PART II | REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES |
| Application for registration |
3.—(1) The application of a person, or a motor firm on behalf of that person (referred to in this rule as the motor firm), desiring to be registered under the Act as the owner of a motor vehicle or a trailer shall be in such form as the Registrar may approve.(2) Such form shall be —| (a) | fully and correctly completed by the applicant or motor firm and delivered to the Registrar; and | | (b) | accompanied by —| (i) | any fee prescribed under rule 6 and (if applicable) rule 7 for that application; and | | (ii) | a fee of $28.34 (inclusive of GST) to process the application, if the application is made at the office of the Authority at 10 Sin Ming Drive, Singapore 575701. [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
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| (3) Every applicant or motor firm shall furnish such particulars and shall produce such evidence as may be required by the Registrar. |
| (4) [Deleted by S 125/2006] |
| (5) [Deleted by S 125/2006] |
| (6) [Deleted by S 125/2006] |
| (7) The Registrar may register a motor vehicle in the name of a car‑sharing co‑operative subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit. |
(8) On receipt of an application under this rule, the Registrar may —| (a) | grant the application for registration; or | | (b) | refuse to grant the application for registration. |
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3A. The Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, waive the registration of any vehicle if he is satisfied that —| (a) | the vehicle —| (i) | will not be used on any road at any time; and | | (ii) | will be kept and used exclusively for any of the following purposes:| (A) | training; | | (B) | research and development; | | (C) | exhibition for a duration not exceeding one month; | | (D) | racing within an enclosed area; or |
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| | (b) | the vehicle —| (i) | will not be used on any road repairable at the public expense at any time; and | | (ii) | will not conform with the requirements of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules (R 9). |
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| Registration of motor vehicles on Pulau Ubin |
3B.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Registrar may, in his discretion, upon application in an approved form by the owner of a motor vehicle who —| (a) | resides in Pulau Ubin; or | | (b) | operates a business in Pulau Ubin, |
| register or re-register the motor vehicle as a PU‑registered vehicle. |
| (2) No vehicle shall be registered or re-registered as a PU‑registered vehicle after 1st February 2001 unless it is a new vehicle or a vehicle which is already registered under the Act. |
| (3) Notwithstanding anything in these Rules, no vehicle shall be registered or re-registered as a PU-registered vehicle if its maximum laden weight exceeds 3 tonnes. |
(4) The registration or re-registration of a motor vehicle as a PU‑registered vehicle shall be subject to —| (a) | the condition that the vehicle shall be kept and used only on Pulau Ubin; and | | (b) | such other conditions as the Registrar may impose. |
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| (5) Any person who fails to comply with any condition referred to in paragraph (4) shall be guilty of an offence. |
| (6) No vehicle which is or has been registered as a PU‑registered vehicle shall be re-registered as any other type of vehicle. |
| (7) [Deleted by S 356/2010] |
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| Registration of light goods vehicles and small buses |
3C.—(1) The Registrar shall not register any person as the owner of a light goods vehicle (other than a goods‑cum‑passengers vehicle) or a bus having a maximum seating capacity of 10 persons (including the driver) unless the Registrar is satisfied that the person —| (a) | is —| (i) | a person registered under the Business Registration Act (Cap. 32); | | (ii) | a company registered under the Companies Act (Cap. 50); | | (iii) | a statutory authority established under any written law; | | (iv) | the Government; or | | (v) | a person exempted from registration under section 4(1)(a) of the Business Registration Act read with paragraphs 1 and 3(d) of the First Schedule to that Act; and |
| | (b) | has complied or has undertaken to the Registrar to comply with rule 45C(1), (2) or (3), as the case may be. |
| (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, register any person not specified in paragraph (1) as the owner of a light goods vehicle (other than a goods-cum-passengers vehicle) or a bus having a maximum seating capacity of 10 persons (including the driver). |
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| Pre-registration approval of vehicle |
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. |
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| (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; [S 777/2017 wef 01/01/2018] | | (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. |
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(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). [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
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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. [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (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); [S 777/2017 wef 01/01/2018] | | (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; [S 777/2017 wef 01/01/2018] | | (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; [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] | | (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); [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] | | (g) | the Registrar is satisfied that not all the motor vehicles in the batch or model of vehicles have the same technical specifications; [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] | | (h) | the approval is being or has been procured by fraud or misrepresentation; or [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] | | (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. [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] |
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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; |
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“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; |
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| “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); | | (h) | the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Speed Warning Device) Rules (R 19); | | (i) | the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Speed Limiters) Rules (R 39); |
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“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. |
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3E.—(1) Upon granting any batch type-approval, type-approval or modified type-approval under rule 3D, the Registrar shall issue a vehicle approval code in respect of the approved new vehicle, batch of new vehicles or model of new vehicle, as the case may be, to the person applying for such approval under rule 3D.| (2) The vehicle approval code issued under paragraph (1) shall be used for the purpose of registering the new vehicle, batch of new vehicles or model of new vehicle under the Act. |
| (3) A person who has been issued with a vehicle approval code may apply to transfer the code to any person at any time in such manner as may be specified by the Registrar. |
| (4) The fee payable to the Authority on the transfer of a vehicle approval code is $32.70 (inclusive of GST). [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 194/2023 wef 10/04/2023] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (5) The Registrar may waive or reduce the fee referred to in paragraph (4). [S 194/2023 wef 10/04/2023] |
| (6) In this rule, “vehicle approval code” means an alphanumeric code issued by the Registrar upon the approval of the application under rule 3D. |
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| Registration of replacement vehicle |
| 3F.—(1) The Registrar may, upon an application under rule 3 and payment of a processing fee of $42.51 (inclusive of GST), register a replacement vehicle in substitution of the original vehicle if the certificate of entitlement of the original vehicle has been transferred to the replacement vehicle under rule 19A of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31). [S 696/2017 wef 20/12/2017] [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] (2) Upon the registration of the replacement vehicle —| (a) | the replacement vehicle shall be deemed to have been registered on the date of registration of the original vehicle for the purposes of the Act; | | (b) | the registration of the original vehicle shall be cancelled under section 27(d) of the Act; | | (c) | the licence issued in respect of the original vehicle under Part VI may be transferred to the replacement vehicle under rule 41A; and | | (d) | the index mark and registration number of the original vehicle shall be re-assigned to the replacement vehicle. |
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| (3) No fee shall be payable under rule 6 (registration fee) on the registration of a replacement vehicle. |
| (4) The amount of the rebate calculated in accordance with paragraph (5) shall be set off against the additional registration fee stipulated in Part II of the First Schedule to be payable in respect of the replacement vehicle under rule 7(1)(a) or (7). |
(5) The amount of the rebate referred to in paragraph (4) shall be the sum of —| (a) | the additional registration fee paid in respect of the registration of the original vehicle; and | | (b) | any residual value allowed under rule 20 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules or rebate granted by the Registrar under rule 8(4), which was set off against the additional registration fee payable in respect of the registration of the original vehicle. |
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| (6) Except for the rebate provided under paragraph (5)(b), no other residual value allowed under rule 20 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules or rebate granted by the Registrar under rule 8(4) shall be set off against the additional registration fee in respect of the registration of the replacement vehicle. |
| (7) For the avoidance of doubt, the rebate referred to in paragraph (4) shall apply in addition to any other rebates granted by the Registrar under these Rules which may be set off against the additional registration fee in respect of the registration of the replacement vehicle. |
| (8) Where the sum of all the rebates which may be set off against the additional registration fee in respect of the registration of the replacement vehicle exceeds the amount of that additional registration fee, the excess amount of the rebate shall be paid to the last registered owner of the original vehicle. |
| (9) If the replacement vehicle is a secondhand vehicle, a rebate equal to the sum specified in rule 7(1A) (secondhand vehicle surcharge) and paid in respect of the original vehicle (if any) shall be set off against the sum payable under rule 7(1A) in respect of the replacement vehicle. |
(10) Upon the transfer of a licence issued in respect of the original vehicle to the replacement vehicle under paragraph (2)(c) —| (a) | a rebate equal to the refund that would be payable by the Registrar under rule 65 if the licence were surrendered on the actual registration date shall be set off against the licence fee payable under Part VI in respect of the replacement vehicle for the unexpired period of the licence so transferred; and | | (b) | no such licence fee shall be payable for the replacement vehicle in respect of the period between the deemed registration date and the eve of the actual registration date (both dates inclusive). |
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| (11) Where the amount of any rebate under paragraph (9) or (10), as the case may be, exceeds the amount against which it may be set off, the excess amount of the rebate shall be paid to the last registered owner of the original vehicle. |
(12) Notwithstanding rules 33E(6) and 33G(3), if on the actual registration date both the original vehicle and the replacement vehicle are new scheme off-peak cars within the meaning of rule 33E or 33G, the rebate for the eligibility period or rebate period under rule 33E(4) or 33G(1), as the case may be, shall be payable at the end of that period —| (a) | for the original vehicle on a pro-rata basis (discounting the period running from the actual registration date); and | | (b) | for the replacement vehicle on a pro-rata basis (discounting any period before the actual registration date). |
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| (13) Except as provided in this rule, no fee or part thereof which has been paid under rule 6, 7 or 36 for the original vehicle shall be refunded upon the cancellation of the registration of the original vehicle under paragraph (2)(b). |
(14) For the avoidance of doubt, this rule shall not allow any replacement vehicle to be registered under a different registration scheme from that of the original vehicle.| Where the original vehicle was an off-peak car, a PU-registered vehicle or an RU‑registered vehicle, the replacement vehicle may only be registered under this rule as an off-peak car, a PU-registered vehicle or an RU-registered vehicle respectively. |
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(15) In this rule —| “actual registration date”, in relation to a replacement vehicle, means the date on which the replacement vehicle is registered pursuant to paragraph (1); |
| “deemed registration date”, in relation to a replacement vehicle, means the date on which the replacement vehicle is deemed to have been registered pursuant to paragraph (2)(a). |
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| Vehicle to be produced for inspection |
4.—(1) The Registrar may, before registering any motor vehicle under these Rules, require the motor vehicle to be produced —| (a) | for his inspection; [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] | | (b) | for an inspection by any examiner authorised by the Registrar under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Test) Rules (R 21); or [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] | | (c) | for an inspection by a person approved by the Registrar to be a third-party inspector. [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] |
| (2) In approving a person to be a third-party inspector under paragraph (1)(c), the Registrar must consider whether the person is sufficiently qualified, experienced, and equipped to determine, by inspecting a motor vehicle, if the motor vehicle complies with the relevant Rules as defined in rule 3D(8). [S 140/2019 wef 19/03/2019] |
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| Vehicle testing for vehicles which cease to be tax exempt |
4A. Where a motor vehicle which is registered on or after 1st January 2013 —| (a) | ceases to be exempt from the payment of any tax payable under section 11 of the Act; and | | (b) | does not have recorded in the register of vehicles maintained by the Registrar under rule 12 —| (i) | for a vehicle registered before 1 January 2018, its carbon dioxide emission value; and | | (ii) | for a vehicle registered on or after 1 January 2018, its vehicular emission values, [S 777/2017 wef 01/01/2018] |
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| the Registrar may, before re-registering the motor vehicle under these Rules, require the motor vehicle to be produced for an inspection and testing by any examiner authorised by the Registrar under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Test) Rules (R 21). |
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| Vehicles which are more than 3 years |
5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no vehicle which is more than 3 years old on or after 1st September 1992 shall be registered under the Act.(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any vehicle —| (a) | which has been registered as a normal vintage vehicle, restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle; | | (b) | which is registered as a PU-registered vehicle; | | (c) | which is registered or re-registered as a classic vehicle; | | (d) | where it is registered in the name of any of the following persons, which is not more than 7 years old:| (i) | a diplomatic agent; | | (ii) | a consular officer; | | (iii) | the designated spouse or only lawful spouse of a diplomatic agent or consular officer; | | (iv) | a member of the administrative and technical staff of a diplomatic mission or consular post; | | (v) | a representative, an officer or an employee of such international organisation as may be approved by an authorised officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; | | (vi) | a member of a visiting military force who is approved by an authorised officer of the Ministry of Defence and who complies with such conditions for approval as the authorised officer may impose; |
| | (e) | which has been approved by the Registrar as a mobile engineering plant or motor tractor; | | (f) | which is registered as a trailer; | | (g) | which is registered as a mobile crane; | | (h) | which is registered as a recovery vehicle; or | | (i) | which was licensed to be kept or used on a road under section 28A of the Act. |
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(3) In this rule —| “consular officer” means a person entrusted in that capacity with the exercise of consular functions, and includes the head of a consular post; |
| “designated spouse”, in relation to a diplomatic agent or consular officer with more than one lawful spouse, means the lawful spouse of the diplomatic agent or consular officer whom the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognises for the purposes of paragraph (2); |
“diplomatic agent” means —| (a) | the head of a diplomatic mission; or | | (b) | a member of the staff of a diplomatic mission having diplomatic rank; |
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| “member of the administrative and technical staff”, in relation to a diplomatic mission or consular post, means a member of the staff of the diplomatic mission or consular post who is employed in the administrative or technical service of the diplomatic mission or consular post. |
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| Fee payable on registration |
6.—(1) The fee payable on the registration of a motor vehicle shall be in accordance with the scale of fees specified in Part I of the First Schedule.| (2) This rule shall not apply to any vehicle which is registered as a PU-registered vehicle on or before 1st February 2001. |
| (3) The Registrar may, in his discretion, waive in whole or in part the fee payable under paragraph (1). |
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| Additional registration fee |
7.—(1) In addition to the fee payable under rule 6 —| (a) | a fee in accordance with the scale specified in Part II of the First Schedule and, where applicable, paragraph (1A) shall be payable on the first registration of a motor vehicle in Singapore whether new or secondhand; and | | (b) | a fee in accordance with the scale specified in Part IIA of the First Schedule shall be payable on the registration of a de‑registered vehicle in Singapore as a classic vehicle, normal vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle. |
| (1A) Where a secondhand vehicle (other than a classic vehicle, normal vintage vehicle, restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle) is to be first registered in Singapore using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 28th February 2004 as a business service passenger vehicle, private hire car, private motor car, off-peak car or station wagon (passengers only), the sum of $10,000 shall be added to the fee payable under paragraph (1)(a). |
| (2) No fee shall be payable under this rule in respect of a motor vehicle which is proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar to be for use in industry or agriculture and not intended for use on a public road. |
| (3) For the purposes of paragraph (8) and Parts II and IIA of the First Schedule, the value of a motor vehicle shall be determined by the Registrar after making such enquiries, if any, as he thinks fit and the decision of the Registrar shall be final. |
| (4) Where a motor vehicle is brought into Singapore by a person who is only on a temporary stay, the Registrar may, on registration of the motor vehicle, waive the immediate payment of the fee specified in paragraph (1)(a) in respect of the motor vehicle if there is produced to him in respect of that motor vehicle a guarantee issued in the name of the Automobile Association of Singapore. |
(5) The fee specified in paragraph (1)(a) may be waived altogether if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (4) has been —| (a) | seriously damaged as a result of an accident or fire; and | | (b) | either destroyed at the expense of the parties concerned or abandoned free of all expenses to the Government before the expiration of that guarantee. |
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| (6) A guarantee, produced to the Registrar under paragraph (4), shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of entry into Singapore of the motor vehicle in respect of which it is issued; and no fee shall be payable under this rule if such motor vehicle shall be taken out of Singapore within that period of 12 months. |
| (7) Where a registered vehicle is used in an altered condition or for a purpose which brings it within or which if it was used solely in that condition or for that purpose, would bring it within, a description of vehicle to which a higher rate of fee for the first registration of a vehicle of that description is applicable under Part II of the First Schedule, a fee at that higher rate shall be chargeable for the re-registration of the vehicle. |
(8) Where a fee at a higher rate becomes chargeable under paragraph (7) for the re‑registration of a vehicle, the vehicle may be re‑registered, on payment of the difference between —| (a) | the amount payable for the first registration of the vehicle in the description of vehicle in which it is presently registered; and | | (b) | the amount payable under these Rules for the first registration of the vehicle at the higher rate in force on the date of the re‑registration. |
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| (9) No refund of any fee or part thereof which has been paid for the first registration of a vehicle shall be made if it is re‑registered as a vehicle of a description to which a lower rate of fee for the first registration of a vehicle of that description is applicable under Part II of the First Schedule. |
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(11) This rule shall not apply to a PU-registered vehicle unless —| (a) | the vehicle was a new vehicle at the time it was registered as a PU‑registered vehicle; and | | (b) | it is kept or used in any place in Singapore outside Pulau Ubin. |
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| Interest for late payment of shortfall in additional registration fee |
7A.—(1) This rule and rule 7B apply where, after the first registration of a motor vehicle under the Act —| (a) | the Registrar makes another determination under rule 7(3) that the value of a motor vehicle is higher than the value of that vehicle as declared to the Singapore Customs; and | | (b) | consequently, the amount of the additional registration fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) in respect of the vehicle is more than the amount paid for that fee on the first registration of the vehicle. |
(2) The Registrar must give a written notice to the applicant or motor firm mentioned in rule 3 who is liable to pay the additional registration fee (called in this rule and rule 7B the liable person) stating —| (a) | the difference between the 2 amounts mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) (called in this rule and rule 7B the ARF shortfall); and | | (b) | the date (called in this rule the due date) by which the liable person must pay the ARF shortfall to the Authority. |
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| (3) Where the liable person fails to pay the ARF shortfall in full by the due date, the liable person must pay to the Authority simple interest at a rate of 4.5%-point above the 3-month compounded SORA, on the amount of the outstanding ARF shortfall, for the period mentioned in paragraph (4). |
(4) The interest in paragraph (3) is levied for the period starting on the day immediately after the due date and ending on —| (a) | the date the ARF shortfall is paid in full; or | | (b) | if the Registrar allows the liable person to pay the ARF shortfall and interest by instalments under rule 7B — the date specified by the Registrar for payment of the first instalment. |
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(5) In this rule and rule 7B —“3-month compounded SORA”, in relation to a period, means —| (a) | if the period or a part of the period falls within the 6-month period beginning on 1 April of a calendar year, then, for the period or the part (as the case may be) — the compounded average of the SORA values for a 3-month period computed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore using the prescribed methodology, and published —| (i) | on its Internet website at http://www.mas.gov.sg; or | | (ii) | where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public, |
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| (iii) | if 1 March of that calendar year is a business day — that day; | | (iv) | if 1 March of that calendar year is not a business day — the last business day in February of that calendar year; or |
| | (b) | if the period or a part of the period falls within the 6-month period beginning on 1 October of a calendar year, then, for the period or the part (as the case may be) — the compounded average of the SORA values for a 3-month period computed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore using the prescribed methodology, and published —| (i) | on its Internet website at http://www.mas.gov.sg; or | | (ii) | where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public, |
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| (iii) | if 1 September of that calendar year is a business day — that day; | | (iv) | if 1 September of that calendar year is not a business day — the last business day in August of that calendar year; |
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| “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday; |
| “prescribed methodology” means the methodology set out in the document called “Compounded Singapore Overnight Rate Average Index (“SORA Index”), Compounded SORA and MAS Floating Rate Notes (“MAS FRN”): A User Guide” dated 16 March 2021; |
“Singapore Overnight Rate Average” or “SORA” means the volume-weighted average rate of borrowing transactions in the unsecured overnight interbank Singapore dollar cash market in Singapore between 8 a.m. and 6.15 p.m., as published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore —| (a) | on its Internet website at http://www.mas.gov.sg; or | | (b) | where the website is unavailable to the public, in any other form that is readily accessible by the public. [S 231/2024 wef 01/04/2024] |
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| Payment of ARF shortfall, etc., by instalments |
7B.—(1) On the application of the liable person, the Registrar may by written notice allow the liable person to pay the following amounts (collectively called in this rule the principal amount) by instalments in accordance with an instalment plan determined by the Registrar:| (a) | the amount of the ARF shortfall that has not been paid in full under rule 7A(2) and is consequently outstanding; | | (b) | any interest payable under rule 7A(3) that remains unpaid on the date specified by the Registrar for payment of the first instalment. |
| (2) Where the Registrar grants the application of the liable person to pay the principal amount in instalments, the liable person must pay compound interest on the principal amount calculated at a rate of 1.5%-point above the 3-month compounded SORA, with monthly rests, in accordance with the instalment plan. |
(3) The Registrar must specify in the written notice under paragraph (1) the following particulars of the instalment plan:| (a) | the dates for payment of the first instalment and each subsequent instalment; | | (b) | the number of monthly instalments under the instalment plan; | | (c) | the period of the instalment plan; | | (d) | the manner in which each instalment must be paid; | | (e) | the total amount payable under each instalment and broken down into —| (i) | the amount payable towards the principal amount; and | | (ii) | the amount of interest payable under paragraph (2). |
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(4) If the liable person fails to pay any instalment in full by the date specified in the instalment plan for the payment of that instalment —| (a) | the liable person must pay to the Authority simple interest, on the amount of the instalment that is in arrears, at a rate of 4.5%-point above the 3-month compounded SORA from the date immediately after the date specified for payment of that instalment to the earlier of the following dates:| (i) | the date that instalment is paid in full; | | (ii) | if the Registrar gives the liable person a notice of default under sub-paragraph (b) — the date of the notice; and |
| | (b) | the Registrar may give the liable person a written notice of default. |
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(5) If the Registrar gives the liable person a notice of default —| (a) | the instalment plan is terminated; | | (b) | the following amounts (collectively called in this rule the default amount) become immediately due and payable:| (i) | the entire balance of the principal amount; | | (ii) | all outstanding interest amounts payable under paragraphs (2) and (4)(a); |
| | (c) | the liable person must pay to the Authority simple interest at a rate of 4.5%-point above the 3-month compounded SORA on the default amount, from the date of the notice of default to the earlier of the following dates:| (i) | the date the default amount is paid in full; | | (ii) | if the Registrar allows the liable person to pay the default amount by instalments in accordance with a new instalment plan under sub-paragraph (d) — the date of the first instalment under the new instalment plan; and |
| | (d) | the Registrar may, on the application of the liable person, allow the liable person to pay the default amount and any interest under sub-paragraph (c) by instalments in accordance with a new instalment plan. |
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(6) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply to a new instalment plan mentioned in paragraph (5)(d), and in those paragraphs —| (a) | any reference to an instalment plan is a reference to the new instalment plan; and | | (b) | any reference to the principal amount is a reference to the default amount under the new instalment plan. |
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(7) If the liable person fails to pay any instalment in full under the new instalment plan mentioned in paragraph (5)(d), paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) apply, and —| (a) | any reference in paragraph (5)(b), (c) and (d) to the default amount is a reference to the amount in default under the new instalment plan; and | | (b) | any reference to a new instalment plan in paragraph (5)(c) and (d) is a reference to a subsequent new instalment plan, if any. [S 231/2024 wef 01/04/2024] |
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| Waiver of interest payable |
| 7C. The Registrar may waive, in whole or in part, any interest payable under rule 7A or 7B. [S 231/2024 wef 01/04/2024] |
| Rebate on additional registration fee |
8.—(1) Subject to this rule, any —| (a) | person who desires to purchase a new vehicle which will be registered as an off-peak car, a private hire car or a private motor car; | | (b) | person who registers a new vehicle as a taxi or a business service passenger vehicle using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998; | | (c) | person who registers a new vehicle as a replacement taxi on or after 1st September 1998; | | (d) | statutory board, company, firm, society, association or club to which a private motor car has been transferred on or after 1st April 1998 and which registers a new vehicle on or after that date; or | | (e) | person who, on or after 1st September 2007, registers in Singapore a secondhand vehicle as a business service passenger vehicle, private hire car, private motor car, off‑peak car or station wagon (passengers only), which is not more than 3 years old at the date of its registration, |
| may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on — |
| (i) | the fees payable under rules 6 and 7; and | | (ii) | the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) for a certificate of entitlement, |
| in respect of the new vehicle or secondhand vehicle, as the case may be, at the time of its registration. |
| (2) An application under paragraph (1) may be made by or on behalf of the person eligible to be granted a rebate under paragraph (4). [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
(3) A rebate on —| (a) | the fees payable under rules 6 and 7; and | | (b) | the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) for a certificate of entitlement, |
| in respect of a new vehicle or secondhand vehicle (as the case may be) at the time of its registration may be granted under paragraph (4) by the Registrar on his own initiative to the person eligible to be so granted. |
[S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
(4) The Registrar may, in his discretion, grant a rebate to a person in respect of whom the Registrar is satisfied that all the following conditions are met:| (a) | the person is or has been the registered owner of a motor vehicle (referred to in this rule as the old vehicle) which is —| (i) | an off-peak car, a private hire car or a private motor car; | | (ii) | a taxi (other than a replacement taxi) or business service passenger vehicle registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998; | | (iii) | a private motor car transferred to a statutory board, company, firm, society, association or club on or after 1st April 1998; | | (iv) | a replacement taxi registered on or after 1st September 1998; or | | (v) | a secondhand vehicle registered in Singapore on or after 1st September 2007 as a business service passenger vehicle, private hire car, private motor car, off-peak car or station wagon (passengers only), which was not more than 3 years old at the date of its registration; [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
| | (b) | no tax or fee payable under the Act in respect of the person’s old vehicle is outstanding; [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] | | (c) | the old vehicle of which the person is or was the registered owner was, or is to be, de-registered any time on or after 31 December 1975, and one of the following applies:| (i) | it has a chassis number and an engine number which is the same as the chassis number and engine number of the vehicle as recorded in the register of vehicles and has been, or is to be, destroyed, exported or otherwise removed permanently from all roads in Singapore; | | (ii) | it has a chassis number or an engine number which is different from the chassis number or engine number of the vehicle as recorded in the register of vehicles, but not because the person wilfully or negligently caused the difference with the intention of dishonestly obtaining the rebate, or the person is wilfully furthering such an intention; | | (iii) | it has been lost through theft or criminal breach of trust and the circumstances described in paragraph (15) apply in relation to the old vehicle; | | (iv) | it has been seized under any written law and the circumstances described in paragraph (15A) apply in relation to the old vehicle; [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
| | (d) | the old vehicle was not or will not be temporarily unlicensed on or after 31st December 1975; | | (e) | the old vehicle shall not, at the time of its de-registration, be more than 10 years old; | | (f) | the old vehicle has not, on or after 16th September 1977 but before 1st April 1998, been registered as a business service passenger vehicle other than under any of the circumstances specified in paragraph (22)(b), (c), (d) and (e); | | (g) | the new vehicle or secondhand vehicle (as the case may be) to be registered will be registered in the name of the person within 12 months after the date the old vehicle is de-registered or within such further period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case. [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] | | (h) | [Deleted by S 467/2007] [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
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| (5) Upon granting a rebate under paragraph (4), the Registrar shall issue to the person granted the rebate a notice setting out the amount of the rebate which has been granted. [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
(6) The Registrar may, in his discretion, upon application and the payment of a fee of $20 and subject to such conditions as he may impose, allow the benefit of a rebate granted under paragraph (4) to be —| (a) | transferred to such person as the registered owner of the old vehicle may nominate; and | | (b) | used or further transferred by the person nominated as if he were or had been the registered owner of the old vehicle. [S 696/2017 wef 20/12/2017] [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] |
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(7) Subject to paragraph (23), the amount of the rebate which may be granted under paragraph (4) shall be —| (a) | as specified in Part VI of the First Schedule where the old vehicle has been registered prior to 1st November 1990; | | (b) | as calculated in accordance with Part VII of the First Schedule where the old vehicle has been registered on or after 1st November 1990 (not being a vehicle referred to in sub-paragraph (e)), except that where the old vehicle is a vehicle for which a rebate was granted under rule 9 when it was registered and no conversion premium under rule 33(6) has been paid afterwards, the rebate calculated under this sub‑paragraph shall not exceed the fee paid under rule 7 when the said vehicle was registered; | | (c) | as calculated in accordance with Part VIIA of the First Schedule (which is a sum expressed as a percentage of the relevant additional registration fee) where the old vehicle —| (i) | is a replacement taxi registered on or after 4th May 2002; | | (ii) | is a vehicle (other than a replacement taxi or a secondhand vehicle) registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002; or | | (iii) | is a secondhand vehicle registered on or after 1st September 2007; |
| | (d) | as calculated in accordance with —| (i) | Part VIIA of the First Schedule (which is a sum expressed as a percentage of the relevant additional registration fee) where the old vehicle is a vehicle other than a taxi and has been registered before 1st June 2004 using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002; | | (ii) | Part IX of the First Schedule (which is a sum expressed as a percentage of the relevant additional registration fee) where the old vehicle is a taxi (other than a replacement taxi) registered before 1st June 2004 using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002; or | | (iii) | Part IX of the First Schedule (which is a sum expressed as a percentage of the relevant additional registration fee) where the old vehicle is a replacement taxi registered between 4th May 2002 and 31st May 2004 (both dates inclusive), |
| and the old vehicle was granted a rebate under rule 9A or 9B when it was registered; |
| | (e) | as calculated in accordance with —| (i) | Part VIIA of the First Schedule (which is a sum expressed as a percentage of the relevant additional registration fee) where the old vehicle is a vehicle other than a taxi and has been registered on or after 1st June 2004 using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002; | | (ii) | Part IX of the First Schedule (which is a sum expressed as a percentage of the relevant additional registration fee) where the old vehicle is a taxi (other than a replacement taxi) registered on or after 1st June 2004 using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002; or | | (iii) | Part IX of the First Schedule (which is a sum expressed as a percentage of the relevant additional registration fee) where the old vehicle is a replacement taxi registered on or after 1st June 2004, |
| and the old vehicle was granted a rebate under rule 9A, 9AB, 9B, 9C or 10 when it was registered; or |
[S 263/2021 wef 01/01/2018] [S 738/2022 wef 15/09/2022] | | (f) | [Deleted by S 738/2022 wef 15/09/2022] | | (g) | as calculated in accordance with Part X of the First Schedule (which is a sum expressed as a percentage of the relevant additional registration fee) where the old vehicle has been first registered as an off-peak car using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002 and for which —| (i) | a rebate was granted under rule 9 (whether or not a rebate had also been granted under rule 9A, 9B, 9C or 10); or [S 263/2021 wef 01/01/2018] | | (ii) | a conversion premium under rule 33(6) has been paid afterwards to re-register the off-peak car as a private motor car. [S 70/2023 wef 15/02/2023] |
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(8) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(c), (d) and (e), the relevant additional registration fee shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: | | is the additional registration fee stipulated in Part II of the First Schedule to be payable in respect of the old vehicle under rule 7(1)(a) or (7); |
| | | is the rebate granted by the Registrar under rule 9A, 9B, 9C or 10 in respect of the old vehicle (applicable only if the old vehicle has been registered on or after 1st June 2004); and |
| | | is the conversion premium payable to the Registrar under rule 9B(9)(b) in respect of any application made to him under rule 9B(8) (applicable only if the old vehicle has been registered on or after 1st June 2004). |
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(8A) For the purposes of paragraph (7)(g), the relevant additional registration fee shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: | | is the additional registration fee stipulated in Part II of the First Schedule to be payable in respect of the old vehicle under rule 7(1)(a); |
| | | is the quota premium (excluding any applicable rebates) payable under rule 14(1) or (1A) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules in respect of the old vehicle; |
| | | is the rebate granted by the Registrar under rule 9A, 9B, 9C or 10 in respect of the old vehicle (applicable only if the old vehicle has been registered on or after 1st June 2004); |
| | | is the conversion premium payable to the Registrar under rule 33(6) to re-register an off-peak car as a private motor car (if applicable); and |
| | | is the conversion premium payable to the Registrar under rule 9B(9)(b) in respect of any application made to him under rule 9B(8) (applicable only if the old vehicle has been registered on or after 1st June 2004), |
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[S 263/2021 wef 01/01/2018] |
| (9) Subject to paragraphs (10) and (11), where the amount of the rebate granted under paragraph (4) exceeds the amount of fees payable under rules 6 and 7 and the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules for a certificate of entitlement in respect of the vehicle to be registered, the excess amount of the rebate is forfeited. [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
(10) A person who holds the benefit of any rebate granted under paragraph (4) may apply to the Registrar for the whole amount of the rebate to be divided into such smaller portions as the person may require and —| (a) | to use each such portion for the registration of a separate vehicle; or | | (b) | to transfer any such portion to another person under paragraph (6). [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
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| (11) A person who holds the benefit of any rebate granted under paragraph (4) in respect of 2 or more old vehicles may apply to the Registrar for the benefits of such rebates to be used collectively for the registration of one or more vehicles. [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
| (12) The Registrar may grant an application under paragraph (10) or (11) subject to such conditions as he thinks fit and shall, upon granting an application under paragraph (10), issue to the applicant a notice in respect of each portion into which the amount of the rebate has been divided. |
| (13) The notices issued under paragraph (12) shall replace the notice referred to in paragraph (5). |
| (14) A fee of $21.80 (inclusive of GST) shall be payable in respect of each portion into which the amount of the rebate is to be divided under paragraph (10). [S 696/2017 wef 20/12/2017] [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
(15) The following are the applicable circumstances relating to an old vehicle for the purpose of paragraph (4)(c)(iii):| (a) | the old vehicle was reported to the police to be lost —| (i) | on or after 1 April 1994, through theft and more than 3 months have passed after the date of that report; or | | (ii) | on or after 1 January 2005, through criminal breach of trust and more than one year has passed after the date of that report; |
| | (b) | at the time it was reported to the police as lost through theft, the old vehicle was insured under a policy of insurance effected on or after 1 April 1994; | | (c) | at the time it was reported lost to the police —| (i) | if the old vehicle was a taxi that was not a specified Comfort taxi, a specified Comfort or CityCab diesel taxi, a specified hybrid taxi or a specified taxi — the old vehicle was not more than 8 years old; [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] | | (ii) | if the old vehicle was a specified Comfort taxi — the old vehicle was not more than 8 years old or (if the old vehicle was more than 8 years old) the term of the certificate of entitlement that was renewed under rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2023 (G.N. No. S 272/2023) in respect of the old vehicle had not expired; [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] | | (iia) | if the old vehicle was a specified Comfort or CityCab diesel taxi —| (A) | the old vehicle was not more than 8 years old; or | | (B) | the old vehicle was more than 8 years old, but the term of the certificate of entitlement that was renewed under rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 196/2024) or rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 222/2024) in respect of the old vehicle had not expired; [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] |
| | (iib) | if the old vehicle was a specified hybrid taxi —| (A) | the old vehicle was not more than 8 years old; or | | (B) | the old vehicle was more than 8 years old, but the term of the certificate of entitlement that was renewed under rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024, rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 3) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 368/2024) or rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 4) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 805/2024) in respect of the old vehicle had not expired; or [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] [S 975/2024 wef 18/12/2024] |
| | (iii) | if the old vehicle was a specified taxi, or a vehicle that was not a taxi — the old vehicle was not more than 10 years old; [S 597/2023 wef 01/09/2023] |
| | (d) | the registered owner of the old vehicle abandons all rights to the old vehicle and gives the Registrar an undertaking in writing that, in the event the old vehicle is recovered after it is de-registered and a rebate has been granted under paragraph (4) in respect of it, the registered owner agrees —| (i) | to return to the Government a sum equal to the amount of the rebate granted (even if the benefit of the rebate granted has been transferred to another); or | | (ii) | to destroy, export or otherwise remove permanently from all roads in Singapore, that old vehicle within 6 months after its recovery. [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
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(15A) The following are the applicable circumstances relating to an old vehicle, for the purposes of paragraph (4)(c)(iv):| (a) | the old vehicle was seized, on or after 1 January 2005, by any authority under any written law; | | (b) | at the time it was seized —| (i) | if the old vehicle was a taxi that was not a specified Comfort taxi, a specified Comfort or CityCab diesel taxi, a specified hybrid taxi or a specified taxi — the old vehicle was not more than 8 years old; [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] | | (ii) | if the old vehicle was a specified Comfort taxi — the old vehicle was not more than 8 years old or (if the old vehicle was more than 8 years old) the term of the certificate of entitlement that was renewed under rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2023 in respect of the old vehicle had not expired; [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] | | (iia) | if the old vehicle was a specified Comfort or CityCab diesel taxi —| (A) | the old vehicle was not more than 8 years old; or | | (B) | the old vehicle was more than 8 years old, but the term of the certificate of entitlement that was renewed under rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2024 or rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024 in respect of the old vehicle had not expired; [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] |
| | (iib) | if the old vehicle was a specified hybrid taxi —| (A) | the old vehicle was not more than 8 years old; or | | (B) | the old vehicle was more than 8 years old, but the term of the certificate of entitlement that was renewed under rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024, rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 3) Rules 2024 or rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 4) Rules 2024 in respect of the old vehicle had not expired; or [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] [S 975/2024 wef 18/12/2024] |
| | (iii) | if the old vehicle was a specified taxi, or a vehicle that was not a taxi — the old vehicle was not more than 10 years old; [S 597/2023 wef 01/09/2023] |
| | (c) | the old vehicle is or is to be destroyed or exported, or taken permanently off the roads, in a manner approved by the Registrar after it is released from the seizure or is forfeited by or under written law. [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
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(16) In paragraphs (15)(c) and (15A)(b) —| “certificate of entitlement” has the meaning given by rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules; |
“specified Comfort or CityCab diesel taxi” means a taxi specified in —| (a) | the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2024; or | | (b) | in Part 1 or 2 of the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024; [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] |
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| “specified Comfort taxi” means a taxi specified in the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2023; |
“specified hybrid taxi” means a taxi specified in —| (a) | Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024; [S 975/2024 wef 18/12/2024] | | (b) | the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 3) Rules 2024; or [S 975/2024 wef 18/12/2024] | | (c) | the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 4) Rules 2024; [S 645/2024 wef 02/08/2024] [S 975/2024 wef 18/12/2024] |
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“specified taxi” means a taxi that is —| (a) | an electric car registered on or after 15 September 2022; or | | (b) | an electric car registered before 15 September 2022, where the term of the certificate of entitlement for the taxi has been extended under rule 24BA of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules. [S 597/2023 wef 01/09/2023] |
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(18) Where a vehicle —| (a) | has been registered under these Rules after 1st January 1976 but before 1st November 1990, and a fee, computed in accordance with the preferential scale set out in Part V of the First Schedule was paid on the registration of the vehicle; or | | (b) | has been registered on or after 1st November 1990, and a rebate under this rule has been granted for the registration of the vehicle, |
| such vehicle may, upon payment of the amount required under paragraph (20) — |
| (i) | on transfer of ownership of the vehicle, be reclassified as a business service passenger vehicle; or | | (ii) | on transfer of ownership of the vehicle from a firm or company referred to in paragraph (22)(b), (c), (d) or (e) to any other firm or company or any statutory board, society, club or association, remain as a business service passenger vehicle. |
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(19) This rule shall not apply to —| (a) | a business service passenger vehicle registered using a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998; or | | (b) | a private motor car transferred to a statutory board, company, firm, society, club or an association before 1st April 1998. |
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(20) Where an additional registration fee would be payable under rule 7 if the vehicle were first registered under these Rules on the date of the transfer, the amount of the payment referred to in paragraph (18) shall be —| (a) | in the case of a vehicle referred to in paragraph (18)(a), the difference between the amount payable under rule 7 and the amount payable in accordance with the preferential scale set out in Part V of the First Schedule at the date of the registration of the vehicle; or | | (b) | in the case of a vehicle referred to in paragraph (18)(b), the amount of the rebate granted under this rule for the registration of the vehicle. |
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| (21) For the purposes of paragraph (20)(a), the value of the vehicle shall be determined as at the date of its transfer by depreciating the value of the vehicle as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) on the date of its first registration under these Rules over 10 years, except that the value of a vehicle which is less than one year old at the date of its transfer shall be the same as that determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) on the date of its first registration under these Rules. |
(22) Paragraph (18) shall not apply to a transfer of the ownership of a vehicle —| (a) | in respect of which payment has been made under that paragraph on a previous transfer of the vehicle; | | (b) | to a firm or a company which repossesses such vehicle under the Hire‑Purchase Act (Cap. 125) for the purpose of selling the vehicle or letting it to a hirer under that Act; | | (c) | to a firm or a company which deals in secondhand motor vehicles and which buys the vehicle for the purpose of reselling it; | | (d) | to an insurer registered under the Insurance Act (Cap. 142) which takes over the vehicle from an insured under a policy of insurance; or | | (e) | to such other firm or company as the Minister may, from time to time, determine. |
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(23) Where the old vehicle mentioned in paragraph (4)(a) is a motor vehicle that is —| (a) | not a taxi and registered with a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 15 February 2023; | | (b) | a taxi and registered on or after 15 February 2023; or | | (c) | exempted from section 10A(1) of the Act and registered on or after 15 February 2023, |
| the amount of rebate that may be granted by the Registrar under paragraph (4) is — |
| (d) | an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (7)(c), (e) or (g), as the case may be; or | | (e) | $60,000, |
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| Circumstances when rebate payable in cash |
| 8A.—(1) Without limiting rule 8, a person to whom a rebate is granted on or after 1 September 2008 under that rule may, within the grace period, apply to the Registrar to be paid, in lieu of the rebate, a sum of cash equal to the amount of the rebate set out in any notice issued under rule 8(5) or (12) that the person holds. [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] (2) Upon receipt of an application in accordance with paragraph (1), the Registrar may —| (a) | grant the application and pay the applicant the sum of cash equal to the amount of rebate which has been granted and set out in a notice under rule 8(5) or (12); or [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] | | (b) | refuse the application. |
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(3) The Registrar must refuse an application under paragraph (1) by a holder of the benefit of a rebate granted under rule 8(4) in respect of a motor vehicle if the Registrar is not satisfied —| (a) | that the motor vehicle (with a chassis number and an engine number which is the same as the chassis number and engine number of the vehicle as recorded in the register of vehicles) has been destroyed, exported or otherwise removed permanently from all roads in Singapore; or | | (b) | that, where the motor vehicle has a chassis number or an engine number which is different from the chassis number or engine number of the vehicle as recorded in the register of vehicles —| (i) | the holder of the benefit of the rebate did not, wilfully or negligently, cause the difference with the intention of dishonestly obtaining the rebate or is not wilfully furthering such an intention; and | | (ii) | the motor vehicle has been destroyed, exported or otherwise removed permanently from all roads in Singapore. [S 764/2018 wef 26/11/2018] |
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| (4) In relation to any application under paragraph (1) to be paid a sum of cash equal to the amount set out in a notice under rule 8(5) or (12) as the amount of the rebate which has been granted, “grace period” means a period of 12 months starting on the date of the notice, or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in relation to any particular application. |
(5) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this rule shall entitle any person to receive or apply to receive any sum of cash —| (a) | in the circumstances described in rule 8(9); or | | (b) | in lieu of any rebate granted under rule 9, 9A, 9AA, 9B, 9C or 10. [S 263/2021 wef 01/01/2018] |
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9.—(1) Subject to rule 8, a person who desires to purchase a vehicle which will be registered as an off-peak car may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on —| (a) | the fee payable under rule 7; and | | (b) | the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) for a certificate of entitlement, |
| in respect of the new vehicle at the time of its registration. |
| (2) In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit. |
(3) The Registrar may, subject to paragraph (6), grant a rebate of the whole or part of the additional registration fee for an off-peak car registered with a certificate of entitlement issued before 4th May 2002 which shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: | | is equal to the sum of A, B and C, if the sum of A, B and C does not exceed the appropriate maximum rebate specified in paragraph (5) or, otherwise, the amount of the appropriate maximum rebate specified in that paragraph; |
| | | is the amount of customs duties paid in respect of the motor car under the Customs (Duties) Order (Cap. 70, O 4); |
| | | is the quota premium payable under rule 14(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules for the certificate of entitlement of the motor car; and |
| | | is the net additional registration fee. |
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(4) The Registrar may, in his discretion, grant a rebate, not exceeding $17,000, of the whole or part of —| (a) | the additional registration fee; and | | (b) | the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules for a certificate of entitlement, |
| for an off-peak car registered with a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 4th May 2002. |
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(5) For the purposes of paragraph (3) —| (a) | the maximum rebate shall be —| (i) | in the case of an off-peak car in respect of which a category (f) certificate of entitlement has been issued, $15,000; and | | (ii) | in any other case, $17,000; |
| | (b) | the net additional registration fee shall be an amount equal to 70% of the value of the motor car determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) if the motor car is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998; and | | (c) | the net additional registration fee shall be an amount equal to 60% of the value of the motor car determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) if the motor car is registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998. |
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(6) The Registrar may, on or after 1st October 1994, grant to the holder of a category (f) certificate of entitlement the rebate granted under paragraph (3) for an off-peak car in respect of which a certificate of entitlement other than a category (f) certificate of entitlement has been issued if the holder of the certificate pays to the Registrar a sum of an amount equivalent to any positive difference derived by deducting —| (a) | the quota premium paid under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules for the category (f) certificate of entitlement; from | | (b) | the quota premium which would have been payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules for a certificate of entitlement for a motor vehicle of the appropriate cylinder capacity which was issued at the same time as the category (f) certificate of entitlement. |
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| Rebate for electric car, petrol-electric car, new electric taxi and new petrol-electric taxi registered on or before 31 December 2012 |
9A.—(1) Subject to rule 8, a person who desires to register a new or a secondhand electric car or petrol-electric car, or a new electric taxi or petrol-electric taxi, may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on —| (a) | in the case of a new vehicle first registered before 1st June 2004 — the fees payable under rules 6 and 7, and the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31) for a certificate of entitlement; | | (b) | in the case of a new vehicle first registered on any date between 1st June 2004 and 31st December 2012 (both dates inclusive) — the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) in respect of the new vehicle at the time of its first registration on any date between 1st June 2004 and 31st December 2012 (both dates inclusive); or | | (c) | in the case of a secondhand vehicle first registered in Singapore on any date between 1st July 2010 and 31st December 2012 (both dates inclusive) — the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a), exclusive of any sum added to such fee pursuant to rule 7(1A), in respect of the secondhand vehicle at the time of its first registration in Singapore on any date between 1st July 2010 and 31st December 2012 (both dates inclusive). |
| (2) In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit. |
(2A) The Registrar shall not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —| (a) | that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar to use electricity exclusively, or to use either or both electricity and petrol, as its sources of power; or | | (b) | where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer to use petrol exclusively as its source of power but has been modified or retrofitted to operate on multiple power sources, either separately or simultaneously, that the vehicle is safe for use on the roads and satisfies such exhaust emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar. |
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(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) shall be —| (a) | in the case of a new vehicle first registered before 1st January 2006, an amount equal to 20% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3); | | (b) | in the case of a new vehicle first registered on any date between 1st January 2006 and 31st December 2012 (both dates inclusive), an amount equal to 40% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3); or | | (c) | in the case of a secondhand vehicle first registered in Singapore on any date between 1st July 2010 and 31st December 2012 (both dates inclusive), an amount equal to 40% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration in Singapore as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3). |
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(4) In the case of a new vehicle first registered before 1st June 2004, where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (3) exceeds the sum of —| (a) | the fees payable under rules 6 and 7; and | | (b) | the quota premium payable under the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules for a certificate of entitlement, |
| the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited. |
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| (5) Where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (3) exceeds the sum of the fees payable under rule 7, the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited. [S 1013/2020 wef 20/12/2020] |
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| Rebate for electric vehicle and petrol-electric vehicle |
9AA.—(1) Any person who desires to register as a new vehicle or a secondhand vehicle, an electric vehicle or a petrol-electric vehicle that is —| (a) | a light goods vehicle; | | (b) | a heavy goods vehicle; | | (c) | a goods-cum-passengers vehicle; | | (d) | a bus; or | | (e) | a motor cycle or a scooter, |
| may apply to the Registrar for a rebate, in respect of the vehicle at the time of its first registration, on the fees payable under rule 7. |
| (2) In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit. |
(2A) The Registrar shall not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —| (a) | that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar to use electricity exclusively, or to use either or both electricity and petrol, as its sources of power; or | | (b) | where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer to use petrol exclusively as its source of power but has been modified or retrofitted to operate on multiple power sources, either separately or simultaneously, that the vehicle is safe for use on the roads and satisfies such emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar. |
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(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) shall be as follows: | (a) | if the vehicle is —| (i) | a light goods vehicle; | | (ii) | a heavy goods vehicle; | | (iii) | a goods-cum-passengers vehicle; or | | (iv) | a bus, |
| and is first registered on any date between 1st January 2008 and 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive) — an amount equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3); |
[S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014] | | (b) | if the vehicle is —| (i) | a secondhand light goods vehicle; | | (ii) | a secondhand heavy goods vehicle; | | (iii) | a secondhand goods-cum-passengers vehicle; or | | (iv) | a secondhand bus, |
| and is first registered in Singapore on any date between 1st July 2010 and 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive) — an amount equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3); |
[S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014] | | (c) | if the vehicle is —| (i) | an electric motor cycle or an electric scooter and is first registered on any date between 13th April 2009 and 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive); or [S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014] | | (ii) | a secondhand electric motor cycle or a secondhand electric scooter and is first registered on any date between 1st July 2010 and 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive), [S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014] |
| an amount equal to 10% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3). |
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| (4) Where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (3) exceeds the sum of the fees payable under rule 7, the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited. |
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| Rebate for new or secondhand electric car or new electric taxi registered between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 |
| 9AB.—(1) Subject to rule 8, any person who wishes to register a new or secondhand electric car or a new electric taxi between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) in respect of that vehicle. [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] (2) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) is the lower of the following:| (a) | an amount equal to 45% of the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a); | | (b) | in the case of a new or secondhand electric car or a new electric taxi registered between —| (i) | 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 (both dates inclusive) — $20,000; or | | (ii) | 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) — $15,000. [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
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| (3) In the case of a secondhand electric car, any rebate granted under paragraph (2) must not be used to offset the sum of $10,000 payable under rule 7(1A) at the time of its first registration in Singapore. [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (4) In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as the Registrar thinks fit. |
| (5) The Registrar must not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless the Registrar is satisfied that the new or secondhand electric car or new electric taxi was originally constructed, by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar, to use electricity exclusively. [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (6) Where the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) (less any rebate granted under rule 10(2)), is less than $5,000 after the rebate under paragraph (2) is granted, the minimum amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) (less any rebate granted under rule 10(2)) is $5,000. |
| (7) Any excess amount of rebate allowable under paragraph (2) that reduces the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) (less any rebate granted under rule 10(2)) to less than $5,000, is forfeited. [S 1013/2020 wef 20/12/2020] |
| (8) Paragraphs (6) and (7) do not apply to a new or secondhand electric car or a new electric taxi registered between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive). [S 955/2021 wef 19/12/2021] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (9) In the case of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (8), where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (2) exceeds the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) (less any rebate granted under rule 10(2)), the excess amount of the rebate under paragraph (2) is forfeited. [S 955/2021 wef 19/12/2021] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
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| Rebate for environmentally-friendly motor vehicle |
9B.—(1) Subject to paragraph (7) and rule 8, any person who desires to register a new vehicle which is an environmentally-friendly motor vehicle, may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on —| (a) | the fees payable under rules 6 and 7, in respect of the new vehicle at the time of its first registration on any date between 1st October 2001 and 31st May 2004 (both dates inclusive); or | | (b) | the fee payable under rule 7, in respect of the new vehicle at the time of its first registration on or after 1st June 2004. |
| (2) The Registrar may grant an application made under paragraph (1) if he is satisfied that the new vehicle in respect of which the application is made is a vehicle that comes within any of the descriptions in paragraph (5)(a) to (j). |
(3) Every grant of rebate under this rule in respect of a new vehicle shall be subject to —| (a) | the condition that the CNG system or the engine recorded in the register of vehicles shall not be modified, replaced or removed from the vehicle without the approval of the Registrar; and | | (b) | such other conditions as the Registrar may impose. |
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(4) If a person who has been granted a rebate under this rule in respect of a new vehicle fails to comply with any condition subject to which a rebate has been granted —| (a) | that person shall be guilty of an offence; and | | (b) | the Registrar may, by notice in writing —| (i) | prohibit that person from keeping or using that vehicle on the road as from the date specified in the notice; and | | (ii) | require that person, within such time as may be specified in the notice, to produce proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the vehicle has been destroyed, exported, scrapped or permanently removed from all roads in Singapore. |
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(5) The rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application made under paragraph (1) shall, subject to paragraph (6), be —| (a) | if the vehicle, being a private motor car, private hire motor car, station wagon (passengers only) or business service passenger vehicle (excluding a taxi), is a CNG vehicle or petrol-CNG vehicle, an amount equal to —| (i) | 20% of the value of the vehicle if registered before 1st January 2006; or | | (ii) | 40% of the value of the vehicle if registered between 1st January 2006 and 31st December 2012 (both dates inclusive); |
| | (b) | if the vehicle is a taxi which is a CNG vehicle or petrol-CNG vehicle and is registered on or after 1st June 2004 but before 1st January 2006, an amount equal to 100% of the value of the vehicle; | | (c) | if the vehicle is a taxi which is a CNG vehicle or petrol-CNG vehicle and is registered on or after 1st January 2006 but before 1st October 2006, an amount equal to 80% of the value of the vehicle; | | (d) | if the vehicle is a taxi which is a CNG vehicle or petrol-CNG vehicle and is registered on or after 1st October 2006 but before 1st January 2013, an amount equal to 40% of the value of the vehicle; | | (e) | if the vehicle is a taxi which uses diesel exclusively as its source of power, complies with the Euro IV standard and is registered on or after 1st June 2004 but before 1st January 2006, an amount equal to 100% of the value of the vehicle; | | (f) | if the vehicle is a taxi which uses diesel exclusively as its source of power, complies with the Euro IV standard and is registered on or after 1st January 2006 but before 1st October 2006, an amount equal to 80% of the value of the vehicle; | | (g) | if the vehicle is a taxi which uses diesel exclusively as its source of power, complies with the Euro IV standard and is registered on or after 1st October 2006 but before 1st January 2008, an amount equal to 40% of the value of the vehicle; | | (h) | if the vehicle, being a bus or a light goods vehicle or heavy goods vehicle (excluding a goods-cum-passengers vehicle), is a CNG vehicle or petrol-CNG vehicle and is registered on or after 1st June 2004 but before 1st January 2006, an amount equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle; | | (i) | if the vehicle, being a bus or a light goods vehicle or heavy goods vehicle (including a goods-cum-passengers vehicle), is a CNG vehicle or petrol-CNG vehicle and is registered on or after 1st January 2006 but before 1 July 2015, an amount equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle; or [S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014] | | (j) | if the vehicle, being a bus or a light goods vehicle or heavy goods vehicle (excluding a goods-cum-passengers vehicle), uses diesel exclusively as its source of power, complies with the Euro IV standard and is registered on or after 1st June 2004 but before 1st January 2008, an amount equal to 5% of the value of the new vehicle, |
| as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3) at the date of its first registration. |
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(6) Subject to paragraph (8), where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (5) exceeds the sum of —| (a) | the fees payable under rules 6 and 7 in respect of the new vehicle at the time of its first registration before 1st June 2004; or | | (b) | the fee payable under rule 7 in respect of the new vehicle at the time of its first registration on or after 1st June 2004, |
| the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited. |
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| (7) This rule does not apply to any new vehicle which is an electric car, an electric vehicle, a petrol-electric car or a petrol-electric vehicle. |
| (8) The registered owner of a vehicle may apply to the Registrar to have the CNG system recorded in the register of vehicles removed from that vehicle. |
(9) Every application under paragraph (8) shall be accompanied by —| (a) | such information as the Registrar may require to ensure that the CNG system is properly removed from the vehicle and that the vehicle will continue to be safe for use on the roads after such removal has been carried out; | | (b) | payment to the Registrar of a conversion premium specified in paragraph (10) if a rebate under this rule had previously been given; and | | (c) | a processing fee of $42.51 (inclusive of GST). [S 696/2017 wef 20/12/2017] [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
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(10) For the purposes of paragraph (9), the conversion premium shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: | | is the rebate granted by the Registrar under rule 9B in respect of the vehicle; |
| | | | | (a) | in the case of a vehicle which is not a taxi, 120 months less the period (in months) for which the vehicle has been registered as a petrol-CNG vehicle or CNG vehicle at the time of its conversion to a petrol vehicle or diesel vehicle under this rule; or |
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| (11) The Minister may, in his discretion, waive in whole or in part any conversion premium payable under paragraph (9)(b) if he is satisfied that the removal of the CNG system was necessitated by a defect which may compromise or had compromised the safe use of the vehicle. |
| (12) The Registrar may, in his discretion, waive in whole or in part the processing fee referred to in paragraph (9)(c). |
| (13) The Registrar may, when approving an application in paragraph (8), subject the approval to such conditions as he may think fit to impose. |
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| Carbon emissions rebate for new or secondhand car or taxi registered on or after 1st January 2013 |
9C.—(1) Subject to rule 8 —| (a) | where a new or a secondhand vehicle is to be first registered in Singapore on or after 1 January 2013 but before 1 January 2018 as a motor car (other than a taxi) and has a carbon emission level below the minimum limit of the neutral carbon emission band for the vehicle; or [S 359/2015 wef 01/07/2015] [S 777/2017 wef 01/01/2018] | | (b) | where a new vehicle is to be registered in Singapore on or after 1 January 2013 but before 1 January 2018 as a taxi and has a carbon emission level below the minimum limit of the neutral carbon emission band for the vehicle, [S 359/2015 wef 01/07/2015] [S 777/2017 wef 01/01/2018] |
| the registered owner of the vehicle may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) in respect of the vehicle to be first registered. |
| (2) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) shall be as specified in Part IIB or IIC of the First Schedule, as the case may be. |
| (3) In the case of a secondhand vehicle, any rebate granted under paragraph (1) shall not be used to offset the sum of $10,000 payable under rule 7(1A) at the time of its first registration in Singapore. |
| (4) In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit. |
(5) The Registrar shall not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —| (a) | that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar; or | | (b) | where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer but has been modified or retrofitted to operate on multiple power sources, either separately or simultaneously, that the vehicle is safe for use on the roads and satisfies such exhaust emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar. |
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| (6) Where the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) is less than $5,000 after the rebate under paragraph (2) is granted, the minimum amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) shall be $5,000. |
| (7) Where the amount of rebate allowable under paragraph (2) exceeds the fee payable under rule 7, the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited. |
| (8) No rebate under this rule shall be given to a new or a secondhand vehicle which uses diesel as one of its sources of power and does not comply with the Euro V standard or the JPN 2009 standard. |
(9) In this rule, the neutral carbon emission band —| (a) | for a new or second hand vehicle first registered in Singapore as a motor car (other than a taxi) during the period from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive), is the range of carbon emissions starting with 161 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre and ending with 210 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre; | | (b) | for a new or second hand vehicle first registered in Singapore as a motor car (other than a taxi) during the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2017 (both dates inclusive), is the range of carbon emissions starting with 136 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre and ending with 185 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre; [S 335/2017 wef 30/06/2017] | | (c) | for a new vehicle first registered in Singapore as a taxi during the period from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive), is the range of carbon emissions starting with 161 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre and ending with 210 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre; and | | (d) | for a new vehicle first registered in Singapore as a taxi during the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2017 (both dates inclusive), is the range of carbon emissions starting with 136 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre and ending with 185 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre. [S 359/2015 wef 01/07/2015] [S 335/2017 wef 30/06/2017] |
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| Vehicular emissions rebate for new or secondhand car or taxi registered between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2024 |
10.—(1) Subject to rule 8 —| (a) | where —| (i) | a new or secondhand vehicle is to be first registered in Singapore between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) as a motor car (other than a taxi); or [S 1092/2020 wef 30/12/2020] [S 1041/2022 wef 01/01/2023] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] | | (ii) | a new vehicle is to be registered in Singapore between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) as a taxi; and [S 1092/2020 wef 30/12/2020] [S 1041/2022 wef 01/01/2023] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
| | (b) | each prescribed vehicular emission from the vehicle has a vehicular emission level that is in Band A1 or Band A2 for that emission, |
| then the registered owner of the vehicle may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) in respect of the vehicle. |
(2) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) is as follows:| (a) | where the emission level of any of the prescribed vehicular emissions from the vehicle falls within Band A2 for that emission —| (i) | for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 (both dates inclusive) — $10,000; | | (ii) | for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 (both dates inclusive) — $15,000; | | (iii) | for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) — $5,000; | | (iv) | for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 (both dates inclusive) — $15,000; | | (v) | for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 (both dates inclusive) — $22,500; and | | (vi) | for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) — $7,500; [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
| | (b) | where none of the emission levels of any of the prescribed vehicular emissions from the vehicle fall within Band A2 for that emission —| (i) | for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 (both dates inclusive) — $20,000; | | (ii) | for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) — $25,000; [S 1041/2022 wef 01/01/2023] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] | | (iii) | for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 (both dates inclusive) — $30,000; and | | (iv) | for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) — $37,500. [S 1092/2020 wef 30/12/2020] [S 1041/2022 wef 01/01/2023] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
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| (3) In the case of a secondhand vehicle, any rebate granted under paragraph (2) must not be used to offset the sum of $10,000 payable under rule 7(1A) at the time of its first registration in Singapore. |
| (3A) The emission level for each prescribed vehicular emission must be determined in accordance with rule 4 or 5 (as applicable) of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 776/2017). [S 879/2018 wef 01/01/2019] |
| (4) In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit. |
(5) The Registrar must not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —| (a) | that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar; or | | (b) | where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer but has been modified or retrofitted to operate on multiple power sources, either separately or simultaneously, that the vehicle is safe for use on the roads and satisfies such exhaust emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar. |
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| (6) Where the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) is less than $5,000 after the rebate under paragraph (2) is granted, the minimum amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) is $5,000. |
| (7) Any excess amount of rebate allowable under paragraph (2) that reduces the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) to less than $5,000, is forfeited. [S 1013/2020 wef 20/12/2020] |
(7A) Paragraphs (6) and (7) do not apply to —| (a) | a new or secondhand electric vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive); or [S 1041/2022 wef 01/01/2023] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] | | (b) | a new electric vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive). [S 955/2021 wef 19/12/2021] [S 1041/2022 wef 01/01/2023] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
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| (7B) In the case of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (7A), where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (2) exceeds the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a), the excess amount of the rebate is forfeited. [S 955/2021 wef 19/12/2021] |
(8) In this rule —| “Band A1”, in relation to any prescribed vehicular emission, means the range of emission levels that is specified under Band A1 for such emission in Part III of the First Schedule; |
| “Band A2”, in relation to any prescribed vehicular emission, means the range of emission levels that is specified under Band A2 for such emission in Part III of the First Schedule; |
| “emission level”, in relation to any prescribed vehicular emission, means the quantity of that prescribed vehicular emission expressed in the unit of measurement specified in Part III of the First Schedule for that prescribed vehicular emission; |
| “prescribed vehicular emission” means any prescribed vehicular emission described as such in Part III of the First Schedule. [S 777/2017 wef 01/01/2018] [S 1092/2020 wef 30/12/2020] [S 1041/2022 wef 01/01/2023] [S 932/2023 wef 01/01/2024] |
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| 11. [Deleted by S 125/2006] |
| 12. The Registrar shall maintain a register of vehicles containing such particulars of all vehicles as he may think fit. |
| Change of registration particulars to be notified |
12A.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the registered owner of a vehicle shall immediately inform the Registrar in writing of any circumstance or event which affects the accuracy of any entry in the register of vehicles kept by the Registrar under rule 12.| (2) The registered owner of a vehicle shall, whenever required by the Registrar to do so, immediately furnish to the Registrar all such information as he may require for the purpose of verifying the entries relating to that vehicle in the register of vehicles. |
| (3) Where the registered owner of a vehicle who has changed his residential address immediately makes a report of the change under section 8 of the National Registration Act (Cap. 201), he shall be deemed to have informed the Registrar of the change of his residential address in compliance with paragraph (1). |
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| 12B.—(1) Where the registered owner of a vehicle makes or intends to make a minor modification to the vehicle which results or would result in a deviation from the particulars of the vehicle entered in the register, he shall notify the Registrar by furnishing the Registrar with particulars of the modification or proposed modification, together with a fee of $29.43 (inclusive of GST). [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] | (2) Subject to paragraph (3), where the registered owner of a vehicle intends to make a major modification to the vehicle which would result in a deviation from the particulars of the vehicle entered in the register, he shall, before making the modification, apply to the Registrar for approval of the proposed modification. |
| (3) The application referred to in paragraph (2) shall be accompanied by a fee of $66. [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] [S 90/2024 wef 14/02/2024] |
| (4) Where the major modification consists solely of the installation or use of a pre-approved vehicle accessory, the registered owner of the vehicle who makes or intends to make the major modification shall, instead of applying to the Registrar for approval of the proposed modification, notify the Registrar by furnishing the Registrar with particulars of the modification or proposed modification, together with a fee of $29.43 (inclusive of GST). [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (5) The manufacturer or authorised dealer of any vehicle accessory may apply to the Registrar for approval of that vehicle accessory as a pre-approved vehicle accessory to be installed in or used for any particular motor vehicle, model of motor vehicle or batch of motor vehicles. |
(6) An application under paragraph (5) shall be accompanied by —| (a) | such information and documents as the Registrar may require in respect of that vehicle accessory; and | | (b) | a non-refundable fee of $250. [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] [S 90/2024 wef 14/02/2024] |
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| (7) Where the fee referred to in paragraph (1), (3), (4) or (6) is paid by cheque or electronic fund transfer and such payment transaction is unsuccessful for any reason, an additional fee of $21.80 (inclusive of GST) shall be payable for each unsuccessful payment transaction. [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (7A) The fees referred to in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (6) and (7) shall be payable to the Authority. |
| (8) The Registrar may waive the fee referred to in paragraph (1), (3), (4), (6) or (7). |
(9) In this rule —| “exhaust system” has the same meaning as in rule 106 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules (R 9); |
“major modification” means any modification which — | (a) | involves any modification or alteration of the exhaust system of a vehicle; | | (b) | would result in a vehicle of a description set out in the Second Schedule becoming a vehicle of another description set out in that Schedule; or | | (c) | may affect the safe operation of the vehicle; |
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“minor modification” means any modification which — | (a) | does not involve any modification or alteration of the exhaust system of a vehicle; | | (b) | would not result in a change in the description of the vehicle as set out in the Second Schedule; and | | (c) | would not affect the safe operation of a vehicle; |
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| “pre-approved vehicle accessory” means any vehicle accessory which has been approved by the Registrar pursuant to an application under paragraph (5); |
| “register” means the register of vehicles maintained by the Registrar under rule 12; |
| “vehicle accessory” means any aftermarket system, component, part, add-on, equipment, appliance or accessory for the performance enhancement, repair or maintenance of a motor vehicle. |
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| 13.—(1) The Registrar may, upon an application by any person, provide a copy of or an extract of the entry in the register relating to any vehicle, subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose and the payment of the fees under this rule. [S 696/2017 wef 20/12/2017] | (2) The fee payable for a copy of or an extract of the entry in the register relating to any one vehicle shall be $18.53 (inclusive of GST). [S 696/2017 wef 20/12/2017] [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (3) Where the copy or extract referred to in paragraph (2) is required to be certified as a true copy of the entry by the Registrar, a further fee of $5.45 (inclusive of GST) shall be payable. [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (4) Where any search of the register relating to any one vehicle is necessary, the Registrar may require the payment of a further fee not exceeding $29.43 (inclusive of GST). [S 696/2017 wef 20/12/2017] [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (5) The fee payable for a copy of or an extract of the entry in the register shall be at the rate of $2.18 (inclusive of GST) for every 100 words or part thereof and, if the copy or extract is required to be certified as a true copy of the entry, a further fee of $5.45 (inclusive of GST) shall be payable for the certificate. [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
| (6) The Registrar may, in his discretion, refuse to provide any particulars in relation to an entry in the register relating to any vehicle to any person making an application under paragraph (1). |
| (7) The Registrar may waive in whole or in part any fee payable under this rule. |
| (8) Where payment of the applicable fee mentioned in paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (5) is tendered in a form other than cash and the payment is subsequently dishonoured or otherwise not effected, an additional fee for processing the dishonoured payment of $42.51 (inclusive of GST) is payable. [S 696/2017 wef 20/12/2017] [S 970/2022 wef 19/12/2022] [S 12/2024 wef 01/01/2024] |
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