Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2010

No. S 356

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2010

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2010.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definitions of “CNG system” and “CNG vehicle” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “CNG system” means an assembly of components and connecting parts which are fitted on —

(a)	a CNG vehicle;
(b)	a diesel-CNG vehicle; or
(c)	a petrol-CNG vehicle,

to enable the vehicle to use natural gas as its source of power;

“CNG vehicle” means a vehicle which uses natural gas exclusively as its source of power;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “cylinder capacity”, the following definitions:

“ “diesel-CNG vehicle” means a vehicle which uses either or both natural gas and diesel as its source of power;

“diesel-electric car” means a motor car which uses either or both diesel and electricity as its source of power;

“diesel-electric vehicle” means a vehicle, other than a motor car, which uses either or both diesel and electricity as its source of power;”;

(c)

by deleting the definition of “Euro IV vehicle” and substituting the following definition:

“ “Euro IV vehicle” means a vehicle —

(a)	which uses diesel as its source of power; and
(b)	the standard for exhaust emission of which complies with any of the standards specified in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations (Cap. 94A, Rg 6);”;

(d)

by deleting the definitions of “hybrid car” and “hybrid vehicle”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “light goods vehicle”, the following definition:

“ “new vehicle”, for the purposes of rules 3B, 3D, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 9AA and 9B and Part II of the First Schedule, means —

(a)

a motor vehicle which —

(i)	is first registered in a country or place outside Singapore and is subsequently de-registered within a period of 3 working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays), or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case, after that first registration;
(ii)	is registered under these Rules on or after 1st June 2000 pursuant to an application made within 3 months (or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case) after de-registration in that country or place; and
(iii)	has never been used anywhere before the date of its first registration in Singapore; or

(b)

any motor vehicle which has not been registered elsewhere before its first registration in Singapore;”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “panel van”, the following definitions:

“ “petrol-CNG vehicle” means a vehicle which uses either natural gas or petrol as its source of power;

“petrol-electric car” means a motor car which uses either or both petrol and electricity as its source of power;

“petrol-electric vehicle” means a vehicle, other than a car, which uses either or both petrol and electricity as its source of power;”; and

(g)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “registered owner”, the following definition:

“ “secondhand vehicle”, for the purposes of rules 7, 8, 8A, 9A, 9AA and 33G and Part II of the First Schedule, means a vehicle which has been registered or used in a country or place outside Singapore before the date of its first registration in Singapore unless the vehicle —

(a)	was de-registered within a period of 3 working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays), or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case, after its first registration in that country or place;
(b)	is registered under these Rules on or after 1st June 2000 pursuant to an application made within 3 months (or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case) after that de-registration outside Singapore; and
(c)	has never been used anywhere before the date of its first registration in Singapore;”.

Amendment of rule 3B

3. Rule 3B of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (7).

Amendment of rule 7

4. Rule 7 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (10).

Amendment of rule 8

5. Rule 8 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (16).

Amendment of rule 9A

6. Rule 9A of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) Subject to rule 8, a person who desires to register a new or a secondhand electric car or petrol-electric car, or a new electric taxi or petrol-electric taxi, may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on —

(a)	in the case of a new vehicle first registered before 1st June 2004 — the fees payable under rules 6 and 7, and the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) for a certificate of entitlement;
(b)	in the case of a new vehicle first registered on or after 1st June 2004 — the fee payable under rule 7(1) in respect of the new vehicle at the time of its first registration on or after 1st June 2004; or
(c)	in the case of a secondhand vehicle first registered in Singapore on or after 1st July 2010 — the fee payable under rule 7(1), exclusive of any sum added thereto pursuant to rule 7(1A), in respect of the secondhand vehicle at the time of its first registration in Singapore on or after 1st July 2010.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(2A) The Registrar shall not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —

(a)	that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar to use electricity exclusively, or to use either or both electricity and petrol, as its sources of power; or
(b)	where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer to use petrol exclusively as its source of power but has been modified or retrofitted to operate on multiple power sources, either separately or simultaneously, that the vehicle is safe for use on the roads and satisfies such exhaust emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar.”;

(c)

by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) shall be —

(a)	in the case of a new vehicle first registered before 1st January 2006, an amount equal to 20% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3);
(b)	in the case of a new vehicle first registered on any date between 1st January 2006 and 31st December 2011 (both dates inclusive), an amount equal to 40% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3); or
(c)	in the case of a secondhand vehicle first registered in Singapore on any date between 1st July 2010 and 31st December 2011 (both dates inclusive), an amount equal to 40% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration in Singapore as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3).”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “1st June 2004” in paragraph (5), the words “or a secondhand vehicle first registered in Singapore on or after 1st July 2010”; and

(e)

by deleting the rule heading and substituting the following rule heading:

“Rebate for electric car, petrol-electric car, new electric taxi and new petrol-electric taxi”.

Amendment of rule 9AA

7. Rule 9AA of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “a new vehicle” in paragraph (1), the words “or a secondhand vehicle”;

(b)

by deleting the words “hybrid vehicle” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “petrol-electric vehicle”;

(c)

by deleting the words “the new vehicle” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “the vehicle”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(2A) The Registrar shall not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —

(a)	that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar to use electricity exclusively, or to use either or both electricity and petrol, as its sources of power; or
(b)	where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer to use petrol exclusively as its source of power but has been modified or retrofitted to operate on multiple power sources, either separately or simultaneously, that the vehicle is safe for use on the roads and satisfies such emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar.”;

(e)

by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) shall be as follows:

(a)

if the vehicle is —

(i)	a light goods vehicle;
(ii)	a heavy goods vehicle;
(iii)	a goods-cum-passengers vehicle; or
(iv)	a bus,

and is first registered on any date between 1st January 2008 and 31st December 2011 (both dates inclusive) — an amount equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3);

(b)

if the vehicle is —

(i)	a secondhand light goods vehicle;
(ii)	a secondhand heavy goods vehicle;
(iii)	a secondhand goods-cum-passengers vehicle; or
(iv)	a secondhand bus,

and is first registered in Singapore on any date between 1st July 2010 and 31st December 2011 (both dates inclusive) — an amount equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3);

(c)

if the vehicle is —

(i)	an electric motor cycle or an electric scooter and is first registered on any date between 13th April 2009 and 31st December 2011 (both dates inclusive); or
(ii)	a secondhand electric motor cycle or a secondhand electric scooter and is first registered on any date between 1st July 2010 and 31st December 2011 (both dates inclusive),

an amount equal to 10% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3).”; and

(f)

by deleting the words “hybrid vehicle” in the rule heading and substituting the words “petrol-electric vehicle”.

Amendment of rule 9B

8. Rule 9B of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Subject to” in paragraph (1), the words “paragraph (7) and”;

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(a)	the condition that the CNG system or the engine recorded in the register of vehicles shall not be modified or replaced without the approval of the Registrar; and”;

(c)

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

“(4) If a person who has been granted a rebate under this rule in respect of a new vehicle fails to comply with any condition subject to which a rebate has been granted —

(a)

that person shall be guilty of an offence; and

(b)

the Registrar may, by notice in writing —

(i)	prohibit that person from keeping or using that vehicle on the road as from the date specified in the notice; and
(ii)	require that person, within such time as may be specified in the notice, to produce proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the vehicle has been destroyed, exported, scrapped or permanently removed from all roads in Singapore.”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “CNG vehicle” in paragraph (5)(a), (b), (c), (d), (h) and (i), the words “or petrol-CNG vehicle”; and

(e)

by deleting paragraph (7) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(7) This rule does not apply to any new vehicle which is an electric car, an electric vehicle, a petrol-electric car or a petrol-electric vehicle.”.

Amendment of rule 33B

9. Rule 33B of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “or a hybrid car” wherever they appear in paragraph (1) and substituting in each case the words “, a petrol-electric car or a diesel-electric car”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “or hybrid cars” in the rule heading and substituting the words “, petrol-electric cars or diesel-electric cars”.

Amendment of rule 33C

10. Rule 33C of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “a hybrid car” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “ a petrol-electric car or a diesel-electric car”;
(b)	by deleting the words “the hybrid car” wherever they appear in paragraph (1) and substituting in each case the words “the petrol-electric car or the diesel-electric car”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “hybrid cars” in the rule heading and substituting the words “petrol-electric cars or diesel-electric cars”.

New rule 33G

11. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 33F, the following rule:

“Rebate for secondhand off-peak car registered on or after 1st July 2010

33G.—(1) Where a secondhand vehicle is registered on or after 1st July 2010 as an off-peak car (referred to hereinafter as a “new scheme off-peak car”), the registered owner of the new scheme off-peak car shall —

(a)	for the initial period of 6 consecutive months, beginning from the date of the registration (referred to hereinafter as the “eligibility period”), during which the vehicle continues to be a new scheme off-peak car; and
(b)	for each subsequent period of 6 consecutive months or part thereof (referred to hereinafter as the “rebate period”) during which the vehicle continues to be a new scheme off-peak car after the eligibility period,

be entitled to a rebate of $1,100 or of an amount calculated in accordance with the formula set out in paragraph (2), whichever is the lower.

(2) The formula to be applied for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall be as follows:

where

is the period (in months) during the eligibility period or any rebate period (as the case may be) for which the vehicle continues to be a new scheme off-peak car;

is the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) for a certificate of entitlement in respect of the vehicle;

is the fee payable under rule 7 in respect of the vehicle (excluding the additional sum of $10,000 referred to in rule 7(1A)); and

is the rebate granted by the Registrar under rule 9A or 9B in respect of the vehicle.

(3) The Registrar shall pay the rebate provided for under paragraph (1) to the registered owner of a new scheme off-peak car at the end of the eligibility period or each rebate period, as the case may be, except that —

(a)

if within the eligibility period or any rebate period the new scheme off-peak car attains the age of 10 years or is de-registered, the rebate for that period shall be payable to the registered owner of the vehicle on a pro-rata basis upon the happening of the event;

(b)

if within the eligibility period or any rebate period the new scheme off-peak car is —

(i)	reported as having been lost through theft or criminal breach of trust; or
(ii)	seized by any authority under any written law,

the Registrar may, upon the expiry of that period and subject to such conditions as the Registrar thinks fit to impose, pay to the registered owner of the vehicle the rebate that has accrued in respect of that part of that eligibility period before the vehicle was reported lost or seized;

(c)

if within the eligibility period the new scheme off-peak car is re-registered as a private motor car or a business service passenger vehicle, no rebate shall be payable to the registered owner of the vehicle in respect of that period;

(d)

if within any rebate period the new scheme off-peak car is re-registered as a private motor car or a business service passenger vehicle, the rebate for that period shall be payable to the registered owner of the vehicle on a pro-rata basis upon the happening of the event; and

(e)

if within the eligibility period or any rebate period the new scheme off-peak car is declared non-user under rule 53, the rebate for that period shall be payable to the registered owner of the vehicle on a pro-rata basis (discounting any period of non-user) at the expiry of that period.

(4) If the vehicle referred to in paragraph (3)(b) is recovered or released (as the case may be) and the registered owner thereof takes out a licence in respect of the vehicle under rule 38, the Registrar shall —

(a)	where the eligibility period or rebate period within which the vehicle was reported lost or under seizure has elapsed, pay to the registered owner of the vehicle the amount of the rebate that is payable in respect of that part of that period within which the vehicle is reported lost or under seizure upon the taking out of the licence under rule 38; or
(b)	where the eligibility period or rebate period within which the vehicle was reported lost or seized has not elapsed, pay to the registered owner of the vehicle the amount of the rebate provided for under paragraph (1) at the end of that period.

(5) The Registrar may refuse to make any payment of any rebate provided for under this rule to the registered owner of any new scheme off-peak car unless the Registrar is satisfied that all fees and taxes which are payable in respect of that vehicle under Part I of the Act or these Rules have been paid.

(6) Where a new scheme off-peak car is reported lost through theft or criminal breach of trust or is seized by any authority under any written law, the registered owner of the new scheme off-peak car shall, within 7 days after the loss or seizure, inform the Registrar in writing thereof.

(7) Where the Registrar has paid to the registered owner of a new scheme off-peak car who has failed to comply with paragraph (6) any rebate under this rule which such registered owner would not have been entitled to on account of the loss or seizure of the vehicle, the Registrar may, by notice in writing, require such registered owner to refund the Registrar for the amount that has been paid to him within such time as may be specified in the notice.

(8) Any registered owner of a new scheme off-peak car who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with paragraph (6) or with any notice issued to him by the Registrar under paragraph (7) shall be guilty of an offence.”.

Amendment of rule 36B

12. Rule 36B of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “hybrid car” wherever it appears and substituting in each case the words “petrol-electric car”;

(b)

by renumbering the rule as paragraph (1) of that rule, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:

“(2) Subject to rule 38, the fee payable for a licence for a diesel-electric car shall be based on the cylinder capacity specified for motor cars in the Twelfth Schedule, if the licence commences on or after 1st July 2008.”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “hybrid car” in the rule heading and substituting the words “petrol-electric car and diesel-electric car”.

Amendment of rule 36C

13. Rule 36C of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “a petrol-CNG vehicle, a diesel-CNG vehicle, an electric vehicle, a petrol-electric vehicle or a diesel-electric vehicle”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles” in the rule heading and substituting the words “petrol-CNG vehicles, diesel-CNG vehicles, electric vehicles, or petrol‑electric vehicles or diesel-electric vehicles”.

New rule 36E

14. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 36D, the following rule:

“Licence fee for CNG car, petrol-CNG car and diesel-CNG car

36E. Subject to rule 38, the fee payable for a licence for a CNG car, a petrol-CNG car or a diesel-CNG car shall be based on the cylinder capacity specified for motor cars in —

(a)	the Sixth Schedule, if the licence commences on any date between 1st September 1998 and 31st August 2002 (both dates inclusive);
(b)	the Ninth Schedule, if the licence commences on any date between 1st September 2002 and 31st August 2007 (both dates inclusive);
(c)	the Eleventh Schedule, if the licence commences on any date between 1st September 2007 and 30th June 2008 (both dates inclusive); or
(d)	the Twelfth Schedule, if the licence commences on or after 1st July 2008.”.

Amendment of Sixth Schedule

15. The Sixth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting item 1B and substituting the following item:

Description of vehicle

Fee payable half-yearly

“1B. Petrol-electric cars

The higher of the appropriate fee payable under item 1 or 1A based on the petrol-electric car’s cylinder capacity or power rating.”.

Amendment of Ninth Schedule

16. The Ninth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting item 3 and substituting the following item:

Description of vehicle

Fee payable half-yearly

“3. Petrol-electric cars

The higher of the appropriate fee payable under item 1 or 2 based on the petrol-electric car’s cylinder capacity or power rating.”.

Amendment of Tenth Schedule

17. The Tenth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles” in items 1 to 4 and substituting in each case the words “petrol-CNG vehicles, electric vehicles or petrol-electric vehicles”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after item 4, the following Notes:

“Notes:

1. For the purposes of computing fees payable under this Schedule, any fraction of a dollar shall be reckoned as one dollar.

2. Monthly licence fee payable shall be computed on a pro-rata basis.

3. Annual licence fee payable shall be double the half-yearly licence fee and shall be computed on a pro-rata basis.”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “ELECTRIC VEHICLES OR HYBRID VEHICLES” in the Schedule heading and substituting the words “PETROL-CNG VEHICLES, ELECTRIC VEHICLES OR PETROL-ELECTRIC VEHICLES”.

Amendment of Eleventh Schedule

18. The Eleventh Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting item 3 and substituting the following item:

Description of vehicle

Fee payable half-yearly

“3. Petrol-electric cars

The higher of the appropriate fee payable under item 1 or 2 based on the petrol-electric car’s cylinder capacity or power rating.”.

Amendment of Twelfth Schedule

19. The Twelfth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting item 3 and substituting the following item:

Description of vehicle

Fee payable half-yearly

“3. Petrol-electric cars

The higher of the appropriate fee payable under item 1 or 2 based on the petrol-electric car’s cylinder capacity or power rating.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “Buses constructed for the carriage of passengers not exceeding 30 persons, using diesel as fuel” in item 6 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting the words “Buses which are diesel-electric vehicles or diesel-CNG vehicles or which use diesel as fuel, and which are constructed for the carriage of passengers not exceeding 30 persons”;

(c)

by deleting the words “electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles” in items 8, 11, 14, 15B and 18 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting in each case the words “petrol-CNG vehicles, electric vehicles or petrol-electric vehicles”;

(d)

by deleting the words “Buses constructed for the carriage of passengers exceeding 30 persons, using diesel as fuel” in item 9 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting the words “Buses which are diesel-electric vehicles or diesel-CNG vehicles or which use diesel as fuel, and which are constructed for the carriage of passengers exceeding 30 persons”; and

(e)

by deleting the words “using diesel as fuel” in items 12, 15 and 16 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting in each case the words “which are diesel-electric vehicles or diesel-CNG vehicles or which use diesel as fuel”.

Amendment of Fourteenth Schedule

20. The Fourteenth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “Buses constructed for the carriage of passengers not exceeding 30 persons, using diesel as fuel” in item 2 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting the words “Buses which are diesel-electric vehicles or diesel-CNG vehicles or which use diesel as fuel, and which are constructed for the carriage of passengers not exceeding 30 persons”;
(b)	by deleting the words “electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles” in items 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting in each case the words “petrol-CNG vehicles, electric vehicles or petrol-electric vehicles”;
(c)	by deleting the words “Buses constructed for the carriage of passengers exceeding 30 persons, using diesel as fuel” in item 5 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting the words “Buses which are diesel-electric vehicles or diesel-CNG vehicles or which use diesel as fuel, and which are constructed for the carriage of passengers exceeding 30 persons”; and
(d)	by deleting the words “using diesel as fuel” in items 8, 11 and 14 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting in each case the words “which are diesel-electric vehicles or diesel-CNG vehicles or which use diesel as fuel”. [G.N. Nos. S 812/2004; S 813/2004; S 226/2005; S 248/2005; S 398/2005; S 540/2005; S 90/2006; S 125/2006; S 476/2006; S 505/2006; S 38/2007; S 116/2007; S 202/2007; S 365/2007; S 467/2007; S 608/2007; S 610/2007; S 739/2007; S 105/2008; S 289/2008; S 311/2008; S 429/2008; S 502/2008; S 519/2008; S 151/2009; S 205/2009; S 225/2009; S 279/2009; S 318/2009; S 330/2009; S 510/2009; S 511/2009; S 34/2010]

Made this 29th day of June 2010.

CHOI SHING KWOK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/AD/IE/RT(MVRL)/02/10; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/17 Vol. 1]

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

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