Transfers of certificates of entitlement before registration
19.—(1)  A certificate of entitlement may, on application and on payment of a fee of $20, be transferable at any time before it is used to register a vehicle where —
(a)the person to whom the certificate of entitlement is issued is an individual; and
(b)the certificate of entitlement is issued for a vehicle falling within the category of vehicles referred to in rule 3(1)(c) or (e).
[S 699/2017 wef 20/12/2017]
[S 971/2022 wef 19/12/2022]
(1A)  A certificate of entitlement may, on application and on payment of a fee of $20, be transferable for the purpose of registering a motor cycle at any time before it is used to register a vehicle where —
(a)the person to whom the certificate of entitlement is issued is an individual; and
(b)the certificate of entitlement is issued before 8 May 2017 for a vehicle falling within the category of vehicles mentioned in rule 3(1)(e) in force immediately before that date.
[S 214/2017 wef 08/05/2017]
[S 699/2017 wef 20/12/2017]
[S 971/2022 wef 19/12/2022]
(2)  In any other case but subject to paragraph (4), a certificate of entitlement shall not be transferable to another person before it is used to register a vehicle except with the prior approval of the Registrar (which may be given subject to such conditions as the Registrar considers appropriate) and subject to payment of a fee of $20.
[S 48/2002 wef 25/01/2002]
[S 378/2012 wef 06/08/2012]
[S 124/2006 wef 27/02/2006]
[S 435/2012 wef 01/09/2012]
[S 699/2017 wef 20/12/2017]
[S 971/2022 wef 19/12/2022]
(3)  The Registrar may reject any application by a person to transfer his certificate of entitlement if —
(a)the Registrar had, under rule 25(8)(ii) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules, earlier approved the person’s application to transfer the registration of his motor vehicle, and the application was made within a period of one year after the date of such approval;
[S 278/2016 wef 20/06/2016]
(b)the Registrar had, under rule 18(4), earlier approved the person’s application to cancel his certificate of entitlement and refunded the deposit paid, and the application was made within a period of one year after the date of such approval; or
[S 366/2012 wef 01/08/2012]
[S 278/2016 wef 20/06/2016]
(c)the certificate of entitlement was issued under rule 11 for an application made in accordance with rule 9D.
[S 278/2016 wef 20/06/2016]
(4)  Any certificate of entitlement falling within the category of vehicles referred to in rule 3(1)(e) shall not be transferrable on or after 6th August 2012 for the purpose of registering a taxi.
[S 378/2012 wef 06/08/2012]
[S 386/2012 wef 07/08/2012]