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No. S 87

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Keeping of De-registered Vehicles in Designated Areas) (Exemption) Order 2003

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 (Keeping of De-registered Vehicles in Designated Areas) (Exemption) Order 2003 and shall come into operation on 24th February 2003.

Definitions

2. In this Order —

“de-registered vehicle” means a vehicle the registration of which has been cancelled;

“designated area” means an area designated by the Registrar for the keeping of de-registered vehicles under rule 34A(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5).

Exemption from sections 10 (1) and 29 (1) of Act

3. Subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose, sections 10(1) and 29(1) of the Act shall not apply to the keeping or possession of 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 if such keeping or possession in the designated area has been approved by the Registrar under rule 34A of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) and the approval has not been revoked.

Exemption from section 27 (2) (b) of Act

4.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), section 27(2)(b) of the Act shall not apply in respect of a de-registered vehicle kept in a designated area if such keeping in the designated area has been approved by the Registrar under rule 34A of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules and the approval has not been revoked.

(2) Unless the Registrar permits otherwise, the registered owner or the person in possession of the vehicle shall —

(a)	within 12 months from the date on which registration of the vehicle is cancelled; or
(b)	within 7 days from the date the vehicle is moved out of the designated area,

whichever is the earlier, produce proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the vehicle has been exported or scrapped.

Made this 21st day of February 2003.

PETER ONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/EK/43.16.04; AG/LEG/SL/276/2002/11 Vol. 1]