Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Table of Contents
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
Part II REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
3 Application for registration
3A Waiver of registration
3B Registration of motor vehicles on Pulau Ubin
3C Registration of light goods vehicles and small buses
3D Pre-registration approval of vehicle
3E Vehicle approval code
3F Registration of replacement vehicle
4 Vehicle to be produced for inspection
4A Vehicle testing for vehicles which cease to be tax exempt
5 Vehicles which are more than 3 years
6 Fee payable on registration
7 Additional registration fee
7A Interest for late payment of shortfall in additional registration fee
7B Payment of ARF shortfall, etc., by instalments
7C Waiver of interest payable
8 Rebate on additional registration fee
8A Circumstances when rebate payable in cash
9 Rebate for off-peak car
9A Rebate for electric car, petrol-electric car, new electric taxi and new petrol-electric taxi registered on or before 31 December 2012
9AA Rebate for electric vehicle and petrol-electric vehicle
9AB Rebate for new or secondhand electric car or new electric taxi registered between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024
9B Rebate for environmentally-friendly motor vehicle
9C Carbon emissions rebate for new or secondhand car or taxi registered on or after 1st January 2013
10 Vehicular emissions rebate for new or secondhand car or taxi registered between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2024
11 (Deleted)
12 Register of vehicles
12A Change of registration particulars to be notified
12B Modification of registered vehicles
13 Search fee
Part III INDEX AND IDENTIFICATION MARKS
14 Index mark
15 Application for cancellation of assigned index mark
16 Applications for particular index marks and registration numbers
16A Applications for Registrar to assign index marks and registration numbers for existing motor vehicles
17 Identification mark
18 Position of identification mark
19 Identification mark not to be obstructed
19A Tampering with identification mark display
20 Identification marks on trailers, etc.
21 Illumination of identification mark
22 Assignment of identification mark
23 (Deleted)
24 Tampering with seals
Part IV TRANSFER OF VEHICLES
25 Transfer of vehicle registration
26 Temporary transfer of vehicle to finance firm or company or insurer, etc.
27 Transfer of business service passenger vehicle
28 Heavy vehicle not to be transferred without vehicle parking certificate
29 Transfer on death of owner
30 Transfer fee
31 Sums payable upon transfer of vehicle registration
31A Sale or disposal of certain vehicles
Part V REGISTRATION AND RE-REGISTRATION OF OFF-PEAK AND ELECTRIC CARS, ETC.
32 Registration of off-peak cars
33 Re-registration before 25th January 2010 of private motor cars as off-peak cars and vice versa
33A (Deleted)
33B Re-registration of conventional cars as electric cars, petrol‑electric cars or diesel-electric cars
33C Re-registration of petrol-electric cars or diesel-electric cars as electric cars
33D Re-registration of business service passenger vehicles as private motor cars or tuition cars
33E Re-registration on or after 25th January 2010 of private motor cars, etc., as off-peak cars
33F Re-registration on or after 25th January 2010 of off-peak cars as private motor cars or business service passenger vehicles
33G Rebate for secondhand off-peak car registered on or after 1st July 2010
33H Re-registration of private hire cars as business service passenger vehicles or private motor cars and vice versa
34 Vehicle destroyed, exported or ceased to be kept or used
34A Keeping of de-registered vehicles in designated areas
34B Keeping of de-registered vehicles in approved private areas and compounds
34C Keeping of unregistered vehicles in approved private areas and compounds
34D Keeping of de-registered original vehicle prior to destruction or export
Part VI LICENCES
35 Application for licence
36 Period of motor vehicle licence
36A Licence fee for electric car
36B Licence fee for petrol-electric car and diesel-electric car
36C Licence fee for buses, goods vehicles and goods‑cum‑passengers vehicles which are CNG vehicles, petrol‑CNG vehicles, diesel‑CNG vehicles, electric vehicles, or petrol‑electric vehicles or diesel‑electric vehicles
36D Licence fee for electric motor cycles and electric scooters
36E Licence fee for CNG car, petrol-CNG car and diesel‑CNG car
37 Additional licence fee
38 Licence for off-peak car and supplementary licence
38A Licence for classic vehicle and supplementary licence
38B Licence for PU-registered vehicles
38C Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued before 25 June 2017 and valid on or after 1 August 2017
38D Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued on or after 25 June 2017 but before 23 June 2019 and valid on or after 1 August 2019
38E Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued before 1 January 2021 and valid on or after that date
38F Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued before 1 August 2021 and valid on or after that date
38G Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued before 1 January 2022 and valid on or after that date
39 Conditions for issue and renewal of licence
40 Individual may register motor car as business service passenger vehicle or private motor car
41 Motor vehicle unfit or unsuitable for service
41A Transfer of licence to replacement vehicle
Part VII WEIGHT, MARKINGS AND SEATING CAPACITY
42 Maximum laden weight
43 Maximum laden weight of motor vehicle
44 Maximum laden weight of trailer
45 Markings
45A Markings on plate
45B Marking of maximum speed
45C Markings on light goods vehicles and small buses
45D CNG identification marking
45E CNG system information marking
46 Prohibition
47 Determination of passenger capacity
Part VIII EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF TAXES OR FEES
48 Fees payable upon loss of exempt status
49 Additional registration fee payable upon loss of exempt status
50 Vehicular emissions tax payable upon loss of exempt status
51 (Deleted)
52 Claims to exemption
53 Non-user
54 Replacement engine or electric traction motors
Part IX SUPPLEMENTARY LICENCES
55 Issue of electronic supplementary licences for off-peak cars
55A Classic vehicle supplementary licences
55B Restricted vintage vehicle and revised use vintage vehicle supplementary licences
56 Validity and display of supplementary licences
Part X VISITOR’S PERMITS
57 Visitor’s permits
57A Visitor’s permit to be carried
57B Display of visitor’s permit
57C Illegible visitor’s permit not to be exhibited
Part XI GENERAL LICENCES
58 Application for general licence
59 General licence plates
60 Position of plates and licence
60A Approval to use general licence upon foreign vehicle
60B Furnishing of false or misleading information or documents
61 Use of vehicle under general licence by person other than holder of licence
62 Limitation of use
63 (Deleted)
64 Fees for general licence
Part XII SPECIAL PURPOSE LICENCES
64A Application for special purpose licence
64B Special purpose licences
Part XIII DUPLICATE LICENCE OR PERMIT, REFUNDS AND DISPOSAL OF DEPOSITS
64C Duplicate licence or permit
65 Refunds
66 Disposal of deposits
67 (Deleted)
Part XIV AMENDMENT OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATIONS
68 Amendment or withdrawal of applications
Part XV REGISTRATION AND RE-REGISTRATION OF CLASSIC VEHICLES, NORMAL VINTAGE VEHICLES, RESTRICTED VINTAGE VEHICLES AND REVISED USE VINTAGE VEHICLES
69 Registration or re-registration of motor vehicles as classic vehicles
70 Registration of motor vehicles as normal vintage vehicles or revised use vintage vehicles
71 Re-registration of normal vintage vehicles to allow for transfer
72 Re-registration of restricted vintage vehicles as normal vintage vehicles
73 Re-registration of normal vintage vehicles or restricted vintage vehicles as revised use vintage vehicles
74 Re-registration of revised use vintage vehicles as normal vintage vehicles