No. S 685
Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276)
Road Traffic (Rebate on Licence Fee for Motor Vehicles and Trailers) Rules 2001
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11 (4A) and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1)  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Rebate on Licence Fee for Motor Vehicles and Trailers) Rules 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2002.
(2)  These Rules shall not apply to any motor vehicle —
(a)in respect of which a permit has been issued under section 25 of the Act;
(b)which has been approved by the Registrar as a vintage vehicle under rule 5(2) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5);
(c)which has been re-registered as a classic car under rule 33A(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules; or
(d)which is a PU-registered vehicle under rule 3B(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules.
Definitions
2.  In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“licence”, in relation to a vehicle, means a vehicle licence issued under Part I of the Act;
“licence fee”, in relation to a vehicle, means the fee of the appropriate amount as specified in rule 38 of, or the Sixth Schedule to, the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) that is payable for the issue or renewal of a licence for the vehicle;
“goods-cum-passengers vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
“relevant period” means the period from 1st January 2002 to 31st December 2002 (both dates inclusive).
Registrar may allow rebate on licence fee when issuing or renewing vehicle licence
3.—(1)  Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), where an application is made —
(a)for a licence for a vehicle which has not been previously registered under the Act and the licence is to commence on any date during the relevant period; or
(b)for the renewal of a licence which commences on any date during the relevant period,
the Registrar may, at the time of the issue or renewal of the licence, allow a rebate on the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence of the following amounts:
(i)$20, in the case of a motor cycle;
(ii)$20, in the case of an off-peak car;
(iii)$20, in the case of a trailer; and
(iv)$100, in the case of all other vehicles.
(2)  Where the Registrar has allowed a rebate on the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence for any vehicle under paragraph (1), no further rebate under that paragraph shall, during the relevant period, be allowed on the fee payable for any subsequent renewal of the licence for that vehicle.
(3)  Where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (1) exceeds the amount of the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of a licence for a vehicle, the excess amount shall, subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose, be available to be set off against the licence fee payable for any subsequent renewal of a licence for that vehicle, provided the licence commences during the relevant period.
(4)  If the excess amount of any rebate allowable under paragraph (1) is not applied within the relevant period for the purpose of any set-off as provided for under paragraph (3), the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited.

Made this 24th day of December 2001.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[LTA/EK/91/243/1-1; AG/LEG/SL/276/97/9 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).