No. S 787
Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276)
Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) (Amendment No. 7) Rules 2004
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34D and 140(1) 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 (Electronic Road Pricing System) (Amendment No. 7) Rules 2004 and shall come into operation on 3rd January 2005.
Amendment of rule 8
2.  Rule 8 of the Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules (R 38) is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:
(2)  Where the Registrar has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under paragraph (1)(f), (g) or (h), the Registrar may by notice in writing require the person to pay, within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the notice, the road user charge incurred by him and —
(a)in a case where the offence is committed before 3rd January 2005, an administrative charge of $10;
(b)in a case where the offence is committed on or after 3rd January 2005 and payment is made directly to the Authority or at any post office (whether by cheque, cash or NETS), an administrative charge of $10; or
(c)in a case where the offence is committed on or after 3rd January 2005 and payment is made in any manner specified in the notice (other than those specified in sub-paragraph (b)), an administrative charge of $8.
(2A)  If a person to whom a notice under paragraph (2) is given complies with the notice, he shall not be guilty of the offence under paragraph (1)(f), (g) or (h), as the case may be.”.
Amendment of First Schedule
3.  The First Schedule to the Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules is amended —
(a)by deleting all the items under the heading “CHARGES” in Part I and substituting the following items:
Charges
Amount of road user charge payable on any day from Monday to Friday, not being a public holiday.
First column
 
Second column
 
 
Restricted hours and reduced amount of road user charge payable
Types of vehicles
 
From 7.30 a.m. to 8.00 a.m.
 
From 8.00 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.
 
From 8.30 a.m. to 8.55 a.m.
 
From 8.55 a.m. to 9.00 a.m.
 
From 9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
1. Motor cycles, scooters, mopeds and motor cycles with side-cars, registered in Singapore or elsewhere
 
$0.25
 
$0.50
 
$0.75
 
$0.50
 
$0.25
2. Motor cars registered in Singapore or elsewhere, taxis registered elsewhere and goods vehicles registered elsewhere, the maximum laden weight
of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tons
 
$0.50
 
$1.00
 
$1.50
 
$1.00
 
$0.50
3. Motor vehicles licensed under the Act as taxis
 
$0.50
 
$1.00
 
$1.50
 
$1.00
 
$0.50
4. Goods vehicles registered in Singapore, the maximum laden weight
of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tons
 
$0.50
 
$1.00
 
$1.50
 
$1.00
 
$0.50
5. Goods vehicles registered in Singapore or elsewhere, the maximum laden weight
of which exceeds 3.5 metric tons
but does not exceed 16 metric tons
 
$0.75
 
$1.50
 
$2.25
 
$1.50
 
$0.75
6. Goods vehicles registered in Singapore or elsewhere, the maximum laden weight
of which exceeds 16 metric tons, and construction equipment and engineering plants registered in Singapore or elsewhere
 
$1.00
 
$2.00
 
$3.00
 
$2.00
 
$1.00
7. Buses registered in Singapore or elsewhere constructed for the carriage of not more than 30 passengers (excluding the driver)
 
$0.75
 
$1.50
 
$2.25
 
$1.50
 
$0.75
8. Buses registered in Singapore or elsewhere constructed for the carriage of more than 30 passengers (excluding the driver)
 
$1.00
 
$2.00
 
$3.00
 
$2.00
 
$1.00.
”; and
(b)by deleting all the items under the heading “CHARGES” in Part V and substituting the following items:
Charges
Amount of road user charge payable on any day from Monday to Friday, not being a public holiday except where such day falls on the eve of the New Year, Lunar New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas, the restricted hours shall cease at 1 p.m.
First column
Second column
 
Restricted hours and amount of road user charge payable
Types of vehicles
From
7.30 a.m.
to
8.00 a.m.
From
8.00 a.m.
to
8.05 a.m.
From
8.05 a.m.
to
9.00 a.m.
From
9.00 a.m.
to
9.25 a.m.
From
9.25 a.m.
to
9.30 a.m.
From
9.30 a.m.
to
9.55 a.m.
From
9.55 a.m.
to
10.00 a.m.
From
10.00 a.m.
to
12.00 p.m.
From
12.00 p.m.
to
12.30 p.m.
From
12.30 p.m.
to
5.30 p.m.
From
5.30 p.m.
to
6.00 p.m.
From
6.00 p.m.
to
6.25 p.m.
From
6.25 p.m.
to
6.30 p.m.
From
6.30 p.m.
to
6.55 p.m.
From
6.55 p.m.
to
7.00 p.m.
1. Motor cycles, scooters, mopeds and motor cycles with side-cars, registered in Singapore or elsewhere
$0.25
$0.75
$1.25
$1.00
$0.75
$0.50
$0.25
$0.25
$0.50
$0.75
$1.00
$0.75
$0.50
$0.25
2. Motor cars registered in Singapore or elsewhere, taxis registered elsewhere and goods vehicles registered elsewhere, the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tons
$0.50
$1.50
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
3. Motor vehicles licensed under the Act as taxis
$0.50
$1.50
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
4. Goods vehicles registered in Singapore, the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tons
$0.50
$1.50
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
5. Goods vehicles registered in Singapore or elsewhere, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.5 metric tons but does not exceed 16 metric tons
$0.75
$2.25
$3.75
$3.00
$2.25
$1.50
$0.75
$0.75
$1.50
$2.25
$3.00
$2.25
$1.50
$0.75
6. Goods vehicles registered in Singapore or elsewhere, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 16 metric tons, and construction equipment and engineering plants registered in Singapore or elsewhere
$1.00
$3.00
$5.00
$4.00
$3.00
$2.00
$1.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$3.00
$2.00
$1.00
7. Buses registered in Singapore or elsewhere constructed for the carriage of
not more than
30 passengers (excluding the driver)
$0.75
$2.25
$3.75
$3.00
$2.25
$1.50
$0.75
$0.75
$1.50
$2.25
$3.00
$2.25
$1.50
$0.75
8. Buses registered in Singapore or elsewhere constructed for the carriage of more than 30 passengers (excluding the driver)
$1.00
$3.00
$5.00
$4.00
$3.00
$2.00
$1.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$3.00
$2.00
$1.00.
”.
[G.N. Nos. S 569/2002; S 54/2003; S 228/2003; S 380/2003; S 423/2003; S 505/2003; S 47/2004; S 250/2004; S 460/2004; S 666/2004; S 715/2004; S 719/2004]

Made this 24th day of December 2004.

PETER ONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[LTA/KM/L017.00; AG/LEG/SL/276/2002/4 Vol. 2]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).