Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2008

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Sep 2008

No. S 429

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2008

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. 4) Rules 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2008.

New rule 8A

2. The Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 8, the following rule:

“Circumstances when rebate payable in cash

8A.—(1) Without prejudice to anything in rule 8, a person —

(a)

to whom a rebate is granted on or after 1st September 2008 on —

(i)	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 under rule 8(1); or
(ii)	the additional quota premium payable under rule 24B of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules for the extension or restoration of a certificate of entitlement relating to that motor vehicle under rule 8(2); or

(b)

who, immediately before 1st September 2008, holds the benefit of a rebate granted under rule 8(4) and has not registered a new or secondhand motor vehicle in respect of which that rebate was granted,

may, within the grace period, apply to the Registrar to be paid, in lieu of the rebate, a sum of cash equal to the amount of the rebate set out in any notice issued under rule 8(5) or (12) that he holds.

(2) Upon receipt of an application in accordance with paragraph (1), the Registrar may —

(a)	grant the application and, subject to paragraph (3), pay the applicant the sum of cash equal to the amount of rebate which has been granted and set out in a notice under rule 8(5) or (12); or
(b)	refuse the application.

(3) The Registrar may refuse to make any payment of any sum of cash under paragraph (2)(a) to a holder of the benefit of a rebate granted under rule 8(4) in respect of a motor vehicle if the Registrar is not satisfied that no amount of any tax under section 11(1)(b) of the Act or any fee under section 21 or 30 of the Act is due and payable in respect of that motor vehicle.

(4) In relation to any application under paragraph (1) to be paid a sum of cash equal to the amount set out in a notice under rule 8(5) or (12) as the amount of the rebate which has been granted, “grace period” means a period of 12 months starting on the date of the notice, or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in relation to any particular application.

(5) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this rule shall entitle any person to receive or apply to receive any sum of cash —

(a)	in the circumstances described in rule 8(9); or
(b)	in lieu of any rebate granted under rule 9, 9A, 9AA or 9B.”.

[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; S610/2007; S 739/2007; S 105/2008; S 289/2008; S 311/2008]

Made this 27th day of August 2008.

CHOI SHING KWOK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/JG/IE/RT(MVR)/04/08; AG/LEG/SL/276/2005/3 Vol. 4]

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

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