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;
“classic vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5);
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“CNG vehicle” means a vehicle which uses natural gas exclusively as its source of power;
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“company” includes a statutory board, a Government department or Ministry, a firm, society, association or club;
“diesel-CNG vehicle” means a vehicle which uses either or both natural gas and diesel as its source of power;
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“diesel-electric car” means a motor car which uses either or both diesel and electricity as its source of power;
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“diesel-electric vehicle” means a vehicle, other than a motor car, which uses either or both diesel and electricity as its source of power;
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“electric car” means a motor car that is mechanically propelled by means of electric traction motors;
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“Euro IV standard” means —
(a)in relation to a motor vehicle referred to in rule 9C(3)(b)(ii) with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 tons, a standard for exhaust emission which complies with the standard specified in row B of the table referred to in paragraph 13 of the Annex to Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union;
(b)in relation to a motor vehicle referred to in rule 9C(3)(b)(ii) which is a CNG vehicle, with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tons, a standard for exhaust emission which complies with the standard specified in row B1 of Table 2 contained in the Annex to Directive 1999/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union; or
(c)in relation to a motor vehicle referred to in rule 9C(3)(b)(ii) which is a petrol-electric vehicle or a vehicle which uses petrol exclusively as its source of power, with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tons, a standard for exhaust emission which complies with the standard specified in row B of the table referred to in paragraph 13 of the Annex to Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union;
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“Euro V standard” means —
(a)in relation to a motor vehicle referred to in rule 9C(3)(b)(i) with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 tons, a standard for exhaust emission which complies with the standard specified in Table 1 of Annex 1 of Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union; or
(b)in relation to a motor vehicle referred to in rule 9C(3)(b)(i) with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tons, a standard for exhaust emission which complies with the standard specified in row B2 of Table 1 and row B2 of Table 2 contained in Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union;
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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;
“JPN 2005 standard”, in relation to any vehicle, means a standard for exhaust emission which complies with paragraphs 102 and 121 of Article 28 of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Announcement No. 1318 dated 26th September 2003 (ANNOUNCEMENT STIPULATING ITEMS NECESSARY FOR ARRANGING RELATIONSHIP OF APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS 2 AND 3 OF SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR ROAD VEHICLES), as amended by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Announcement No. 69 dated 25th January 2013;
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“JPN 2009 standard”, in relation to any vehicle, means a standard for exhaust emission which complies with the standard specified in Article 41 of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Announcement No. 619 dated 15th 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. 68 dated 25th January 2013;
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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;
“new vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
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“normal vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
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“original vehicle”, in relation to a replacement vehicle to which a certificate of entitlement is transferred under rule 19A, means the vehicle for which that certificate of entitlement was issued;
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“petrol CNG vehicle” means a vehicle which uses either natural gas or petrol as its source of power;
[S 258/2013 wef 24/04/2013]
“petrol-electric car” means a motor car which uses either or both petrol and electricity as its source of power;
[S 357/2010 wef 01/07/2010]
“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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“restricted vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
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“revised use vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules.
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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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