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No. S 214

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System)
(Amendment) Rules 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A(4) of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment) Rules 2017 and come into operation on 8 May 2017.

Amendment of rule 3

2. Rule 3(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (e) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(e)	the open category comprising any motor vehicles mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); and”.

Amendment of rule 4

3. Rule 4 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(2) Any certificate of entitlement that is issued for a vehicle in the open category may be used to register a motor vehicle within any other category of vehicle mentioned in rule 3(1)(a) to (d), except that —

(a)

no such certificate of entitlement may be used to register a taxi if —

(i)	the certificate of entitlement is issued after 1 August 2012; or
(ii)	the certificate of entitlement is issued on or before 1 August 2012 and is transferred on or after 6 August 2012; and

(b)

no such certificate of entitlement may be used to register a motor cycle if the certificate of entitlement is issued on or after 8 May 2017.”.

Amendment of rule 14

4. Rule 14 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “the certificate of entitlement is” in paragraphs (1)(c) and (1A)(b), the words “issued before 8 May 2017”.

Amendment of rule 19

5. Rule 19 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:

“(1A) A certificate of entitlement may, on application and on payment of a fee of $10, be transferable for the purpose of registering a motor cycle at any time before it is used to register a vehicle where —

(a)	the person to whom the certificate of entitlement is issued is an individual; and
(b)	the certificate of entitlement is issued before 8 May 2017 for a vehicle falling within the category of vehicles mentioned in rule 3(1)(e) in force immediately before that date.”.

[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]

Made on 26 April 2017.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/L18.029.002/KT/NJ/MVRL2+MVQS2.17; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/10 Vol. 2]

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