Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014

No. S 507

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System)
(Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014

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 2014 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2014.

Amendment of rule 20

2. Rule 20(5) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended by deleting the words “, provided that no fee need be paid under this paragraph if the person nominated is concurrently nominated under rule 8(5) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules”.

Amendment of rule 21

3. Rule 21(5) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “or 24A(1)” in sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting the words “, 24A(1) or 24C(1)”.

Amendment of rule 21A

4. Rule 21A(5) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “or 24A(1)” in sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting the words “, 24A(1) or 24C(1)”.

Amendment of rule 24

5. Rule 24 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by inserting, immediately after the words “motor vehicle” in paragraph (1), the words “(other than a classic vehicle, a normal vintage vehicle or a revised use vintage vehicle)”; and
(b)	by deleting paragraphs (2A), (2B) and (2C).

Amendment of rule 24A

6. Rule 24A of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs (1) to (1D) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(1) Where any person intends to apply for —

(a)	the issuance of a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of being registered as the owner of a classic vehicle;
(b)	the renewal of a certificate of entitlement in respect of a motor vehicle for the purpose of re‑registering that motor vehicle as a classic vehicle under rule 69 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5); or
(c)	the renewal of the certificate of entitlement in respect of his classic vehicle,

that person may make an application to the Registrar for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of entitlement, as the case may be, for a period of 10 years.

(1A) Notwithstanding rule 24(2)(a) and subject to paragraph (1B), the Registrar may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, issue or renew a certificate of entitlement for a period of 10 years commencing from the date of the issuance or renewal, as the case may be, or such other date as the Registrar may specify.

(1B) In the case of an application for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement under paragraph (1)(b), the Registrar shall not renew the certificate of entitlement under paragraph (1A) unless the motor vehicle is re‑registered as a classic vehicle.

(1C) The Registrar may renew a certificate of entitlement in respect of a vehicle only if the Registrar issues a licence under section 13 of the Act in respect of that vehicle.

(1D) Every application for the issue of a certificate of entitlement under paragraph (1)(a) shall be accompanied by the levy specified in the First Schedule.

(1E) Every application for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement under paragraph (1)(b) or (c) may be made before its expiration, or at any time not exceeding one month after its expiration, or such further period exceeding one month after its expiration as the Registrar may allow, and shall be accompanied by —

(a)	the levy specified in the First Schedule; and
(b)	the fee specified in the Second Schedule where the application is made after the expiration of a certificate of entitlement.

(1F) Where payment or part payment of any levy or fee referred to in paragraph (1E)(a) or (b) is made in a form other than by cash, nothing in this rule shall require the Registrar to renew a certificate of entitlement until the payment has been honoured or otherwise effected.

(1G) For the purposes of this rule, where —

(a)	payment or part payment of any levy or fee referred to in paragraph (1E)(a) or (b) is made in a form other than by cash; and
(b)	the payment is subsequently dishonoured or otherwise not effected,

an administrative fee of $21.40 (inclusive of GST) shall be payable in respect of the renewal of the certificate of entitlement.

(1H) The Registrar may waive, in whole or in part, the fee payable under paragraph (1E)(b) or (1G).

(1I) Where an application for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement is made at a time after its expiration, the Registrar may renew the certificate of entitlement from the date of its expiration, and the registration of the vehicle in relation to which the certificate of entitlement is renewed shall not be cancelled notwithstanding that no certificate of entitlement relating to the vehicle was in force between the time of the expiration of the certificate of entitlement and its renewal.

(1J) A certificate of entitlement that is renewed under this rule before its expiry shall not have any residual value in respect of the period between the date of its renewal and the date on which it would otherwise expire.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1D)” in paragraphs (2) and (4) and substituting in each case the words “paragraph (1J)”;

(c)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1AC)” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “paragraph (1E)”;

(d)

by deleting the word “cancellation” in paragraph (4) and substituting the word “renewal”;

(e)

by deleting paragraph (7);

(f)

by deleting the words “paragraph (4)” in paragraphs (8) and (15) and substituting in each case the words “paragraphs (2) and (4)”;

(g)

by deleting the words “new certificate of entitlement” in paragraph (12) and substituting the word “notice”; and

(h)

by deleting paragraph (13) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(13) The notices issued under paragraph (12) shall be in replacement of the notice referred to in paragraph (3).”.

Amendment of rule 24C

7. Rule 24C of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(2A) Where an application for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement is made at a time after its expiration, the Registrar may renew the certificate of entitlement from the date of its expiration, and the registration of the vehicle in relation to which the certificate of entitlement is renewed shall not be cancelled notwithstanding that no certificate of entitlement relating to the vehicle was in force between the time of the expiration of the certificate of entitlement and its renewal.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

8. The First Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “24A(1AB) and (1AC)” in the Schedule reference and substituting the words “24A(1D) and (1E)”;

(b)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (da) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(da)

in the case of a motor vehicle which is re‑registered as a classic vehicle under rule 69 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules —

(i)

where the certificate of entitlement in respect of the motor vehicle had, immediately before the date of its re‑registration as a classic vehicle, been renewed for a period of 5 years and at the date on which the renewal of the certificate of entitlement took effect (referred to in this sub‑paragraph as the renewal date) the motor vehicle was more than 30 years of age but not more than 35 years of age, 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the date of re‑registration of the motor vehicle as a classic vehicle for the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged before its re‑registration as a classic vehicle;

(ii)

where A

is 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the date of re‑registration of the motor vehicle as a classic vehicle for the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged before its re‑registration as a classic vehicle;

is the levy paid for the renewal of the certificate of entitlement;

is 0.05; and

is the period reckoned in years (including any part of a year) commencing on the renewal date and ending on the date immediately before the re‑registration of the motor vehicle as a classic vehicle; or

(iii)

where both the motor vehicle and the certificate of entitlement in respect of the motor vehicle do not fall within the description set out in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii), 10% of the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the date of re‑registration of the motor vehicle as a classic vehicle for the category of vehicle to which the motor vehicle belonged before its re‑registration as a classic vehicle;”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraphs:

“(3) For the purposes of this Schedule, the age of a motor vehicle shall be reckoned in accordance with rule 2(2) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules.

(4) For the purpose of computing any levy payable under this Schedule, any fraction of a dollar shall be reckoned as a dollar.”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

9. The Second Schedule to the principal Rules is amended by deleting “24A(1AC)” in the Schedule reference and substituting “24A(1E)”.

[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 366/2010; 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]

Made this 25th day of July 2014.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/RTA/TM/MR/MVQSRules2014; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/18 Vol. 3]

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

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