Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2012

No. S 435

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Quota System)
(Amendment No. 3) Rules 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A(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 No. 3) Rules 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st September 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 “light goods vehicle”, the following definition:

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

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “normal vintage vehicle”, the following definition:

“ “original vehicle”, in relation to a replacement vehicle to which a certificate of entitlement is transferred under rule 19A, means the vehicle for which that certificate of entitlement was issued;”.

Amendment of rule 16

3. Rule 16 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1A), the following paragraph:

“(1B) The transfer of a certificate of entitlement to a replacement vehicle under rule 19A shall not affect the period that the certificate of entitlement shall be in force, as determined under this rule in respect of the original vehicle.”.

Amendment of rule 19

4. Rule 19 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “entitlement” in the rule heading, the words “before registration”.

New rule 19A

5. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 19, the following rule:

“Transfers of certificates of entitlement after registration

19A.—(1) A certificate of entitlement issued for a motor vehicle registered on or after 1st September 2012 may, with the prior approval of the Registrar, be transferred after the registration of that vehicle (the original vehicle) to register a replacement vehicle if —

(a)

the defect in the original vehicle was reported to the transferor or manufacturer of the original vehicle within one year from the date of its first registration in Singapore or within the first 20,000 kilometres of the vehicle’s mileage, whichever is the earlier;

(b)

within one year from the date that the defect was first reported to the transferor or manufacturer of the original vehicle, whichever is the earlier, at least 3 attempts or, in the case of a defect which is safety-related, at least one attempt has been made to repair the defect;

(c)

the replacement vehicle —

(i)	is of the same or a similar make and model as the original vehicle;
(ii)	has the same or a similar cylinder capacity or power rating as the original vehicle; and
(iii)	falls within the same category under rule 3 as the original vehicle at the time of the transfer;

(d)

the replacement vehicle —

(i)	is a new vehicle; or
(ii)	was first registered in a country outside Singapore on a date on or after the date of registration of the original vehicle, but has never been registered in Singapore; and

(e)

the original vehicle —

(i)	is not a classic vehicle, normal vintage vehicle, restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle; and
(ii)	has been destroyed or permanently removed from Singapore or will be destroyed or permanently removed from Singapore in accordance with rule 34C of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5).

(2) The Registrar may, in his discretion, waive any of the conditions in paragraph (1), except paragraph (1)(e).

(3) The transfer of a certificate of entitlement under this rule shall not change the date of issue of the certificate of entitlement.”.

Amendment of rule 20

6. Rule 20 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “A certificate” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “Subject to paragraph (15), a certificate”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (14), the following paragraph:

“(15) Paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply in the case where the registration of the original vehicle is cancelled under rule 3F(2)(b) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules.”.

[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; S 366/2012; S 378/2012; S 386/2012]

Made this 28th day of August 2012.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/RY/IE/RT(MVQS)12.2; 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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