No. S 38
Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276)
Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Rules 2007
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) Rules 2007 and shall come into operation on 26th January 2007.
Amendment of rule 17
2.  Rule 17(2) 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 word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (e); and
(b)by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (f) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:
(g)in the case of de-registered vehicles referred to in rule 34B, the identification mark shall conform to Diagrams 10 and 11 of that Schedule and shall be formed of letters and figures against a brown background, unless otherwise required by the Registrar.”.
New rule 34B
3.  The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 34A, the following rule:
Keeping of de-registered vehicles in approved private ar eas and compounds
34B.—(1)  Any person who wishes to keep a de-registered vehicle in any private area or compound may apply to the Registrar for approval to do so.
(2)  The Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit to impose, grant his approval to the applicant to keep the de-registered vehicle for a period not exceeding 3 years in the private area or compound approved by the Registrar.
(3)  The Registrar may, from time to time upon an application being made to him and subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit to impose, extend the period for which any approval granted by him under paragraph (2) shall be valid, except that each such extension shall be for a period not exceeding 3 years.
(4)  Unless the Registrar allows otherwise, no application under paragraph (3) in respect of any de-registered vehicle shall be accepted if it is received by the Registrar less than 7 days before the period to be extended expires.
(5)  Any person who has been granted approval under this rule to keep a de-registered vehicle in a private area or compound approved by the Registrar —
(a)shall at all times keep the de-registered vehicle within that private area or compound; and
(b)shall not remove the de-registered vehicle to any other place unless he has applied for and obtained the special approval of the Registrar to do so.
(6)  Subject to paragraph (7), where the identification mark to be affixed to a de-registered vehicle under rule 17(2)(g) is not affixed to the vehicle in the required manner or, being so affixed, is removed, defaced, altered, obscured or tampered with —
(a)the person to whom approval for the keeping of the vehicle has been granted under this rule; and
(b)any other person in possession of the vehicle,
shall both be guilty of an offence.
(7)  The Registrar may waive the requirements under rule 17(2)(g) if the person granted approval to keep the de-registered vehicle under this rule has, with the permission of the Registrar, immobilised the vehicle by —
(a)removing the engine of the vehicle;
(b)bolting the chassis of the vehicle to the ground; or
(c)such other method as the Registrar may permit, subject to such terms and conditions as the Registrar thinks fit to impose.
(8)  Subject to paragraph (9), any approval granted to any person under this rule for the keeping of a de-registered vehicle shall not be transferable and shall be revoked upon the occurrence of the following event:
(a)where the person is an individual, the demise of that person; or
(b)where the person is a company or corporation, the dissolution of that company or corporation.
(9)  The Registrar may, upon an application by the parent, sibling, spouse or child, or the executor or administrator of the estate, of any deceased person referred to in paragraph (8)(a) and subject to such terms and conditions as the Registrar thinks fit to impose, grant approval to such parent, sibling, spouse, child, executor or administrator to keep the relevant de-registered vehicle in the private area or compound approved by the Registrar.
(10)  An application under paragraph (1), (3), (5)(b) or (9) shall —
(a)be made in such form or manner, and be supported by such particulars or documents, as the Registrar may require; and
(b)be accompanied by the following fee:
(i)$250, in the case of an application under paragraph (1), (3) or (9); and
(ii)$100, in the case of an application under paragraph (5)(b).
(11)  The Registrar may revoke any approval granted by him under paragraph (2), (3), (5)(b) or (9) if the person to whom the approval was granted —
(a)has breached any term or condition subject to which the approval was granted;
(b)has been found to have furnished any false or misleading particulars or document when applying for the approval; or
(c)has contravened any provision of the Act.
(12)  Where any approval granted to a person by the Registrar under paragraph (2), (3), (5)(b) or (9) has expired or been revoked by the Registrar, that person or any person who is in possession of the relevant de-registered vehicle shall, upon the expiry or the revocation of the approval and within such period as the Registrar may require or allow —
(a)scrap or export the de-registered vehicle; and
(b)produce proof of such scrapping or export to the satisfaction of the Registrar.
(13)  Where any person to whom any approval has been granted under paragraph (2), (3), (5)(b) or (9) has died or, in the case of a company or corporation, has been dissolved, the personal representative of the estate of the deceased individual or the liquidator or official receiver of the dissolved company or corporation (as the case may be) shall, upon the expiry or the revocation of the approval and within such period as the Registrar may require or allow —
(a)scrap or export the relevant de-registered vehicle; and
(b)produce proof of such scrapping or export to the satisfaction of the Registrar.
(14)  The Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit to impose, waive in whole or in part any fee payable under paragraph (10)(b).
(15)  The Registrar may, in his discretion, require the inspection, by any person authorised by him, of —
(a)any de-registered vehicle in respect of which approval under this rule is being applied for or has been granted;
(b)the private area or compound in which the de-registered vehicle is being kept or proposed to be kept; or
(c)the sealed identification mark affixed on the vehicle.
(16)  Any person who furnishes any particulars to the Registrar in his application under this rule which to his knowledge is false or in any material respect misleading shall be guilty of an offence.”.
Amendment of Fourth Schedule
4.  The Fourth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “or 13” in paragraph 9 under the heading “PROVISIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH” and substituting the words “, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 or 19”.
[G.N. Nos. S 812/2004; S813/2004; S 226/2005; S 248/2005; S 398/2005; S 540/2005; S 90/2006; S 125/2006; S476/2006; S 505/2006]

Made this 24th day of January 2007.

CHOI SHING KWOK
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[LTA/RY/IE/RT(MVRL)/6/06; AG/LEG/SL/276/2005/3 Vol. 2]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).