Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment) Rules 2012

No. S 366

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment)
Rules 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(4) 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, Quota System) (Amendment) Rules 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2012.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “certificate of entitlement”, the following definition:

“ “classic vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5);”;

(b)

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

“ “normal vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;”; and

(c)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “quota premium” and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definitions:

“ “restricted vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;

“revised use vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules.”.

Amendment of rule 10

3. Rule 10 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting “16” in paragraph (1)(b) and substituting “18”; and

(b)

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

“(3) The Registrar may reject any application by a person for a certificate of entitlement if —

(a)	the Registrar had, under rule 25(8)(ii) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, earlier approved the person’s application to transfer the registration of his motor vehicle, and the application was made within a period of one year after the date of such approval; or
(b)	the Registrar had, under rule 18(4), earlier approved the person’s application to cancel his certificate of entitlement and refunded the deposit paid, and the application was made within a period of one year after the date of such approval.”.

Amendment of rule 18

4. Rule 18 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the holder of a certificate of entitlement who has yet to register a motor vehicle with that certificate of entitlement may apply to the Registrar to cancel the certificate and obtain a refund.

(4) The Registrar may, upon receipt of an application under paragraph (3), in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, cancel the certificate of entitlement and refund the holder of a certificate of entitlement the deposit paid in respect of that certificate under rule 7(2).”.

Amendment of rule 19

5. Rule 19 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(3) The Registrar may reject any application by a person to transfer his certificate of entitlement if —

(a)	the Registrar had, under rule 25(8)(ii) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, earlier approved the person’s application to transfer the registration of his motor vehicle, and the application was made within a period of one year after the date of such approval; or
(b)	the Registrar had, under rule 18(4), earlier approved the person’s application to cancel his certificate of entitlement and refunded the deposit paid, and the application was made within a period of one year after the date of such approval.”.

Amendment of rule 24

6. Rule 24 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting the word “car” wherever it appears in paragraphs (2A), (2B) and (2C) and substituting in each case the word “vehicle”;
(b)	by deleting the words “rule 33A” in paragraph (2A) and substituting the words “rule 69”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “not later than 6 months from the date of such cancellation to the Registrar to restore the certificate of entitlement” in paragraph (6) and substituting the words “to the Registrar to restore the certificate of entitlement not later than 6 months after the date of such cancellation, or such further period as the Registrar may allow”.

Amendment of rule 24A

7. Rule 24A of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

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

“(1) Where —

(a)	any person intends to apply for the issuance of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of being registered as the owner of a classic vehicle;
(b)	any person intends to apply for a renewal of a certificate of entitlement in respect of a motor vehicle for the purpose of re-registering that motor vehicle as a classic vehicle under rule 69 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules; or
(c)	any person intends to apply for a renewal of the certificate of entitlement in respect of his classic vehicle,

that person may make an application to the Registrar for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of entitlement, as the case may be, for a period of 10 years.

(1AA) The Registrar may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, issue or renew a certificate of entitlement for a period of 10 years, commencing from the date of the issuance or renewal, as the case may be, or such other date as the Registrar may specify.

(1AB) Every application for the issue of a certificate of entitlement under paragraph (1)(a) shall be accompanied by the levy specified in the First Schedule.

(1AC) Every application for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement under paragraph (1)(b) or (c) may be made before its expiration, or at any time not exceeding one month after its expiration, or such further period exceeding one month after its expiration as the Registrar may allow, and shall be accompanied by —

(a)

the levy specified in the First Schedule; and

(b)

the fee specified in the Second Schedule —

(i)	where the application is made more than 14 days after the expiration of a certificate of entitlement that expires before 15th April 2002; or
(ii)	where the application is made after the expiration of a certificate of entitlement that expires on or after 15th April 2002.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1)(a) or (b)” in paragraph (1A) and substituting the words “paragraph (1AC)(a) or (b)”;

(c)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1)(a) or (b)” in paragraph (1B)(b) and substituting the words “paragraph (1AC)(a) or (b)”;

(d)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1)(b)” in paragraph (1C) and substituting the words “paragraph (1AC)(b)”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1C), the following paragraph:

“(1D) A certificate of entitlement which has been issued in respect of a classic vehicle and is renewed before its expiry shall not have any residual value in respect of the period between the date of its renewal and the date on which it would otherwise expire.”;

(f)

by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1D), the residual value of the certificate of entitlement referred to in paragraph (1)(b), in respect of the period between the date of its renewal under paragraph (1)(b) and the date on which it would otherwise expire, may be set off against the levy and the fee payable under paragraph (1AC).”;

(g)

by deleting the words “under paragraph (1)” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words “pursuant to an application under paragraph (1)(b)”;

(h)

by deleting the words “Notwithstanding rule 24(4) but subject to rule 25, where a certificate of entitlement is renewed under paragraph (1)” in paragraph (4) and substituting the words “Notwithstanding paragraph (1D) but subject to rule 25, where a certificate of entitlement is renewed pursuant to an application under paragraph (1)(b)”;

(i)

by deleting the words “paragraph (4)” in paragraph (5) and substituting the words “paragraph (1) or (4)”;

(j)

by deleting paragraph (8) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(8) Subject to paragraph (14), the residual value of a renewed certificate of entitlement for the purposes of paragraph (4) shall be an amount determined in accordance with the following formula:

where A is the quota premium paid for the certificate of entitlement;

B is the period reckoned in months commencing from the date the certificate of entitlement was issued until the date on which it would otherwise expire;

C is the period reckoned in months commencing from the date the certificate of entitlement was issued until the date of its renewal upon an application under paragraph (1)(b).

”; and

(k)

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

“Issue or renewal of certificates of entitlement for classic vehicles”.

Amendment of rule 24B

8. Rule 24B of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (6), the following paragraph:

“(7) Where payment or part payment of any additional quota premium or additional levy referred to in paragraph (2) or (4) is made in a form other than by cash, nothing in this rule shall require the Registrar to extend the validity period of the certificate of entitlement until the payment has been honoured or otherwise effected.”.

New rule 24C

9. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 24B, the following rule:

“Issue or renewal of certificates of entitlement for normal vintage vehicles, restricted vintage vehicles or revised use vintage vehicles

24C.—(1) Where —

(a)	any person intends to apply for the issuance of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of being registered as the owner of a normal vintage vehicle;
(b)	any person intends to apply for the issuance of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of being registered as the owner of a revised use vintage vehicle;
(c)	any person intends to apply for the issuance of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of re-registering a restricted vintage vehicle as a normal vintage vehicle;
(d)	any person intends to apply for the issuance of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of re-registering a restricted vintage vehicle as a revised use vintage vehicle;
(e)	any person intends to apply for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of re-registering a normal vintage vehicle as a revised use vintage vehicle;
(f)	any person intends to apply for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of re-registering a revised use vintage vehicle as a normal vintage vehicle (with no restriction on the transfer of the registration of the normal vintage vehicle);
(g)	any person intends to apply for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement in respect of a normal vintage vehicle;
(h)	any person intends to apply for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement in respect of a revised use vintage vehicle; or
(i)	any person intends to apply for the issuance of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of re-registering a restricted vintage vehicle which was registered before 1st May 1990 and for which the exemption under the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order (O 5) has ceased or been revoked,

that person may make an application to the Registrar for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of entitlement, as the case may be, for a period of 10 years.

(2) The Registrar may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, issue or renew a certificate of entitlement for a period of 10 years, commencing from the date of the issuance or renewal, as the case may be, or such other date as the Registrar may specify.

(3) Every application for the issue of a certificate of entitlement under paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (i) shall be accompanied by the levy specified in the First Schedule.

(4) Every application under paragraph (1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) may be made before any existing certificate of entitlement expires, or at any time not exceeding one month after its expiration, or such further period exceeding one month after its expiration as the Registrar may allow, and shall be accompanied by —

(a)	the levy specified in the First Schedule; and
(b)	the fee specified in the Second Schedule where the application is made after the expiration of a certificate of entitlement that expires on or after 15th April 2002.

(5) Where the payment or part payment of any levy or fee referred to in paragraph (3) or (4)(a) or (b) is made in a form other than by cash, nothing in this rule shall require the Registrar to issue or renew a certificate of entitlement until the payment has been honoured or otherwise effected.

(6) For the purposes of this rule, where —

(a)	an application has been made for the issue or renewal of a certificate of entitlement;
(b)	payment or part payment of any levy or fee referred to in paragraph (3) or (4)(a) or (b) is made in a form other than by cash; and
(c)	the payment is subsequently dishonoured or otherwise not effected,

an administrative fee of $20 shall be payable in respect of the application.

(7) The Registrar may waive, in whole or in part, the fee payable under paragraph (4)(b) or (6).

(8) In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

(9) A certificate of entitlement that is renewed under paragraph (1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) before the existing certificate of entitlement expires shall not have any residual value in respect of the period between the date of its issue or renewal and the date on which it would otherwise expire.”.

Amendment of rule 25

10. Rule 25(3) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “classic car under rule 33A” and substituting the words “classic vehicle under rule 69” in sub-paragraph (a).

New rule 30

11. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 29, the following rule:

“Vehicles which are exempted under Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order

30.—(1) Where the exemption of a person or a motor vehicle under the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order has ceased for any reason, the person in possession of the vehicle shall obtain a certificate of entitlement in the following manner:

(a)	if the motor vehicle was registered before 1st May 1990 and no certificate of entitlement had ever been issued in respect of that vehicle, the person in possession of the vehicle shall obtain a certificate of entitlement under rule 24;
(b)	if the motor vehicle was registered before 1st May 1990 and a certificate of entitlement had previously been issued in respect of that vehicle on or after 1st May 1990, after which the vehicle was exempt under the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order, the person in possession of the vehicle shall obtain a certificate of entitlement under rule 24;
(c)	if the motor vehicle was registered on or after 1st May 1990 and no certificate of entitlement had ever been issued in respect of that vehicle, the person in possession of the vehicle shall obtain a certificate of entitlement in the manner prescribed under Part III of these Rules; or
(d)	if the motor vehicle was registered on or after 1st May 1990 and a certificate of entitlement had previously been issued in respect of that vehicle, after which the vehicle was exempt under the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order, the person in possession of the vehicle shall obtain a certificate of entitlement in the manner prescribed under Part III of these Rules.

(2) The person in possession of the motor vehicle shall obtain a certificate of entitlement —

(a)	within a period of 3 months from the date on which the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order has ceased to apply in respect of the motor vehicle; or
(b)	within such longer period as the Registrar may, on the application of the person, approve.

(3) This rule shall not apply if the registered owner shows proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the motor vehicle has been destroyed or permanently removed from Singapore, or has ceased to be kept or used on any road in Singapore.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

12. The First Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the Schedule reference and substituting the following Schedule reference:

“Rules 24(3) and (7), 24A(1AB) and (1AC), 24B(4) and (5) and 24C(3) and (4)”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “LEVY PAYABLE FOR THE” in the Schedule heading, the word “ISSUE,”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “The levy payable for the” in paragraph (1), the word “issue,”; and

(d)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (da), (db) and (dc) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:

“(da)	in the case of a motor vehicle which is re-registered as a classic vehicle under rule 69 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged before its re-registration as a classic vehicle during the 3 months immediately preceding the re-registration of the motor vehicle as a classic vehicle;
(db)	in the case of a classic vehicle where the certificate of entitlement is renewed for 10 years, 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the renewal;
(dc)	in the case of a motor vehicle which is registered as a classic vehicle under rule 69 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules on or after 1st May 2005, 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the registration of the motor vehicle as a classic vehicle;
(dd)	in the case of a business service passenger vehicle registered using a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998 and which is re-registered as a classic vehicle under rule 69 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules where the certificate of entitlement is renewed for 10 years, 20% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the business service passenger vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the renewal;
(de)	in the case of a classic vehicle which was re-registered from a business service passenger vehicle that was registered with a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998 and where the certificate of entitlement is renewed for 10 years, 20% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement during the 3 months immediately preceding the renewal for a category of vehicle specified in rule 3(1)(a) or (b), whichever corresponds to the cylinder capacity of the classic vehicle;
(df)	in the case of a motor vehicle which is registered as a revised use vintage vehicle under rule 70 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the registration of the motor vehicle as a revised use vintage vehicle;
(dg)	in the case of a normal vintage vehicle or restricted vintage vehicle which is re-registered as a revised use vintage vehicle under rule 73 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the registration of the motor vehicle as a revised use vintage vehicle;
(dh)	in the case of a revised use vintage vehicle which is re-registered as a normal vintage vehicle under rule 74 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the registration of the motor vehicle as a revised use vintage vehicle;
(di)	in the case of a restricted vintage vehicle which was registered before 1st May 1990 and for which the exemption under the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order has ceased or been revoked, and the vehicle is to be re-registered as a normal vintage vehicle, the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the cessation or revocation of the motor vehicle’s exemption status under that Order;
(dj)	in the case of a normal vintage vehicle where the certificate of entitlement is renewed for 10 years, the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the renewal;
(dk)	in the case of a revised use vintage vehicle where the certificate of entitlement is renewed for 10 years, 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged during the 3 months immediately preceding the renewal;”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

13. The Second Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting the Schedule reference and substituting the following Schedule reference:

“Rules 24(3), 24A(1AC) and 24C(4)”.

[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]

Made this 26th day of July 2012.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/PC/IE/AK/RT-CV-VV/11.01; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/18 Vol. 1]

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

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