Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment) Rules 2015

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Jul 2015

No. S 465

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System)
(Amendment) Rules 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A(4) of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment) Rules 2015 and come into operation on 1 August 2015.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “electric car”, the following definitions:

“ “electric vehicle” means a motor vehicle (excluding a motor car) that is mechanically propelled by means of electric traction motors;

“Euro II standard” means —

(a)	in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in the Table in Section 5.3.1.4 of Annex I to Council Directive 70/220/EEC, as amended by the Annex to Directive 96/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union; or
(b)	in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in row B of the Table in Section 6.2.1 and row B of the Table in Section 8.3.1.1 of Annex I to Council Directive 88/77/EEC, as amended by Annex I to Council Directive 91/542/EEC;

“Euro III standard” means —

(a)	in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in row A of the Table in Section 5.3.1.4 of Annex I to Council Directive 70/220/EEC, as amended by the Annex to Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union; or
(b)	in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in row A of Table 1 and row A of Table 2 in section 6.2.1 of Annex I to Council Directive 88/77/EEC, as amended by the Annex to Directive 1999/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Euro V standard”, the following definitions:

“ “Euro VI standard” means —

(a)	in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in Table 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, as amended by Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 459/2012; or
(b)	in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, as amended by Annex XV to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 582/2011;

“Euro VI standard PN limit”, in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons, means a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in the last column (Number of Particles (PN)) of Table 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, as amended by Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 459/2012;”;

(c)

by deleting the definition of “JPN 2009 standard” and substituting the following definition:

“ “JPN 2009 standard” means —

(a)

in relation to a motor vehicle using diesel as its source of power, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in Article 41 of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Announcement No. 619 dated 15 July 2002 (Announcement That Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles), as amended by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Announcement No. 68 dated 25 January 2013; or

(b)

in relation to a motor vehicle using petrol or natural gas as its source of power, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in Article 41 of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Announcement No. 619 dated 15 July 2002 (Announcement That Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles), as amended by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Announcement No. 348 dated 25 March 2008;”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “petrol-electric car”, the following definition:

“ “petrol-electric vehicle” means a motor vehicle (excluding a motor car) that uses petrol or electricity or both as its source of power;”.

Amendment of rule 9C

3. Rule 9C of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “registered before 1st January 2001 as” in paragraph (2)(b);

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(c)

the replaced vehicle —

(i)	is registered before 1 January 2001 and deregistered during the period from 24 April 2013 to 30 April 2016 (both dates inclusive);
(ii)	is registered during the period from 1 January 2001 to 30 September 2006 (both dates inclusive) and deregistered during the period from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2017 (both dates inclusive); or
(iii)	complies with the Euro II standard or the Euro III standard and is deregistered during the period from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2017 (both dates inclusive);”; and

(c)

by deleting paragraph (4) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(4) Any application under this rule for a certificate of entitlement for a replacement vehicle must be accompanied by an amount of quota premium equal to the higher of the following amounts:

(a)

10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the date of registration of the replacement vehicle for the category of vehicles specified in rule 3(1)(c);

(b)

an amount determined in accordance with the following formula:

where A

is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) for which the certificate of entitlement of the replaced vehicle would be in force if it was not cancelled;

is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) commencing on the date of issue of the certificate of entitlement for the replaced vehicle and ending on the date of its cancellation;

is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) commencing on the date of the replaced vehicle’s first registration in Singapore (if it had not been registered outside Singapore) or the date of its first registration in a country or place outside Singapore, and ending on the date of its deregistration in Singapore, but not exceeding 240 months;

is —

(i)	where the replaced vehicle is registered before 1 January 2001 and deregistered before 12 March 2014, 10% (if its maximum laden weight does not exceed 3.5 metric tons) or 30% (if its maximum laden weight exceeds 3.5 metric tons);

(ii)	where the replaced vehicle is registered before 1 January 2001 and deregistered during the period from 12 March 2014 to 31 July 2015 (both dates inclusive), 20% (if its maximum laden weight does not exceed 3.5 metric tons) or 100% (if its maximum laden weight exceeds 3.5 metric tons);

(iii)

where the replaced vehicle is registered before 1 January 2001 and deregistered during the period from 1 August 2015 to 30 April 2016 (both dates inclusive) and its maximum laden weight does not exceed 3.5 metric tons —

(A)	23% if the replacement vehicle complies with the Euro VI standard;

(B)	23% if the replacement vehicle is an electric vehicle;

(C)	23% if the replacement vehicle is a diesel vehicle, diesel-CNG vehicle or diesel-electric vehicle, and complies with the JPN 2009 standard and the Euro VI standard PN limit, and its maximum laden weight does not exceed 3.5 metric tons;

(D)	23% if the replacement vehicle is a petrol vehicle, petrol-CNG vehicle or petrol-electric vehicle, uses port fuel injection technology and complies with the JPN 2009 standard;

(E)	23% if the replacement vehicle is a petrol vehicle, petrol-CNG vehicle or petrol-electric vehicle, uses direct fuel injection technology and complies with the JPN 2009 standard and the Euro VI standard PN limit;

(F)	23% if the replacement vehicle is a CNG vehicle and complies with the JPN 2009 standard; and

(G)	20% in any other case;

(iv)	where the replaced vehicle is registered before 1 January 2001 and deregistered during the period from 1 August 2015 to 30 April 2016 (both dates inclusive) and its maximum laden weight exceeds 3.5 metric tons —

(A)	110% if the replacement vehicle complies with the Euro VI standard;

(B)	110% if the replacement vehicle is an electric vehicle;

(C)	110% if the replacement vehicle is a diesel vehicle, diesel-CNG vehicle or diesel-electric vehicle, and complies with the JPN 2009 standard and the Euro VI standard PN limit, and its maximum laden weight does not exceed 3.5 metric tons;

(D)	110% if the replacement vehicle is a petrol vehicle, petrol-CNG vehicle or petrol-electric vehicle, uses port fuel injection technology and complies with the JPN 2009 standard;

(E)	110% if the replacement vehicle is a petrol vehicle, petrol-CNG vehicle or petrol-electric vehicle, uses direct fuel injection technology and complies with the JPN 2009 standard and the Euro VI standard PN limit;

(F)	110% if the replacement vehicle is a CNG vehicle and complies with the JPN 2009 standard; and

(G)	100% in any other case;

(v)	where the replaced vehicle is registered during the period from 1 January 2001 to 30 September 2006 (both dates inclusive) and deregistered during the period from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2017 (both dates inclusive) and its maximum laden weight does not exceed 3.5 metric tons —

(A)	13% if the replacement vehicle complies with the Euro VI standard;

(B)	13% if the replacement vehicle is an electric vehicle;

(C)	13% if the replacement vehicle is a diesel vehicle, diesel-CNG vehicle or diesel-electric vehicle, and complies with the JPN 2009 standard and the Euro VI standard PN limit, and its maximum laden weight does not exceed 3.5 metric tons;

(D)	13% if the replacement vehicle is a petrol vehicle, petrol-CNG vehicle or petrol-electric vehicle, uses port fuel injection technology and complies with the JPN 2009 standard;

(E)	13% if the replacement vehicle is a petrol vehicle, petrol-CNG vehicle or petrol-electric vehicle, uses direct fuel injection technology and complies with the JPN 2009 standard and the Euro VI standard PN limit;

(F)	13% if the replacement vehicle is a CNG vehicle and complies with the JPN 2009 standard; and

(G)	10% in any other case; and

(vi)	where the replaced vehicle is registered during the period from 1 January 2001 to 30 September 2006 (both dates inclusive) and deregistered during the period from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2017 (both dates inclusive) and its maximum laden weight exceeds 3.5 metric tons —

(A)	100% if the replacement vehicle complies with the Euro VI standard;

(B)	100% if the replacement vehicle is an electric vehicle;

(C)	100% if the replacement vehicle is a diesel vehicle, diesel-CNG vehicle or diesel-electric vehicle, and complies with the JPN 2009 standard and the Euro VI standard PN limit, and its maximum laden weight does not exceed 3.5 metric tons;

(D)	100% if the replacement vehicle is a petrol vehicle, petrol-CNG vehicle or petrol-electric vehicle, uses port fuel injection technology and complies with the JPN 2009 standard;

(E)	100% if the replacement vehicle is a petrol vehicle, petrol-CNG vehicle or petrol-electric vehicle, uses direct fuel injection technology and complies with the JPN 2009 standard and the Euro VI standard PN limit;

(F)	100% if the replacement vehicle is a CNG vehicle and complies with the JPN 2009 standard; and

(G)	90% in any other case; and

is the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the date of registration of the replacement vehicle for the category of vehicles specified in rule 3(1)(c).

”.

[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 435/2012; S 652/2012; S 129/2013; S 142/2013; S 258/2013; S 800/2013; S 48/2014; S 172/2014; S 507/2014]

Made on 28 July 2015.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.443.5.034.0.10; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/10 Vol. 1]

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

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