Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2020

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 09 Jun 2020

No. S 454

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing)
(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2020 and come into operation on 10 June 2020.

Amendment of rule 25

2. Rule 25 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (5)(b);

(b)

by deleting the comma at the end of sub‑paragraph (c) of paragraph (5) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(d)	at the expiration of the 3‑month period referred to in sub‑paragraph (c), if the last day of that period is on or after 7 April 2020 but before 7 July 2020, extend the period of registration of the vehicle in the name of the firm or company for a further period of 3 months,”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “or (c)” in paragraph (6)(a) and substituting the words “, (c) or (d)”.

Amendment of rule 26

3. Rule 26 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (2)(b);

(b)

by deleting the comma at the end of sub‑paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(d)	at the expiration of the 3‑month period referred to in sub‑paragraph (c), if the last day of that period is on or after 7 April 2020 but before 7 July 2020, extend the period of registration of the vehicle in the name of the firm, company or insurer for a further period of 3 months,”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “or (c)” in paragraph (3)(a) and substituting the words “, (c) or (d)”.

Amendment of rule 34A

4. Rule 34A of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3B), the following paragraph:

“(3BA) The Registrar may, at the end of the further period of 6 months referred to in paragraph (3B), the last day of which is on or after 7 April 2020 but before 7 October 2020, subject to paragraph (3C) and such conditions as the Registrar thinks fit to impose, extend for a further period of 6 months the period for which a de-registered vehicle may continue to be kept in the approved designated area or the alternative area (as the case may be) if —

(a)	no application to move the de‑registered vehicle out of the approved designated area or the alternative area (as the case may be) under paragraph (4) was approved before 7 April 2020; and
(b)	the de‑registered vehicle was kept in the approved designated area or the alternative area (as the case may be) immediately before 7 April 2020.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (3B)” in paragraph (3C), the words “or (3BA)”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after “(3B),” in paragraphs (9), (12) and (14), “(3BA),”.

[G.N. Nos. S 678/2014; S 810/2014; S 359/2015; S 366/2015; S 650/2015; S 272/2016; S 46/2017; S 60/2017; S 327/2017; S 335/2017; S 550/2017; S 696/2017; S 777/2017; S 330/2018; S 424/2018; S 764/2018; S 879/2018; S 140/2019; S 249/2019; S 393/2019; S 451/2019; S 206/2020]

Made on 9 June 2020.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.271.6.01.0.26; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/6 Vol. 1]

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

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