Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276, Sections 25, 48 and 140)

R 7

G.N. No. S 354/1973

REVISED EDITION 2001

(31st January 2001)

[1st November 1973]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“abroad” means any place outside Singapore and Malaysia;

“ASEAN goods vehicle” means a goods vehicle exceeding 1,000 kg in weight unladen and in respect of which a licence or permit for its use issued under the law of an ASEAN member country is in force;

“ASEAN member country” means any of the following countries:

(a)	Brunei Darussalam;
(b)	Republic of Indonesia;
(c)	Lao People’s Democratic Republic;
(d)	Malaysia;
(e)	Union of Myanmar;
(f)	Republic of the Philippines;
(g)	Kingdom of Thailand;
(h)	Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
(i)	Kingdom of Cambodia;

“ASEAN public service vehicle” means a public service vehicle (other than a private hire car) in respect of which a licence or permit for its use issued under the law of an ASEAN member country is in force;

“card machine” means a machine designated by the Registrar for recording information in electronic form on a vehicle entry card and for deducting any toll, vehicle entry fee or road user charge from a vehicle entry card or other stored value card;

[S 421/2003 wef 01/09/2003]

“1949 Convention” means the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic concluded at Geneva on 19th September 1949;

“foreign vehicle” means a vehicle that —

(a)	is not registered under the Act; and
(b)	is brought into Singapore from any place outside Singapore;

[S 408/2017 wef 20/07/2017]

“international driving permit” means a driving permit in the form prescribed in the 1949 Convention issued by the competent authority in Singapore or the competent authority of a country which is a party to the Convention;

“Registration Authority” means the Automobile Association of Singapore or the Registrar;

“registration certificate” means a certificate or book issued under the law of a country which is a party to the 1949 Convention and containing the serial number or registration number, the name or trade mark of the maker of the motor vehicle, the date of first registration and the full name and permanent place of residence of the owner;

“relevant checkpoint” means the Immigration Checkpoint at Woodlands, the Immigration Checkpoint at Tuas or the Changi Ferry Terminal;

“road user charge” means any fee payable under rule 12 of the Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules (R 38);

[S 421/2003 wef 01/09/2003]

“stored value”, in relation to a vehicle entry card, means the amount of money standing to the credit of the card;

“stored value card” means a stored value card which, when used with a card machine in a way authorised by the Registrar, results in the appropriate amount of vehicle entry fee payable for a vehicle under these Rules being deducted from the stored value of the card;

“toll” means the toll payable for the use of the Johore Bahru-Woodlands Causeway or the Second Crossing under the Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules 2000 (G.N. No. S 138/2000);

“valid vehicle entry card” means a vehicle entry card the period of usage of which, as recorded in an electronic form on the card by the Authority, has not expired;

“vehicle entry card” means a stored value card issued under rule 18A, 19(3) or 22C(2), as the case may be;

[S 765/2018 wef 26/11/2018]

“vehicle entry permit”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means a permit granted to a person under rule 19, 20 or 20A to bring the motor vehicle into Singapore.

(2) A reference in these Rules to a vehicle entry card in relation to a motor vehicle is a reference to a vehicle entry card on which the registration number of the motor vehicle has been electronically recorded by an authorised officer.

(3) A reference in these Rules to a vehicle entry fee for a motor vehicle is a reference to the fee payable for the vehicle entry permit granted in respect of that motor vehicle.

Conditions for bringing foreign vehicles into Singapore

2A.—(1) Except as otherwise permitted in writing by the Registrar, no person shall bring a motor vehicle not registered under the Act into Singapore unless there is in force in respect of that motor vehicle —

(a)

in the case of a motor vehicle registered under the laws of Malaysia that is not an ASEAN goods vehicle or an ASEAN public service vehicle, a vehicle entry permit granted under Part IV; and

(b)

in the case of a motor vehicle registered under the laws of any other country that is not an ASEAN goods vehicle or an ASEAN public service vehicle, a vehicle entry permit granted under Part IV and either —

(i)	a visitor’s permit issued under Part X of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5); or [S 47/2017 wef 15/02/2017]
(ii)	an international circulation permit issued under Part III;

(c)

in the case of an ASEAN goods vehicle, an ASEAN GV permit granted under Part IVA; or

(d)

in the case of an ASEAN public service vehicle, an ASEAN PSV permit granted under Part IVA.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

[S 354/73; S 147/77; S 241/77; S 268/77; S 346/80; S 121/82; S 325/90; S 581/91; S 45/92; S 197/92; S 224/92; S 362/94; S 511/95; S 139/2000; S 513/2000]

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