16.—(1) Subject to these Rules, a certificate of entitlement shall be in force from the date of its issue until —
(a)
in the case of a taxi which is not an electric car, the taxi —
(i)
becomes 8 years old if the taxi has been registered before 1st September 2003 and —
(A)
its registered owner applies in writing to the Authority to use or keep the taxi for 8 years; and
[S 124/2006 wef 27/02/2006]
(B)
an additional quota premium or additional levy, as the case may be, in respect of the taxi has been paid under rule 24B; or
[S 523/2003 wef 17/11/2003]
(ii)
becomes 8 years old if the taxi is registered on or after 1st September 2003;
[S 740/2022 wef 15/09/2022]
(aa)
in the case of a taxi which is an electric car, the taxi —
(i)
becomes 8 years old if the taxi is registered before 15 September 2022 and sub-paragraph (ii) does not apply;
(ii)
becomes 10 years old if the taxi is registered before 15 September 2022 and —
(A)
its registered owner applies in writing to the Authority under rule 24BA to use or keep the taxi for 10 years; and
(B)
an additional levy in respect of the taxi has been paid under rule 24BA; or
(iii)
becomes 10 years old if the taxi is registered on or after 15 September 2022;
[S 740/2022 wef 15/09/2022]
(b)
in the case where a certificate of entitlement is issued under rule 14(1B), the expiry of the period of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 years, as the case may be, from the date of issue of the certificate of entitlement;
[S 137/2008 wef 24/03/2008]
(ba)
in the case where a certificate of entitlement is issued under rule 11 for an application under rule 9E for registering a pre-2018 ambulance as another vehicle, the expiry of a period of 10 years;
[S 1055/2021 wef 03/01/2022]
(bb)
in the case where the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order has ceased to apply in respect of any motor vehicle and a certificate of entitlement is issued in respect of the motor vehicle, the expiry of a period of 10 years; and
[S 1055/2021 wef 03/01/2022]
(c)
in any other case, the motor vehicle becomes 10 years old.
[S 426/2003 wef 01/09/2003]
(1A) A certificate of entitlement issued in respect of a PU-registered vehicle in the circumstances referred to in rule 13(1)(b) shall, unless otherwise specified by the Registrar, be deemed to have been in force for a period of 10 years with effect from the date of registration of that vehicle as a PU-registered vehicle.
[S 8/2001wef 03/01/2001]
(1B) The transfer of a certificate of entitlement to a replacement vehicle under rule 19A shall not affect the period that the certificate of entitlement shall be in force, as determined under this rule in respect of the original vehicle.
[S 435/2012 wef 01/09/2012]
(2) For the purpose of this rule, the age of a vehicle shall be reckoned from the date of its first registration in Singapore.