Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2003

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 24 Feb 2003

No. S 86

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 140 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, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2003 and shall come into operation on 24th February 2003.

New rule 34A

2. The Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 34, the following rule:

“Keeping of de-registered vehicles in designated areas

34A.—(1) The Registrar may designate any area for the keeping of de-registered vehicles.

(2) Any person may apply to the Registrar to keep a de-registered vehicle in a designated area for a period of 12 months from the date on which registration of the vehicle is cancelled.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), where an application under paragraph (2) has been approved, the person may keep the de-registered vehicle only in the designated area approved by the Registrar for keeping the vehicle (referred to in this rule as the approved designated area) and in no other place.

(4) Any person who wishes to move a de-registered vehicle out of an approved designated area shall apply to the Registrar for approval to do so.

(5) Any person who wishes to move a de-registered vehicle into an approved designated area after it has been moved out of an approved designated area under paragraph (4) shall apply to the Registrar for approval to do so.

(6) Every application under paragraph (2), (4) or (5) shall be made in such manner as the Registrar may specify.

(7) Every application under paragraph (2) or (5) shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.

(8) In approving an application under paragraph (2), (4) or (5), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

(9) The person whose application under paragraph (2) or (5) has been approved shall affix to the de-registered vehicle which is to be kept in the approved designated area a seal, mark or document as determined by the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar may require.

(10) Where the seal, mark or document affixed to a de-registered vehicle under paragraph (9) is removed, defaced, altered, mutilated or tampered with —

(a)	the person referred to in that paragraph; and
(b)	the person who removes, defaces, alters, mutilates or tampers with the seal, mark or document,

shall both be guilty of an offence.

(11) It shall be a defence for a person referred to in paragraph (9) who is charged with an offence under paragraph (10) to prove that he had taken reasonable steps to prevent the seal, mark or document affixed on the de-registered vehicle from being removed, defaced, altered, mutilated or tampered with.

(12) An approval granted for an application under paragraph (2), (4) or (5) may be revoked upon the breach of any condition imposed upon such approval.

(13) The Registrar may waive the fee referred to in paragraph (7).

(14) Any person who furnishes any particulars to the Registrar in his application under paragraph (2), (4) or (5) which to his knowledge is false or in any material respect misleading shall be guilty of an offence.

(15) In this rule, “de-registered vehicle” means a vehicle the registration of which has been cancelled.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 535/99; S226/2000; S 246/2000; S 261/2000; S 310/2000; S 320/2000; S 430/2000; S 460/2000; S 600/2000; S 6/2001; S 336/2001; S 432/2001; S 605/2001; S 686/2001; S 204/2002; S 253/2002; S 321/2002; S 425/2002; S 11/2003; S 72/2003]

Made this 21st day of February 2003.

PETER ONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/EK/43.16.04; AG/LEG/SL/276/2002/6 Vol. 2]

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

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