Transfers of certificates of entitlement after registration
19A.—(1) A certificate of entitlement issued for a motor vehicle registered on or after 1st September 2012 may, with the prior approval of the Registrar, be transferred after the registration of that vehicle (the original vehicle) to register a replacement vehicle if —
(a)
the defect in the original vehicle was reported to the transferor or manufacturer of the original vehicle within one year from the date of its first registration in Singapore or within the first 20,000 kilometres of the vehicle’s mileage, whichever is the earlier;
(b)
within one year from the date that the defect was first reported to the transferor or manufacturer of the original vehicle, whichever is the earlier, at least 3 attempts or, in the case of a defect which is safety-related, at least one attempt has been made to repair the defect;
(c)
the replacement vehicle —
(i)
is of the same or a similar make and model as the original vehicle;
(ii)
has the same or a similar cylinder capacity, maximum power output or power rating as the original vehicle; and
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(iii)
falls within the same category under rule 3 as the original vehicle at the time of the transfer;
(d)
the replacement vehicle —
(i)
is a new vehicle; or
(ii)
was first registered in a country outside Singapore on a date on or after the date of registration of the original vehicle, but has never been registered in Singapore; and
(e)
the original vehicle —
(i)
is not a classic vehicle, normal vintage vehicle, restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle; and
(ii)
has been destroyed or permanently removed from Singapore or will be destroyed or permanently removed from Singapore in accordance with rule 34C of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5).
(2) The Registrar may, in his discretion, waive any of the conditions in paragraph (1), except paragraph (1)(e).
(3) The transfer of a certificate of entitlement under this rule shall not change the date of issue of the certificate of entitlement.