Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2003

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Sep 2003

No. S 423

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34D and 140(1) 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 (Electronic Road Pricing System) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2003.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules (R 38) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “ERP”, the following definition:

“ “card machine” means a machine designated by the Registrar for recording information in an electronic form on a vehicle entry card and for deducting any toll, vehicle entry fee or road user charge from a vehicle entry card;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “in-vehicle unit”, the following definitions:

“ “motor car” means a motor vehicle described in section 4(1)(d) and (e) of the Act;

“relevant checkpoint” means the Immigration Checkpoint at Woodlands, the Immigration Checkpoint at Tuas or the Changi Ferry Terminal;”; and

(c)

by deleting the definition of “stored value” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “stored value” means —

(a)	in relation to an ERP card, the amount of money standing to the credit of the person to whom the card has been issued and against which payments of road user charges are automatically debited when the card is used with the in-vehicle unit installed in a motor vehicle; or
(b)	in relation to a vehicle entry card, the amount of money standing to the credit of the card;

“toll” means the toll payable for the use of the Johore Bahru — Woodlands Causeway or the Second Crossing under the Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules (R 12);

“vehicle entry card” means a vehicle entry card issued under rule 19(3) or 22C(2) of the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules (R 7);

“vehicle entry fee” means the fee payable for a vehicle entry permit granted under Part IV of the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules.”.

New Part V

3. The Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 10, the following Part:

“PART V

MOTOR CARS NOT REGISTERED UNDER ACT

Motor cars not registered under Act need not be installed with in-vehicle units

11.—(1) Notwithstanding rule 3 (1), any person may drive or move a motor car not registered under the Act into a specified entry point on a specified road during the restricted hours even though the motor car is not installed with an in-vehicle unit.

(2) Rules 3(2) and 4 to 9 shall not apply in relation to a motor car not registered under the Act unless that motor car is installed with an in-vehicle unit.

Daily road user charge

12. A road user charge of $10 shall be payable for each day on which a motor car not registered under the Act and not installed with an in-vehicle unit is driven or moved into any number of specified entry points on one or more specified roads during the restricted hours.

Payment of road user charge

13.—(1) The driver of a motor car in respect of which a road user charge referred to in rule 12 is payable shall, when leaving Singapore by way of a relevant checkpoint, insert the vehicle entry card in relation to that motor car into a card machine at the relevant checkpoint so that such road user charge may be deducted from the stored value of the card.

(2) Upon completion of the transaction referred to in paragraph (1), the driver may obtain a receipt setting out particulars of the transaction from a designated terminal of the Authority at the relevant checkpoint.

(3) Where the vehicle entry card or card machine is defective, the road user charge shall be paid in such manner as the Registrar considers appropriate.

(4) The Registrar may, in his discretion and in such circumstances as he considers appropriate, permit the road user charge to be paid in any other manner.

Offences

14.—(1) Any person who, when bringing or attempting to bring a motor car in respect of which a road user charge referred to in rule 12 is payable out of Singapore —

(a)	fails to comply with rule 13 (1);
(b)	in purported compliance with rule 13 (1), inserts into a card machine at the relevant checkpoint a vehicle entry card the stored value of which is less than the road user charge payable under rule 12 after deducting any toll for that motor car,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Where the Registrar or an authorised officer has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under paragraph (1) —

(a)	the Registrar or authorised officer may, by notice or otherwise, require the person to pay, in such manner as the Registrar may require, the road user charge payable under rule 12 by him and an administrative charge of $10; and
(b)	if the person complies with the requirement under sub-paragraph (a), he shall not be guilty of the offence.

(3) In any proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1)(b), it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove —

(a)	that the road user charge, or any road user charge that cannot be deducted from the stored value of the vehicle entry card under rule 13 (1), was not incurred by him; or
(b)	that he did not know and could not reasonably have discovered that the stored value of the vehicle entry card was insufficient.

(4) In this rule, “authorised officer” means an officer authorised by the Registrar to administer and enforce this Part.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 569/2002; S 54/2003; S 228/2003; S 380/2003]

Made this 23rd day of August 2003.

PETER ONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/KM/RTA/L017.00; AG/LEG/SL/276/2002/4 Vol. 7]

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

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