3D.—(1) No new or secondhand vehicle shall be registered under the Act unless —
(a)
in the case of a vehicle that is imported by a person other than the manufacturer of the vehicle or an authorised dealer, the vehicle has been granted batch type-approval; and
(b)
in any other case, the model of the vehicle has been granted type-approval or the vehicle has been granted batch type‑approval.
(2) Where —
(a)
a new or secondhand vehicle is of a model which is modified after the model has been granted type-approval; or
(b)
a new or secondhand vehicle is of a model which has been granted type-approval but is manufactured in Singapore (whether wholly or partially),
the new or secondhand vehicle shall not be registered unless the modified model of the vehicle or the vehicle, as the case may be, has been granted modified type-approval.
(3) Any person who wishes to obtain batch type‑approval, type‑approval or modified type-approval in respect of a new or secondhand vehicle, a batch of new or secondhand vehicles or a model of a new or secondhand vehicle shall apply to the Registrar for such approval.
(4) An application under paragraph (3) shall be accompanied by —
(a)
such information and documents as the Registrar may require;
(aa)
where the new vehicle, batch of new vehicles or model of a new vehicle falls within a class, description or type of motor vehicle to which Division 1 of Part IV of the Energy Conservation Act (Cap. 92C) applies, such information and documents relating to fuel economy and vehicular emissions as may be required to be submitted to the Registrar in respect of that class, description or type of motor vehicle under that Act;
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(b)
the appropriate application fee specified in Part IA of the First Schedule, in the case of an application for batch type‑approval;
(c)
the appropriate application fee specified in Part IB of the First Schedule, in the case of an application for type‑approval; and
(d)
the appropriate application fee specified in Part IC of the First Schedule, in the case of an application for modified type‑approval.
(5) Where —
(a)
a new or secondhand vehicle does not comply with rule 6, 7, 8, 52, 56 or 99 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules (R 9);
(b)
a new or secondhand vehicle is one to which rule 48A or 48B of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules applies; or
(c)
any part of a new or secondhand vehicle is manufactured in Singapore,
the person making the application under paragraph (3) shall, in addition to the documents and fee referred to in paragraph (4), submit —
(i)
a detailed drawing of the vehicle in respect of which the application is made for the approval of the Registrar; and
(ii)
a fee of $431.64 (inclusive of GST).
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(6) The Registrar may waive the fee referred to in paragraph (4)(b), (c) or (d) or (5)(ii).
(7) Where the fee referred to in paragraph (4)(b), (c) or (d) or (5)(ii) is paid by cheque or by means of an electronic fund transfer system and such payment is unsuccessful for any reason, the Registrar may require the payment of an additional fee of $21.80 (inclusive of GST) for each unsuccessful payment accompanying an application.
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(7AA) The fees referred to in paragraphs (4)(b), (c) and (d), (5)(ii) and (7) shall be payable to the Authority.
(7A) The Registrar may refuse to grant, or may revoke, any batch type-approval, type-approval or modified type-approval, of any particular vehicle or batch or model of vehicles if —
(a)
the application contains, or the approval has been procured by the provision to the Registrar of, any particulars, information or document, or by the making of any statement or representation to the Registrar, which is false or misleading in any way;
(b)
the actual fuel consumption or vehicular emissions of the motor vehicle do not conform to the fuel consumption or vehicular emissions of the motor vehicle as stated in the documents submitted to the Registrar under paragraph (4)(aa);
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(c)
there has been a modification to the motor vehicle which has affected the fuel economy or vehicular emissions performance of the vehicle model as stated in the information or documents submitted to the Registrar;
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(d)
the Registrar is satisfied that the authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of the motor vehicle has contravened any provision under Part IV of the Energy Conservation Act;
(e)
the motor vehicle fails to meet such minimum fuel economy standards, if any, as may be prescribed under Part IV of the Energy Conservation Act in respect of that class, description or type of motor vehicle;
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(f)
the motor vehicle has been modified or retrofitted to operate on a maximum power output that is lower than the maximum power output of the motor vehicle when it was manufactured and as stated in the information or documents submitted by the applicant to the Registrar under paragraph (4);
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(g)
the Registrar is satisfied that not all the motor vehicles in the batch or model of vehicles have the same technical specifications;
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(h)
the approval is being or has been procured by fraud or misrepresentation; or
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(i)
the motor vehicle is not inspected by the person to whom the Registrar requires it to be produced for an inspection under rule 4.
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(7B) The Registrar shall, before revoking any batch type-approval, type-approval or modified type-approval granted, inform the person to whom the approval was granted of his intention to do so and give that person a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
(7C) The Registrar shall, within 14 days after revoking any batch type‑approval, type‑approval or modified type‑approval under paragraph (7A), inform the person to whom the approval was granted in writing of the revocation, the date on which the revocation takes effect and the grounds for the revocation.
(8) In this rule —
“authorised dealer” means a person who is appointed to sell a vehicle in Singapore under a distributorship agreement with the manufacturer of the vehicle;
“batch type-approval” means approval given by the Registrar in respect of a vehicle or a batch of vehicles upon his determination that the vehicle or all the vehicles in the batch are of a type which —
(a)
complies with the applicable relevant Rules; or
(b)
in the case of a vehicle referred to in paragraph (5)(a), complies with all other provisions of the applicable relevant Rules other than the provisions referred to in that paragraph;
“modified type-approval” means approval given by the Registrar in respect of a model of a vehicle which is modified after being type-approved or a vehicle of which any part is manufactured in Singapore after the model of the vehicle has been type-approved upon his determination that the modified model or the vehicle is of a type which —
(a)
complies with the applicable relevant Rules; or
(b)
in the case of a vehicle referred to in paragraph (5)(a), complies with all other provisions of the applicable relevant Rules other than the provisions referred to in that paragraph;
“new vehicle” means a motor vehicle or trailer which has not been registered under the Act;
“relevant Rules” means the following Rules:
(a)
[Omitted]
(b)
rules 18, 19, 20, 21, 42, 43(2), 44(2), 45, 45A, 45B and 45C of these Rules;
(c)
the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules (R 9);
(d)
the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Lighting) Rules (R 10);
(e)
rules 15, 16, 19 and 67 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules (R 14);
(f)
the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Seat Belts) Rules (R 15);
(g)
the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Rear and Side Markings) Rules (R 18);
the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Speed Limiters) Rules (R 39);
“type-approval” means approval given by the Registrar in respect of a model of a vehicle upon his determination that the model of the vehicle is of a type which —
(a)
complies with the applicable relevant Rules; or
(b)
in the case of a vehicle referred to in paragraph (5)(a), complies with all other provisions of the applicable relevant Rules other than the provisions referred to in that paragraph.