Issue of international circulation permit
9.—(1)  Upon receipt by the Registration Authority of an application duly made in accordance with rule 5 for an international circulation permit, the Registration Authority may, if the Authority is satisfied that the owner is making only a temporary stay in Singapore and that the motor vehicle in respect of which the application is made has been brought by the owner into Singapore from a country abroad which is a party to the 1949 Convention —
(a)issue to the owner an international circulation permit;
(b)enter therein —
(i)the index mark and registration number of the motor vehicle;
(ii)the date of expiry of the international circulation permit; and
(iii)a stamp or other sufficient mark indicating the Authority by whom the permit is issued and the date of issue;
(c)prepare and issue to the owner the registration certificate with the appropriate particulars entered therein; and
(d)retain the application and (unless the Registration Authority be the Registrar) advise the Registrar of the issue of such permit.
(2)  No international circulation permit shall be issued by the Registration Authority unless there has been produced to the Authority in respect of the motor vehicle a certificate of insurance, certificate of security or certificate of foreign insurance which complies with the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189) and which is valid for the period of the permit for which application has been made.