Energy Conservation (Fuel Economy and Vehicular Emissions Labelling) Regulations 2012

No. S 307

Energy Conservation Act 2012

(ACT 11 OF 2012)

Energy Conservation (Fuel Economy and Vehicular Emissions Labelling) Regulations 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 62 of the Energy Conservation Act 2012, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Conservation (Fuel Economy and Vehicular Emissions Labelling) Regulations 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2012.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Regulations —

“EC Directive” means the most current version of a directive of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union or a directive of the Council of the European Communities, as the case may be;

“foreign authority” means an authority of a country or territory other than Singapore exercising a function that corresponds to the function of the Registrar under Division 1 of Part IV of the Act;

[Deleted by S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

“light goods vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (Cap. 276, R 5);

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

“UNECE Regulation No. 101” means the most current version of Regulation No. 101, a Vehicle Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, available on the official website of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe at http://www.unece.org;

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

“vehicular emissions label” means a label approved by the Registrar for any motor vehicle or model or batch of motor vehicles under regulation 6.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the emission band applicable to a motor vehicle is as set out in the Schedule.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

Prescribed information and documents to be submitted

3.—(1) For the purposes of section 41(a) of the Act, an authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles shall submit the following information and documents to the Registrar:

(a)	in respect of an application for type-approval of a model of a motor vehicle, the information and documents specified in paragraph (2) for that model of motor vehicle;
(b)	in respect of an application for batch type-approval of a motor vehicle or a batch of motor vehicles, the information and documents specified in paragraph (2) for the motor vehicle or one motor vehicle in that batch of motor vehicles;
(c)	in respect of an application for modified type-approval, the information and documents specified in paragraph (2) for a modified model of a motor vehicle or a modified motor vehicle, as the case may be.

(2) The information and documents to be submitted to the Registrar shall be any of the following:

(a)

where the motor vehicle, model of motor vehicle or batch of motor vehicles has received the equivalent of type-approval, batch type-approval or modified type-approval by a foreign authority for sale in the European Union —

(i)	the information or documents on fuel economy and vehicular emissions which had been submitted to the foreign authority to obtain that approval; or [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]
(ii)	a type-approval certificate or a certificate of conformity issued in accordance with the relevant EC Directive or Directives by the foreign authority in respect of that motor vehicle, model of motor vehicle or batch of motor vehicles (including any modified model of motor vehicle or modified motor vehicle); or

(b)

the fuel consumption and vehicular emissions of the model of motor vehicle as follows:

(i)

for a light goods vehicle, the fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions data of the model of light goods vehicle measured in accordance with the provisions of UNECE Regulation No. 101 or EC Directive 80/1268/EEC;

(ii)

for any other motor vehicle —

(A)	the fuel consumption of the model of motor vehicle measured in accordance with the provisions of UNECE Regulation No. 101 or EC Directive 80/1268/EEC; and
(B)	the vehicular emissions of the model of the motor vehicle measured in accordance with rules 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 776/2017). [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(3) The measurements under paragraph (2)(b)(ii)(B) must be of the vehicular emissions (other than carbon dioxide and particulate matter) from the same test cycle.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

[S 423/2018 wef 01/07/2018]

(4) For the purposes of these Regulations, in the case of a petrol passenger car with an engine that does not employ Gasoline Direct Injection technology, if the emission level of particulate matter for the motor vehicle is not measured, then that emission level is deemed to be more than 2.0 mg/km.

[S 423/2018 wef 01/07/2018]

Form and manner of submission

4. The information and documents prescribed by regulation 3 to be submitted in respect of any motor vehicle or model or batch of motor vehicles may be submitted in hard copy or electronic form, or in such other form or manner as the Registrar may allow.

Fee for vehicular emissions label

5.—(1) Every application for type-approval, batch type‑approval or modified type‑approval must be accompanied by a non‑refundable processing fee for a vehicular emissions label approved for the motor vehicle or the model or batch of motor vehicles which is the subject of the application, as follows:

(a)	$37, in the case of a light goods vehicle;
(b)	$70, in the case of any other motor vehicle.

(2) The fee in paragraph (1) is in addition to such other fees as may be required in respect of the application.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

Issuance and contents of approved vehicular emissions label

6.—(1) The Registrar may approve a vehicular emissions label for any motor vehicle or model or batch of motor vehicles when granting type-approval, batch type-approval or modified type-approval for that motor vehicle or model or batch of motor vehicles, as the case may be, and thereafter issue the vehicular emissions label.

(2) A vehicular emissions label approved for a light goods vehicle, a model of light goods vehicle or a batch of light goods vehicles must state all of the following information:

(a)	the fuel consumption or electric energy consumption or both (as the case may be) for the combined driving cycle of the motor vehicle or the model or batch of motor vehicles, as stated in the information and documents submitted under regulation 3(2), and expressed in accordance with regulation 8(3);
(b)	the carbon dioxide emissions for the combined driving cycle of the motor vehicle, as stated in the information and documents submitted under regulation 3(2), and expressed in accordance with regulation 8(3);
(c)	the comparison of carbon dioxide emissions with other models of light goods vehicles; [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]
(d)	the vehicle make and model of the motor vehicle;
(e)	the engine capacity of the motor vehicle;
(f)	the fuel type on which the motor vehicle runs. [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(3) A vehicular emissions label approved for a motor vehicle other than a light goods vehicle, a model of such motor vehicle or a batch of such motor vehicles must state all of the following information:

(a)	the fuel consumption or electric energy consumption or both (as the case may be) for the combined driving cycle of the motor vehicle or the model or batch of motor vehicles, as stated in the information and documents submitted under regulation 3(2), and expressed in accordance with regulation 8(3);
(b)	the vehicular emissions for the combined driving cycle of the motor vehicle, as stated in the information and documents submitted under regulation 3(2), and expressed in accordance with regulation 8(3);
(c)	the emission band applicable to the motor vehicle;
(d)	the vehicle make and model of the motor vehicle;
(e)	the engine capacity of the motor vehicle;
(f)	the fuel type on which the motor vehicle runs. [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018] [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

Requirements for display of vehicular emissions label

7.—(1) For the purposes of section 42(1)(a) of the Act, the vehicular emissions label must be affixed in a conspicuous position on the front windscreen of the motor vehicle to which it relates.

(2) Any person who displays a motor vehicle for sale shall ensure that the vehicular emissions label affixed on the motor vehicle is the vehicular emissions label approved for that motor vehicle or the same model of motor vehicle, or for the batch of motor vehicles to which the motor vehicle belongs, as the case may be.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(3) Where the Registrar is of the opinion that —

(a)	any motor vehicle is of such nature as to prevent the vehicular emissions label being affixed in the manner specified in paragraph (1); or [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]
(b)	any motor vehicle is to be supplied in circumstances which do not require the vehicular emissions label to be displayed to an intending purchaser or user, [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

the Registrar may, subject to such conditions as he may impose, permit the vehicular emissions label to be affixed —

(i)	to anything in or on such motor vehicle or with which such motor vehicle is supplied; or
(ii)	in such other manner as the Registrar may direct so as to be easily read by an intending purchaser or user. [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018] [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

Requirements for advertisements

8.—(1) For the purposes of section 42(1)(b) of the Act, any printed promotional material used for the marketing, advertising and promotion of any motor vehicle or model of motor vehicle for sale shall include all of the following information, expressed in accordance with paragraph (3):

(a)

the fuel consumption or electric energy consumption or both (as the case may be) for the combined driving cycle of the motor vehicle or the model or batch of motor vehicles; and

(b)

in relation to the emissions for the combined driving cycle of the motor vehicles or the model or batch of motor vehicles, as follows:

(i)	for a light goods vehicle, the carbon dioxide emissions;
(ii)	for any other motor vehicle, the emission band applicable to the motor vehicle. [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(2) The information in paragraph (1) shall be printed in a font no less prominent than the main text provided in the promotional material.

(3) Information relating to the fuel economy of a motor vehicle shall be expressed as follows in any printed promotional material or advertisement relating to the motor vehicle:

(a)

fuel consumption shall be expressed —

(i)	in litres per 100 kilometres (l/100 km) in the case of motor vehicles running on petrol, diesel or liquefied petroleum gas, or hybrid electric motor vehicles running on petrol, diesel or liquefied petroleum gas; or
(ii)	in cubic metres per 100 kilometres (m³/100 km) in the case of motor vehicles running on natural gas or hybrid electric motor vehicles running on natural gas, rounded to the first decimal place;

(b)

electric energy consumption shall be expressed in kilowatt hours per 100 kilometre (kWh/100 km), rounded to the nearest whole number;

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(c)

carbon dioxide emissions for a light goods vehicle must be expressed in grams per kilometre (g/km), rounded to the nearest whole number;

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(d)

the emission band applicable to the motor vehicle.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

Revocation or suspension of approval of vehicular emissions label

9.—(1) The Registrar may, after such inquiry as the Registrar thinks fit, by notice in writing to the authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer to whom any approved vehicular emissions label was issued, revoke the approval of the vehicular emissions label if —

(a)	the authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of the motor vehicle had procured the vehicular emissions label by providing any particulars, information or document, or by making any statement or representation, to the Registrar which is false or misleading in a material particular; [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]
(b)	the Registrar is satisfied that the authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of the motor vehicle has contravened any condition of approval of the vehicular emissions label; or [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]
(c)	the authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of the motor vehicle has contravened any of the requirements as to the content or display of the vehicular emissions label under these Regulations. [S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(2) The Registrar may, by notice in writing to the authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer to whom the approved vehicular emissions label was issued, suspend the approval of the vehicular emissions label, pending the completion of his inquiry under paragraph (1).

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(3) Upon the revocation, or during the period of suspension, of the approval of a vehicular emissions label under paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, such vehicular emissions label shall not be regarded as approved for display by any authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

Misuse of vehicular emissions label, etc.

10.—(1) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, defaces, obliterates, removes or misuses any vehicular emissions label shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

(2) Any person who alters or distorts the fuel economy or vehicular emissions information printed on a vehicular emissions label or on promotional material so as to mislead or confuse any intending purchaser or user shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

[S 775/2017 wef 01/01/2018]

Made this 26th day of June 2012.

CHOI SHING KWOK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.

[LTA/ECA/SL/AK/FEL.2012; AG/LLRD/SL/92C/2012/2 Vol.1]

Search within Legislation