Road Traffic (Exemption from Section 12) (Amendment) Order 2008

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 13 Oct 2008

No. S 503

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Exemption from Section 12) (Amendment) Order 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Exemption from Section 12) (Amendment) Order 2008 and shall come into operation on 13th October 2008.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Road Traffic (Exemption from Section 12) Order (O 6, 2008 Ed.) is amended by deleting the definition of “certificate of insurance” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “certificate of insurance” means —

(a)	for the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4, a certificate of insurance, certificate of security or certificate of foreign insurance; or
(b)	for the purposes of paragraph 5, a certificate of insurance or certificate of security,

which complies with the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189);

“foreign vehicle” means any motor vehicle which is not registered under the Act, but which is registered under the provisions of any law of any country (being a country other than Singapore) relating to motor vehicles;

“general licence” means a general licence issued under section 28 of the Act in respect of vehicles which include one or more foreign vehicles;”.

New paragraph 5

3. The Road Traffic (Exemption from Section 12) Order is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 4, the following paragraph:

“Exemption in respect of foreign vehicle used under general licence

5. Any person who is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, or the holder of a work pass issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A), shall be exempted from section 12 of the Act in respect of any foreign vehicle used by him under a general licence on a particular occasion, if the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)

he is the holder of the general licence, or is employed by and acting under the authority of the holder of the general licence;

(b)

the Registrar has authorised him to use the general licence;

(c)

the Registrar has granted approval under rule 60A of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) for the general licence to be used upon the foreign vehicle on that occasion;

(d)

he has complied with every condition imposed by the Registrar under section 28(2) of the Act or rule 60A(3) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;

(e)

there is in force in respect of the foreign vehicle —

(i)	a certificate of insurance which is valid for the entire period during which the foreign vehicle is used in Singapore, whether by him or by any other person, under the general licence; and
(ii)	a vehicle entry permit or a visitor’s licence issued under rule 57 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules; and

(f)

the Registrar has not suspended or revoked the general licence.”.

Made this 10th day of October 2008.

CHOI SHING KWOK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/JG/IE/RT(SGL)(EXPT)/08; AG/LEG/SL/276/2005/20 Vol. 2]

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