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No. S 387

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276)

Road Traffic (Rebate on Licence Fee for
Motor Vehicles) Rules 1998

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(4A) and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Communications hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Rebate on Licence Fee for Motor Vehicles) Rules 1998 and shall come into operation on 17th July 1998.

(2) These Rules shall not apply to any motor vehicle —

(a)	in respect of which a permit has been issued under section 25 of the Act;
(b)	which has been approved by the Registrar as a vintage vehicle pursuant to rule 5(2) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5); or
(c)	which is a trailer.

Definitions

2. In these Rules —

“licence”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means a vehicle licence issued under Part I of the Act;

“licence fee”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the fee of the appropriate amount as specified in the Second or Sixth Schedule to the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) that is payable for the issue or renewal of a licence for the motor vehicle;

“light goods vehicle”, “heavy goods vehicle” and “goods-cum-passengers vehicle” shall have the same meanings as in the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;

“relevant period” means the period from 1st September 1998 to 31st August 1999 (both dates inclusive).

Registrar may allow rebate on licence fee when issuing or renewing vehicle licence

3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) —

(a)	where an application is made for a licence for a motor vehicle which has not been previously registered under the Act and such licence is to commence on any date during the relevant period; or
(b)	where an application is made for the renewal of a licence which commences on any date during the relevant period,

the Registrar may, at the time of the issue or renewal of the licence, allow a rebate on the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence of the following amounts:

(i)	$100, in the case of a motorcycle;
(ii)	$33, in the case of an off-peak car;
(iii)	$200, in the case of a motor car;
(iv)	$200, in the case of a light goods vehicle;
(v)	$300, in the case of a heavy goods vehicle the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 16 metric tons;
(vi)	$400, in the case of a heavy goods vehicle the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 16 metric tons (including a prime mover);
(vii)	$200, in the case of a goods-cum-passengers vehicle the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tons;
(viii)	$300, in the case of a goods-cum-passengers vehicle the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.5 metric tons;
(ix)	$300, in the case of a bus constructed for the carriage of not more than 30 persons (exclusive of the driver); and
(x)	$400, in the case of a bus constructed for the carriage of more than 30 persons (exclusive of the driver).

(2) Where the Registrar has, under paragraph (1), allowed a rebate on the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence for any motor vehicle, no further rebate shall, during the relevant period, be allowed on the fee payable for any subsequent renewal of the licence for that motor vehicle.

(3) Where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (1) exceeds the amount of the licence fee payable for the issue or renewal of a licence for a motor vehicle, the excess amount shall, subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose, be available to be set off against the licence fee payable for any subsequent renewal of a licence for that motor vehicle, provided the licence commences during the relevant period.

(4) If the excess amount of any rebate allowable under paragraph (1) is not applied within the relevant period for the purpose of any set off as provided for under paragraph (3), the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited.

Made this 11th day of July 1998.

TEO MING KIAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Communications,
Singapore.

[MINCOM LT.271.6.01.0.12; AG/LEG/SL/276/97/9 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141 of the Road Traffic Act).