PART I 1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules. |
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] |
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“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] |
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“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; [S 213/2021 wef 01/04/2021] |
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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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“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; |
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“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. [S 482/2001 wef 01/10/2001] |
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