Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023

No. S 934

Road Traffic Act 1961

Road Traffic
(Vehicular Emissions Tax)
(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11AA(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 and come into operation on 1 January 2024.

Amendment of rule 2

2. In the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 776/2017) (called in these Rules the principal Rules), in rule 2 —

(a)

delete the definitions of “Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1153”, “Euro 6”, “JPN2009” and “UNECE Regulation No. 101”; and

(b)

after the definition of “JPN2018”, insert —

“ “JPN2023” means paragraph 1(3) of Article 41 of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Announcement No. 619 dated 15 July 2002 (ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PRESCRIBES DETAILS OF SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR ROAD VEHICLES), as amended by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Announcement No. 1040 dated 7 October 2022;”.

Amendment of rule 4

3. In the principal Rules, in rule 4 —

(a)

in paragraph (2), replace sub‑paragraph (a) with —

“(a)	measured in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151, UNECE Regulation No. 154 or WLTP Japan; and”;

(b)

in paragraph (2A), replace “280 g/km” with “216 g/km”;

(c)

in paragraph (3)(a)(i)(A), insert “and” at the end;

(d)

in paragraph (3)(a)(i), replace sub‑paragraph (B) with —

“(B)	for a plug‑in hybrid electric vehicle, measured in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151, UNECE Regulation No. 154 or WLTP Japan; and”;

(e)

in paragraph (3)(a)(i), delete sub-paragraph (C); and

(f)

in paragraph (3), replace sub-paragraph (b) with —

“(b)

B is the weighted electric energy consumption data that is —

(i)	measured in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151, UNECE Regulation No. 154 or WLTP Japan; and
(ii)	submitted to the Registrar under section 41(1)(a)(ii) of the Energy Conservation Act 2012; and”.

Amendment of rule 5

4. In the principal Rules, in rule 5(5) —

(a)	in sub-paragraph (a), replace “2.0 mg/km” with “1.0 mg/km”; and
(b)	in sub-paragraph (b), replace “0.9 mg/km” with “0.85 mg/km”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

5. In the principal Rules, in the Second Schedule, replace Part 1 with —

“Part 1

EMISSION BANDS FOR PRESCRIBED VEHICULAR
EMISSIONS FOR TAXABLE PASSENGER VEHICLES
FIRST REGISTERED BETWEEN 1 January 2018
AND 31 December 2023 (BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE)

First column

Second column

Third column

Fourth column

Fifth column

Prescribed vehicular emission

Unit of measurement of emission level

Band B (neutral emission band)

Band C1

Band C2

CO₂

g/km

125 < B ≤ 160

160 < C1 ≤ 185

C2 > 185

g/km

0.190 < B ≤ 0.270

0.270 < C1 ≤ 0.350

C2 > 0.350

g/km

0.036 < B ≤ 0.052

0.052 < C1 ≤ 0.075

C2 > 0.075

NO_x

g/km

0.013 < B ≤ 0.024

0.024 < C1 ≤ 0.030

C2 > 0.030

mg/km

0.3 < B ≤ 0.5

0.5 < C1 ≤ 2

C2 > 2

EMISSION BANDS FOR PRESCRIBED VEHICULAR
EMISSIONS FOR TAXABLE PASSENGER VEHICLES
FIRST REGISTERED BETWEEN 1 January 2024
AND 31 December 2025 (BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE)

First column

Second column

Third column

Fourth column

Fifth column

Prescribed vehicular emission

Unit of measurement of emission level

Band B (neutral emission band)

Band C1

Band C2

CO₂

g/km

120 < B ≤ 159

159 < C1 ≤ 182

C2 > 182

g/km

0.190 < B ≤ 0.270

0.270 < C1 ≤ 0.350

C2 > 0.350

g/km

0.024 < B ≤ 0.029

0.029 < C1 ≤ 0.040

C2 > 0.040

NO_x

g/km

0.009 < B ≤ 0.018

0.018 < C1 ≤ 0.022

C2 > 0.022

mg/km

0.3 < B ≤ 0.4

0.4 < C1 ≤ 1.0

C2 > 1.0

”.

Amendment of Third Schedule

6. In the principal Rules, in the Third Schedule, replace the table with —

“

First column

Second column

Third column

Type of vehicle

Test method for prescribed vehicular emissions other than CO₂

Additional requirements

1.	Petrol vehicle with engine employing Gasoline Direct Injection technology

(1)	Euro 6 (WLTP) for all such emissions; or

(2)	JPN2018 or JPN2023 for all such emissions

For JPN2018 or JPN2023, if NMHC rather than HC is tested, HC to be obtained by dividing the emission result of NMHC by 0.8.

2.	Petrol vehicle with engine that does not employ Gasoline Direct Injection technology

(1)	Euro 6 (WLTP) for all such emissions; or

(2)	JPN2018 or JPN2023 for all such emissions

For JPN2018 or JPN2023, if NMHC rather than HC is tested, HC to be obtained by dividing the emission result of NMHC by 0.8.

3.	Diesel vehicles

(1)	Euro 6 (WLTP) for all such emissions; or

(2)	JPN2018 or JPN2023 for all such emissions

For Euro 6 (WLTP), if “HC + NO_x” rather than HC is tested, HC to be obtained by subtracting the emission result of NO_x from “HC + NO_x”.

For JPN2018 or JPN2023, if NMHC rather than HC is tested, HC to be obtained by dividing the emission result of NMHC by 0.98.

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 425/2018; S 881/2018; S 648/2020; S 1091/2020; S 210/2021; S 1062/2021; S 1042/2022; S 167/2023]

Made on 28 December 2023.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.443.5.034.0.11; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/21 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961).

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