Road Traffic Act
(Chapter 276, Section 10A(4))
Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules
R 31
G.N. No. S 139/1990

REVISED EDITION 1999
(30th September 1999)
[2nd April 1990]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules.
Definitions
2.—(1)  In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“application” means a bid for a certificate of entitlement and “applicant” means a person making such a bid;
“authentication code” means a numeric or alphanumeric security code issued electronically by the Registrar upon the lodgment of any application made under rule 7 or 9A;
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“business service passenger vehicle” means a motor car registered in the name of —
(a)a company and is used for the owner’s business; or
(b)an individual and is used for the purpose of any trade, business, profession or vocation,
but does not include a private hire car or a motor car used —
(i)for the carriage of goods other than samples;
(ii)for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward; or
(iii)for instructional purposes for reward unless prior approval of the Registrar has been obtained;
“certificate of entitlement” means a permit issued by the Registrar under section 10A(1) of the Act and includes a permit which is by virtue of these Rules deemed to have been so issued;
“company” includes a statutory board, a Government department or Ministry, a firm, society, association or club;
“electric car” means a motor car that is mechanically propelled by means of electric traction motors;
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“goods vehicles” means a heavy goods vehicle, a light goods vehicle or a vehicle constructed for use in the recovery and assistance of broken-down vehicles;
“heavy goods vehicle” means —
(a)a goods vehicle, construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, motor cycle with a side-car attached to it, recovery vehicle, vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank, goods-cum-passengers vehicle, or a vehicle used for a specific purpose such as a horse float, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.0 metric tons and which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998;
(b)a goods vehicle, construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, recovery vehicle, vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank, goods-cum-passengers vehicle, or a vehicle used for a specific purpose such as a horse float, the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.5 metric tons and which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998;
“hybrid car” means a motor car that is mechanically propelled by means of a combination of internal combustion engines and electric traction motors;
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“light goods vehicle” means —
(a)a goods vehicle, construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, motor cycle with a side-car attached to it, recovery vehicle, vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank, goods-cum-passengers vehicle, or a vehicle used for a specific purpose such as a horse float, the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.0 metric tons and which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued prior to 1st April 1998;
(b)a goods vehicle, any construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, motor cycle with a side-car attached to it, recovery vehicle, vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank, a goods-cum-passengers vehicle, or a vehicle used for a specific purpose such as a horse float, the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tons and which is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998;
“proposal amount” means the amount an applicant offers to obtain a certificate of entitlement;
“public notice” means public notice referred to in rule 6;
“quota period” means the period referred to in any notification made under section 10A(3) of the Act;
“quota premium” means the levy payable under section 10A(2) of the Act for a certificate of entitlement.
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(2)  In these Rules —
(a)a reference to a holder of a certificate of entitlement in relation to a certificate which has not been used to register a vehicle, is a reference to the person who is registered with the Registrar as being a person who is entitled to the certificate; and
(b)a reference to a holder of a certificate of entitlement in relation to a certificate which has been used to register a vehicle, is a reference to the registered owner of the vehicle.
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