PART IVB
IDENTIFICATION MARKS FOR FOREIGN VEHICLES
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Application of this Part
22J.  This Part applies to all foreign vehicles brought into Singapore.
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Identification mark of foreign vehicle
22K.—(1)  The identification mark of a foreign vehicle is —
(a)in the case of a motor vehicle in respect of which an international circulation permit is issued —
(i)the identification mark for international circulation allotted in respect of the motor vehicle in the country of origin; or
(ii)the identification mark as determined by the Registrar, if the country of origin has not allotted an identification mark; or
(b)in the case of any other motor vehicle, the index mark and registration number assigned to the motor vehicle in the country of origin.
(2)  In this rule, “country of origin”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the country under which laws the motor vehicle is registered.
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Requirements relating to identification mark of foreign vehicle
22L.—(1)  Any person who keeps or uses in Singapore a foreign vehicle must ensure that rules 17(1)(b), 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) are complied with in relation to the identification mark carried and exhibited by the vehicle.
(2)  Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
(3)  A person who keeps or uses in Singapore a foreign vehicle carrying or exhibiting an identification mark that —
(a)is covered or obscured; or
(b)is not easily distinguishable, whether by night or by day,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(4)  In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (3), it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused had taken all steps reasonably practicable to prevent the identification mark from being covered or obscured, or becoming or remaining not easily distinguishable.
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