Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2002

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 26 Aug 2002

No. S 425

Road Traffic Act

Chapter 276

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2002

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11A(2), 34 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2002 and shall, with the exception of rules 3 and 6(a), come into operation on 26th August 2002.

(2) Rules 3 and 6(a) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 4th May 2002.

Amendment of rule 5

2. Rule 5(2) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (aa), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(ab)

which is registered or re-registered as a classic car under rule 33A(1); or”.

Amendment of rule 8

3. Rule 8(6) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “Part VIIIA” in the 1st line of sub-paragraph (d) and substituting the words “Part IX”.

Amendment of rule 14

4. Rule 14 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs (7), (8) and (9) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(7) Subject to paragraph (8), a successful applicant shall, within 12 months of the date of the notification issued by the Registrar under paragraph (6), use the index mark and registration number allotted to him —

(a)	for the purpose of registering a motor vehicle in his name; or
(b)	on any vehicle registered under his name upon payment of a fee of $300 for the cancellation of the index mark which has been assigned to that vehicle under rule 13.

(8) The Registrar may, in his discretion and on payment of a non-refundable fee of $1,000 for each period of extension granted, extend the period specified in paragraph (7) for a maximum of 2 periods, each not exceeding 6 months.

(9) Every application for extension of time under paragraph (8) shall be —

(a)	accompanied by a processing fee of $20; and
(b)	unless the Registrar allows otherwise, made and posted within such time as to be received by the Registrar at least 7 days before the expiry of the period specified in paragraph (7) or any extension thereof, as the case may be.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (12), the following paragraph:

“(13) Notwithstanding anything in this rule, the Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, upon the request of a successful applicant and payment of a fee of $20 —

(a)	cancel the index mark and registration number allotted to the applicant; and
(b)	refund the deposit paid under paragraph (2)(b).”.

Amendment of rule 33A

5. Rule 33A of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

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

“(1) The Registrar may, in his discretion, upon application in an approved form by the owner of a motor car which is not less than 35 years old —

(a)	if the motor car has never been registered in Singapore before the date of application, register the motor car as a classic car subject to rules 6 and 7; or
(b)	in any other case, re-register the motor car as a classic car upon payment of a conversion fee of $100.”; and

(b)

by deleting the word “Re-registration” in the rule heading and substituting the words “Registration or re-registration”.

Amendment of First Schedule

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

(a)

by deleting the word “paid”” in the 5th line of the heading in the second column of Part VIIA and substituting the words “stipulated in Part II of this Schedule to be payable””; and

(b)

by deleting Parts VII, VIIA, VIII and IX and substituting the following Parts:

“Part VII

Rule 8(6)(b)

Age of old vehicle at the time of its de-registration

Amount of rebate allowable, expressed as a percentage of the value of the old vehicle as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) at the date of its registration

(1)

Not exceeding 5 years

130%

(2)

Exceeding 5 years but not exceeding 6 years

120%

(3)

Exceeding 6 years but not exceeding 7 years

110%

(4)

Exceeding 7 years but not exceeding 8 years

100%

(5)

Exceeding 8 years but not exceeding 9 years

90%

(6)

Exceeding 9 years but not exceeding 10 years

80%

(7)

Exceeding 10 years

Nil.

Part VIIA

Rule 8(6)(ba)

Age of old vehicle at the time of its
de-registration

Amount of rebate allowable, expressed as a percentage of the additional registration fee stipulated in Part II of this Schedule to be payable under rule 7(1) at the date of its registration or under rule 7(7) at the date of its re-registration

(1)

Not exceeding 5 years

75%

(2)

Exceeding 5 years but not exceeding 6 years

70%

(3)

Exceeding 6 years but not exceeding 7 years

65%

(4)

Exceeding 7 years but not exceeding 8 years

60%

(5)

Exceeding 8 years but not exceeding 9 years

55%

(6)

Exceeding 9 years but not exceeding 10 years

50%

(7)

Exceeding 10 years

Nil.

Part VIII

Rule 8(6)(c)

Age of old vehicle at the time of its
de-registration

Amount of rebate allowable, expressed as a percentage of the value of the old vehicle as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) at the date of its registration

(1)

Not exceeding 5 years

125%

(2)

Exceeding 5 years but not exceeding 6 years

120%

(3)

Exceeding 6 years but not exceeding 7 years

110%

(4)

Exceeding 7 years but not exceeding 8 years

100%

(5)

Exceeding 8 years but not exceeding 9 years

90%

(6)

Exceeding 9 years but not exceeding 10 years

80%

(7)

Exceeding 10 years

Nil.

Part IX

Rule 8(6)(d)

Age of old vehicle at the time of its
de-registration

Amount of rebate allowable, expressed as a percentage of the additional registration fee stipulated in Part II of this Schedule to be payable under rule 7(1) at the date of its registration

(1)

Not exceeding 5 years

75%

(2)

Exceeding 5 years but not exceeding 6 years

70%

(3)

Exceeding 6 years but not exceeding 7 years

65%

(4)

Exceeding 7 years

Nil.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 535/99; S 226/2000; S 246/2000; S 261/2000; S 310/2000; S 320/2000; S 430/2000; S 460/2000; S 600/2000; S 6/2001; S 336/2001; S 432/2001; S 605/2001; S 686/2001; S 204/2002; S 253/2002; S 321/2002]

Made this 24th day of August 2002.

PETER ONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/EK/43.16.04; AG/LEG/SL/276/2002/5 Vol. 1]

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

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