Road Traffic Act |
Road Traffic (ASEAN Member Country-Registered Goods and Public Service Vehicles Licensing) Rules |
R 17 |
REVISED EDITION 1990 |
(25th March 1992) |
[1st August 1980] |
Citation |
1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (ASEAN Member Country-Registered Goods and Public Service Vehicles Licensing) Rules. |
Definition |
2. In these Rules, “ASEAN member country” means any of the following countries:
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Issue of Goods Vehicle and Public Service Vehicle Licences |
2A. A goods vehicle exceeding 1,000kg in weight unladen, or a public service vehicle (other than a private hire car), that is not registered and licensed under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) may be used in Singapore if there is in force in respect of the vehicle —
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Insurance requirements |
2B. The Registrar shall not issue a Goods Vehicle Licence or a Public Service Vehicle Licence under these Rules unless there is produced to him in respect of the goods vehicle or the public service vehicle, as the case may be, a certificate of foreign insurance, certificate of security or certificate of foreign insurance that complies with the requirements of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189) that is valid for the period of the licence for which the application is made. [S 6/99 wef 05/01/1999] |
Conditions of issue of Public Service Vehicle Licence |
3. The issue of a Public Service Vehicle Licence under these Rules shall be subject to the following conditions:
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Application for licence |
Period of licence |
5.—(1) A licence issued under these Rules may be taken out for a period of 6 or 12 months from the first day of the month in which such licence is issued.
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Refund |
6.—(1) The holder of a licence shall be entitled to a refund of the amount by which the fee paid exceeds the amount payable at the monthly rate prescribed for such licence in respect of each complete calendar month which has expired at the date of receipt by the Registrar of the licence provided the total amount of the fee refundable exceeds $20.
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Refusal to issue or revocation of licence |
7.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in these Rules, the Registrar may refuse to issue a licence or may revoke a licence already issued, without assigning any reason if —
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Return of licence upon revocation |
8. Where the Registrar has revoked a licence, the holder of the licence shall on receipt of the notice of revocation forthwith send or deliver the licence to the Registrar for cancellation. |
Display and position of licence, etc. |
9. Rules 48, 49(1)(c), 49(2), 50 and 51 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules shall apply to a Goods Vehicle Licence or a Public Service Vehicle Licence issued under these Rules as if it were a licence issued under Part II of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules [R 5]. |