Application for vehicle entry permit at relevant checkpoint by person with vehicle entry card
20.—(1) Any person who brings a vehicle into Singapore by way of a relevant checkpoint and who has 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;
(b)
provide such information as the authorised officer may reasonably require; and
(c)
insert the vehicle entry card into a card machine.
(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 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 the vehicle entry card in an electronic form —
(i)
the date, time and place of arrival of the vehicle;
(ii)
the period of validity and other conditions of the vehicle entry permit; and
(iii)
such other information as the Registrar may determine; and
(b)
issue to the driver of the vehicle a print-out or other documentary proof of the information that has been electronically recorded on the vehicle entry card,
and the driver of the vehicle shall thereupon retrieve the vehicle entry card from the card machine.
(4) The Registrar shall keep a record of the information that has been electronically recorded on the vehicle entry card.