Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2021

No. S 955

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing)
(Amendment No. 4) Rules 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2021 and come into operation on 19 December 2021.

Amendment of rule 9AB

2. Rule 9AB of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (7), the following paragraphs:

“(8) Paragraphs (6) and (7) do not apply to a new or secondhand electric car or electric taxi registered between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023 (both dates inclusive).

(9) In the case of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (8), where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (2) exceeds the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) (less any rebate granted under rule 10(2)), the excess amount of the rebate under paragraph (2) is forfeited.”.

Amendment of rule 10

3. Rule 10 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (7), the following paragraphs:

“(7A) Paragraphs (6) and (7) do not apply to —

(a)	a new or secondhand electric vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 (both dates inclusive); or
(b)	a new electric vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 (both dates inclusive).

(7B) In the case of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (7A), where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (2) exceeds the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a), the excess amount of the rebate is forfeited.”.

New rule 38G

4. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 38F, the following rule:

“Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued before 1 January 2022 and valid on or after that date

38G.—(1) There is a rebate for every licence for an applicable vehicle that is —

(a)	issued by the Registrar before 19 December 2021; and
(b)	valid on or after 1 January 2022.

(2) The amount of the rebate is the difference between —

(a)	the fee paid for the licence under the applicable vehicle under rule 36(4) or (4AD), 36A, 36B, 37(1) or 38B(4), in respect of the period of the licence after 1 January 2022; and
(b)	the fee applicable to the licence under these Rules if the licence had been issued on 19 December 2021 for the period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a).

(3) The rebate calculated according to paragraph (2) in relation to a licence for an applicable vehicle may only be set off against the amounts in the Nineteenth Schedule in the order in which they are treated as accruing due (as specified in the Nineteenth Schedule), beginning with the earliest.

(4) If, upon the de‑registration of the applicable vehicle, the rebate is not extinguished under paragraph (3), then the Registrar must refund the unextinguished amount to the last registered owner of the applicable vehicle.

(5) To avoid doubt, the rebate under this rule is in addition to any other rebates granted by the Registrar under these Rules.

(6) In this rule, “applicable vehicle” means —

(a)	an electric car (including a taxi) registered before 1 January 2022; or
(b)	a petrol‑electric car (including a taxi) registered before 1 January 2022.”.

Amendment of Nineteenth Schedule

5. The Nineteenth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the Schedule reference and substituting the following Schedule reference:

“Rules 38C(3), 38D(3), 38E(3), 38F(3) and 38G(3)”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “and 38F” in the heading of the second column and substituting the words “, 38F and 38G”.

Amendment of Twentieth Schedule

6. The Twentieth Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting “$371.45 + $5.865 (PR – 90)” in item 2(d) of Part 1 under the heading “From 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022 (both dates inclusive)” and substituting “$195.50 + $2.9325 (PR – 30)”;
(b)	by deleting “$571.45 + $5.865 (PR – 90)” in item 3(d) of Part 1 under the heading “From 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022 (both dates inclusive)” and substituting “$395.50 + $2.9325 (PR – 30)”;
(c)	by deleting “90 kW” in items 2(c) and 3(c) of Part 2 under the heading “Description of vehicle” and substituting in each case “230 kW”;
(d)	by deleting paragraph (d) of item 2 of Part 2; and
(e)	by deleting paragraph (d) of item 3 of Part 2.

Amendment of Twenty-Second Schedule

7. The Twenty-Second Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “30 January 2022” in the heading of the second column and substituting the words “31 January 2022”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph (d) of item 2 and substituting the following paragraph:

“(d)	exceeding 90 kW but not exceeding 230 kW

Either of the following:

(a)	if the fee is payable for a licence that is valid throughout the period from 1 August 2021 to 31 December 2021 (both dates inclusive) — $315.7325 + $4.98525 (PR – 90);

(b)	if the fee is payable for a licence that is valid throughout the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 January 2022 (both dates inclusive) — $166.175 + $2.492625 (PR – 30)

$166.175 + $2.492625 (PR – 30)”; and

(c)

by deleting item 3 and substituting the following item:

“3.	Taxis registered before 1 January 2021

$434

Either of the following:

(a)	if the fee is payable for a licence that is valid throughout the period from 1 February 2022 to 30 June 2022 (both dates inclusive) — $434;

(b)	if the fee is payable for a licence that is valid throughout the period from 1 July 2022 to 31 July 2022 (both dates inclusive) —

(i)	if the taxi is a motor car that is not an electric car or a petrol‑electric car — the appropriate rate payable under item 1 on the motor car’s cylinder capacity; or

(ii)	if the taxi is a petrol‑electric car — the appropriate rate under item 2 on the petrol‑electric car’s power rating”.

[G.N. Nos. S 678/2014; S 810/2014; S 359/2015; S 366/2015; S 650/2015; S 272/2016; S 46/2017; S 60/2017; S 327/2017; S 335/2017; S 550/2017; S 696/2017; S 777/2017; S 330/2018; S 424/2018; S 764/2018; S 879/2018; S 140/2019; S 249/2019; S 393/2019; S 451/2019; S 206/2020; S 454/2020; S 1013/2020; S 1092/2020; S 1100/2020; S 233/2021; S 263/2021; S 507/2021]

Made on 8 December 2021.

LOH NGAI SENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[MOT.LT.443.7.01.0.7; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/23 Vol. 3]

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

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