehicle” means a specified goods vehicle or a bus —

(a)	the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3,500 kilograms; and
(b)	that is subject to the additional registration fee under rule 7 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (Cap. 276, R 5);

“specified goods vehicle” has the meaning given by rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 776/2017);”; and

(b)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of the definition of “WLTP Japan” and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:

“ “zero-tailpipe emission light commercial vehicle” means a light commercial vehicle —

(a)	that has a carbon dioxide emission level that is 150 g/km or less, determined in accordance with rule 4 of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017; and
(b)	in respect of which the emission level for any other prescribed vehicular emission within the meaning of rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017, determined in accordance with rule 5 of those Rules, is zero.”.

Amendment of regulation 3

3. Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of paragraph (2)(b) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(i)

for a light commercial vehicle —

(A)

the fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions data of the model of light commercial vehicle measured in accordance with the provisions of UNECE Regulation No. 101, EC Directive 80/1268/EEC, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151 or WLTP Japan, or the simulated fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions data of the model of light commercial vehicle determined in accordance with the provisions of Annex I of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1152; and

(B)

the vehicular emissions of the model of the light commercial vehicle measured in accordance with rules 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017;”; and

(b)

by deleting paragraph (4) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(4) For the purposes of these Regulations, for a motor vehicle with an engine that does not employ Gasoline Direct Injection technology, and if the emission level of particulate matter for the motor vehicle is not measured, then the emission level for particulate matter is taken to be —

(a)	in the case of a petrol passenger car — more than 2.0 mg/km; and
(b)	in the case of a petrol light commercial vehicle — more than 0.9 mg/km.”.

Amendment of regulation 5

4. Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) Every application for type-approval, batch type‑approval or modified type‑approval must be accompanied by a non‑refundable processing fee of $70 for a vehicular emissions label approved for the motor vehicle or the model or batch of motor vehicles which is the subject of the application.”.

Amendment of regulation 6

5. Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “light goods vehicle” wherever they appear in paragraphs (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “light commercial vehicle”;

(b)

by deleting the words “batch of light goods vehicles” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “batch of light commercial vehicles”;

(c)

by deleting the words “carbon dioxide emissions” in paragraph (2)(b) and substituting the words “vehicular emissions”; and

(d)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(c)	the emission band applicable to the light commercial vehicle;”.

Amendment of regulation 8

6. Regulation 8 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(b)	in relation to the emissions for the combined driving cycle of the motor vehicles or the model or batch of motor vehicles, the emission band applicable to the motor vehicle.”; and

(b)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (c) of paragraph (3).

New regulation 8A

7. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 8, the following regulation:

“Certain requirements not to apply to special light commercial vehicles

8A. Regulations 3(2)(b), 6(2)(a) and (b) and 8(1)(a) and (3)(a) and (b) do not apply in relation to a light commercial vehicle that is a special light commercial vehicle within the meaning of rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017.”.

Amendment of Schedule

8. The Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after item 2, the following item:

“

2A.

A zero-tailpipe emission light commercial vehicle

Band A

”;

(b)

by deleting the words “items 1, 2, 4 or 5” in item 3 under the heading “Description of motor vehicle” and substituting the words “item 1, 2, 2A, 4, 5 or 6”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after item 5, the following item:

“

A motor vehicle under rule 3(3) of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017

Band C

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 775/2017; S 423/2018; S 878/2018; S 649/2020]

Made on 30 March 2021.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.271.0.011.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/92C/2020/1 Vol. 1]

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