Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Table of Contents
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
Part II REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
3 Application for registration
3A Waiver of registration
3B Registration of motor vehicles on Pulau Ubin
3C Registration of light goods vehicles and small buses
3D Pre-registration approval of vehicle
4 Vehicle to be produced for inspection
5 Vehicles first registered outside Singapore
6 Fee payable on registration
7 Additional registration fee
8 Rebate on additional registration fee
8A Circumstances when rebate payable in cash
9 Rebate for off-peak car
9A Rebate for electric car, petrol-electric car, new electric taxi and new petrol-electric taxi
9AA Rebate for electric vehicle and petrol-electric vehicle
9B Rebate for environmentally friendly motor vehicle
10 (Deleted)
11 (Deleted)
12 Register of vehicles
12A Change of registration particulars to be notified
12B Modification of registered vehicles
13 Search fee
Part III INDEX AND IDENTIFICATION MARKS
14 Index mark
15 Application for cancellation of assigned index mark
16 Applications for particular index marks and registration numbers
16A Applications for Registrar to assign index marks and registration numbers for existing motor vehicles
17 Identification mark
18 Position of identification mark
19 Identification mark not to be obstructed
20 Identification marks on trailers, etc.
21 Illumination of identification mark
22 Assignment of identification mark
23 Fee for sealing of identification mark
24 Tampering with seals
Part IV TRANSFER OF VEHICLES
25 Transfer of vehicle — duties of registered owner
26 Temporary transfer of vehicle to hire purchase company or insurance company, etc.
27 Transfer of business service passenger vehicle
28 Heavy vehicle not to be transferred without vehicle parking certificate
29 Transfer on death of owner
30 Transfer fee
31 Additional transfer fees
Part V REGISTRATION AND RE-REGISTRATION OF OFF-PEAK, CLASSIC AND ELECTRIC CARS, ETC
32 Registration of off-peak cars
33 Re-registration before 25th January 2010 of private motor cars as off-peak cars and vice versa
33A Registration or re-registration of motor cars as classic cars
33B Re‑registration of conventional cars as electric cars, petrol‑electric cars or diesel‑electric cars
33C Re-registration of petrol-electric cars or diesel-electric cars as electric cars
33D Re-registration of business service passenger vehicles as private hire cars or tuition cars
33E Re-registration on or after 25th January 2010 of private motor cars, etc., as off-peak cars
33F Re-registration on or after 25th January 2010 of off-peak cars as private motor cars or business service passenger vehicles
33G Rebate for secondhand off-peak car registered on or after 1st July 2010
34 Vehicle destroyed, exported or ceased to be kept or used
34A Keeping of de-registered vehicles in designated areas
34B Keeping of de-registered vehicles in approved private areas and compounds
Part VI LICENCES
35 Application for licence
36 Period of motor vehicle licence
36A Licence fee for electric car
36B Licence fee for petrol-electric car and diesel-electric car
36C Licence fee for buses, goods vehicles and goods-cum-passengers vehicles which are CNG vehicles, petrol-CNG vehicles, diesel-CNG vehicles, electric vehicles, or petrol electric vehicles or diesel-electric vehicles
36D Licence fee for electric motor cycles and electric scooters
36E Licence fee for CNG car, petrol-CNG car and diesel-CNG car
37 Additional licence fee
38 Licence for off-peak car and supplementary licence
38A Licence for classic car and supplementary licence
38B Licence for PU-registered vehicles
39 Conditions for issue and renewal of licence
40 Individual may register motor car as business service passenger vehicle or private motor car
41 Motor vehicle unfit or unsuitable for service
41A (Deleted)
Part VII WEIGHT, MARKINGS AND SEATING CAPACITY
42 Maximum laden weight
43 Maximum laden weight of motor vehicle
44 Maximum laden weight of trailer
45 Markings
45A Markings on plate
45B Marking of maximum speed
45C Markings on light goods vehicles and small buses
45D CNG identification marking
45E CNG system information marking
46 Prohibition
47 Determination of seating capacity
Part VIII DISPLAY OF LICENSE AND EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF TAXES OR FEES
48 Licence to be displayed
49 Position of licence on motor vehicle
50 Illegible licence not to be exhibited
51 Duplicate licence
52 Claims to exemption
53 Non-user
54 Replacement engine or electric traction motors
Part IX SUPPLEMENTARY LICENCES
55 Issue of electronic supplementary licences for off-peak cars
55A Classic car supplementary licences
56 Validity and display of supplementary licences
Part X VISITOR’S LICENCES
57 Visitor’s licences
Part XI GENERAL LICENCES
58 Application for general licence
59 General licence plates
60 Position of plates and licence
60A Approval to use general licence upon foreign vehicle
60B Furnishing of false or misleading information or documents
61 Use of vehicle under general licence by person other than holder of licence
62 Limitation of use
63 Rules 36 and 51 to apply to general licence
64 Fees for general licence
Part XII SPECIAL PURPOSE LICENCES
64A Application for special purpose licence
64B Special purpose licences
Part XIII REFUNDS AND DISPOSAL OF DEPOSITS
65 Refunds
66 Disposal of deposits
67 Exemption from payment of fees
Part XIV AMENDMENT OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATIONS
68 Amendment or withdrawal of applications
FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
THIRD SCHEDULE
FOURTH SCHEDULE
FIFTH SCHEDULE Restricted Days and Times for Off-peak Cars
SIXTH SCHEDULE Fees Payable for Vehicle Licences Commencing on Any Date Between 1ST September 1998 and 31ST August 2002 (Both Dates Inclusive)
SEVENTH SCHEDULE Fee Payable for Pu-registered Vehicles
EIGHTH SCHEDULE Fee Payable for Special Purpose Licences
NINTH SCHEDULE Fees Payable for Vehicle Licences Commencing on Any Date Between 1ST September 2002 and 31ST AUGUST 2007 (Both Dates Inclusive) Other Than Vehicle Licences to Which rule 36C Applies
TENTH SCHEDULE Fees Payable for Vehicle Licences for Buses, Goods Vehicles and Goods-cum-passengers Vehicles Which Are Cng Petrol-cng Vehicles, Electric Vehicles or Petrol-electric Vehicles Commencing on Any Date Between 1ST January 2006 and 30TH June 2008 (Both Dates Inclusive)
ELEVENTH SCHEDULE Fees Payable for Vehicle Licences Commencing on Any Date Between 1ST SEPTEMBER 2007 and 30TH June 2008 (Both Dates Inclusive) Other Than Vehicle Licences to Which Rule 36C Applies
TWELFTH SCHEDULE Fees Payable for Vehicle Licences Commencing on or After 1ST July 2008
THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE
FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE FEES PAYABLE FOR VEHICLE LICENCES FOR TAXIS, BUSES, GOODS VEHICLES AND GOODS-CUM-PASSENGERs VEHICLES COMMENCING ON ANY DATE BETWEEN 1ST JULY 2009 AND 30TH JUNE 2010 (BOTH DATES INCLUSIVE)
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