Application for vehicle entry permit at relevant checkpoint by person without vehicle entry card
19.—(1) Any person who brings a vehicle into Singapore by way of a relevant checkpoint and who does not have with him a valid vehicle entry card in relation to that vehicle shall, upon arriving at the relevant checkpoint and upon demand by an authorised officer —
(a)
produce for the inspection of the authorised officer —
(i)
any licence or permit for the use of the vehicle issued by the authority of the country under the laws of which the vehicle was registered; and
(ii)
such other documentation as the authorised officer may reasonably require; and
(b)
provide such information as the authorised officer may reasonably require.
(2) If the authorised officer is satisfied that the person or persons in or on the vehicle are only making a temporary stay in Singapore, the authorised officer may, upon payment by the driver of the vehicle of a fee of $10 for a vehicle entry card, grant a vehicle entry permit in respect of that vehicle for such period as the Registrar may determine.
(3) Upon the grant of the vehicle entry permit, the authorised officer shall —
(a)
cause to be recorded on a vehicle entry card in an electronic form —
(i)
the registration number of the vehicle;
(ii)
the type of vehicle to which it belongs;
(iii)
the date, time and place of arrival of the vehicle;
(iv)
the period of validity and other conditions of the vehicle entry permit; and
(v)
such other information as the Registrar may determine; and
(b)
issue the vehicle entry card to the driver of the vehicle together with a print-out or other documentary proof of the information that has been electronically recorded on the card.
(4) The Registrar shall keep a record of the information that has been electronically recorded on the vehicle entry card.