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.