Registrar may allow rebate on licence fee when issuing or renewing vehicle licence
3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) —
(a)
where an application is made for a licence for a motor vehicle which has not been previously registered under the Act and such licence is to commence on any date during the relevant period; or
(b)
where an application is made for the renewal of a licence which commences on any date during the relevant period,
the Registrar may, at the time of the issue or renewal of the licence, allow a rebate on the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence of the following amounts:
(i)
$50, in the case of a motor cycle;
(ii)
$16, in the case of an off-peak car;
(iii)
$100, in the case of a motor car ;
(iv)
$100, in the case of a light goods vehicle;
(v)
$150, in the case of a heavy goods vehicle the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 16 metric tons;
(vi)
$200, in the case of a heavy goods vehicle the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 16 metric tons (including a prime mover);
(vii)
$100, in the case of a goods-cum-passengers vehicle the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tons;
(viii)
$150, in the case of a goods-cum-passengers vehicle the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.5 metric tons;
(ix)
$150, in the case of a bus constructed for the carriage of not more than 30 persons (exclusive of the driver); and
(x)
$200, in the case of a bus constructed for the carriage of more than 30 persons (exclusive of the driver).
(2) Where the Registrar has allowed a rebate on the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence for any motor vehicle under paragraph (1), no further rebate shall, during the relevant period, be allowed on the fee payable for any subsequent renewal of the licence for that motor vehicle.
(3) Where the amount of the rebate allowed under paragraph (1) exceeds the amount of the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of a licence for a motor vehicle, the excess amount shall, subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose, be available to be set off against the licence fee payable for any subsequent renewal of a licence for that motor vehicle, if the licence commences during the relevant period.
(4) If the excess amount of any rebate allowed under paragraph (1) is not applied within the relevant period for the purpose of any set off under paragraph (3), the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited.