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;
[S 290/2001 wef 01/06/2001]
“business service passenger vehicle” has the meaning given by rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5);
[S 251/2019 wef 01/04/2019]
“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);
[S 366/2012 wef 01/08/2012]
“CNG vehicle” means a vehicle which uses natural gas exclusively as its source of power;
[S 258/2013 wef 24/04/2013]
“company” includes a statutory board, a Government department or Ministry, a firm, society, association or club;
“cylinder capacity” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5);
[S 48/2014 wef 03/02/2014]
“diesel-CNG vehicle” means a vehicle which uses either or both natural gas and diesel as its source of power;
[S 258/2013 wef 24/04/2013]
“diesel-electric car” means a motor car which uses either or both diesel and electricity as its source of power;
[S 357/2010 wef 01/07/2010]
“diesel-electric vehicle” means a vehicle, other than a motor car, which uses either or both diesel and electricity as its source of power;
[S 258/2013 wef 24/04/2013]
“electric car” means a motor car that is mechanically propelled by means of electric traction motors;
[S 602/2000 wef 02/01/2001]
“electric vehicle” means a motor vehicle (excluding a motor car) that is mechanically propelled by means of electric traction motors;
[S 465/2015 wef 01/08/2015]
“Euro II standard” means —
(a)in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in the Table in Section 5.3.1.4 of Annex I to Council Directive 70/220/EEC, as amended by the Annex to Directive 96/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union; or
(b)in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in row B of the Table in Section 6.2.1 and row B of the Table in Section 8.3.1.1 of Annex I to Council Directive 88/77/EEC, as amended by Annex I to Council Directive 91/542/EEC;
[S 465/2015 wef 01/08/2015]
“Euro III standard” means —
(a)in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in row A of the Table in Section 5.3.1.4 of Annex I to Council Directive 70/220/EEC, as amended by the Annex to Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union; or
(b)in relation to a motor vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in row A of Table 1 and row A of Table 2 in section 6.2.1 of Annex I to Council Directive 88/77/EEC, as amended by the Annex to Directive 1999/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union;
[S 465/2015 wef 01/08/2015]
“Euro IV standard” means —
(a)in relation to a diesel driven motor car, a standard for exhaust emission that 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 diesel driven motor vehicle (other than a motor car) with gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3.5 tons, a standard for exhaust emission that 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; or
(c)in relation to a diesel driven motor vehicle (other than a motor car) with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tons, a standard for exhaust emission that complies with the standard specified in row B1 of Table 1 or 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;
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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;
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[Deleted by S 421/2017 wef 01/08/2017]
[Deleted by S 357/2010 wef 01/07/2010]
“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;
“maximum power output” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
[S 48/2014 wef 03/02/2014]
“new vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
[S 435/2012 wef 01/09/2012]
“normal vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
[S 366/2012 wef 01/08/2012]
“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;
[S 435/2012 wef 01/09/2012]
“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]
“petrol-electric vehicle” means a motor vehicle (excluding a motor car) that uses petrol or electricity or both as its source of power;
[S 465/2015 wef 01/08/2015]
“private hire car” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5);
[S 278/2016 wef 20/06/2016]
“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;
[S 366/2012 wef 01/08/2012]
“restricted vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
[S 366/2012 wef 01/08/2012]
“revised use vintage vehicle” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules.
[S 366/2012 wef 01/08/2012]
(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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