Customs (Motor Vehicles Special Tax) (Amendment) Rules 2002

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 26 Jun 2002

No. S 302

Customs Act

(Chapter 70)

Customs (Motor Vehicles Special Tax) (Amendment) Rules 2002

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) and (3) of the Customs Act, the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Customs (Motor Vehicles Special Tax) (Amendment) Rules 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2002.

Amendment of rule 6

2. The Customs (Motor Vehicles Special Tax) Rules (R 1) are amended by renumbering rule 6 as paragraph (1) of that rule, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:

“(2) No special tax shall be chargeable in respect of any motor vehicle falling within any class or description referred to in Part II of the Schedule if the Registrar is satisfied that such motor vehicle —

(a)

is constructed so as to be propelled by —

(i)	any fuel occurring in gaseous form under room temperature and pressure; or
(ii)	any other fuel or substance; and

(b)

has a less detrimental effect on the environment than a motor vehicle fuelled, whether exclusively or otherwise, by heavy oil, diesel oil, liquefied petroleum gas or any other gas as fuel.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 390/98; S509/2001]

Made this 25th day of June 2002.

LIM SIONG GUAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
Singapore.

[MF(R) 9.2.02 Vol. 4; AG/LEG/SL/70/2002/1 Vol. 1]

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