Road Traffic (Defence Co-operation and Status of Forces Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Government of the French Republic) (Exemption) Order 2003

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 10 Jan 2003

No. S 26

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Defence Co-operation and Status of Forces Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Government of the French Republic)
(Exemption) Order 2003

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 (Defence Co-operation and Status of Forces Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Government of the French Republic) (Exemption) Order 2003 and shall come into operation on 10th January 2003.

Exemption

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), all taxes, levies and fees payable under Part I of the Act shall not apply to any motor vehicle registered in the name of the French visiting military force.

(2) The exemption under sub-paragraph (1) shall not extend to the fees payable under rules 30 and 31 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) in respect of the transfer of any motor vehicle registered in the name of the French visiting military force to any person who is not a member or staff of the visiting military force.

(3) Section 10B of the Act and rule 28 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) shall not apply to any heavy vehicle registered in the name of the French visiting military force.

(4) In this paragraph, “French visiting military force” means the visiting military force of the Government of the French Republic.

Made this 2nd day of January 2003.

PETER ONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/LEG/JL/L17.007.001; AG/LEG/SL/276/2002/11 Vol. 1]

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