| Road Traffic Act |
| Road Traffic (Carbon Emissions Tax) Rules 2012 |
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| Citation and commencement |
| 1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Carbon Emissions Tax) Rules 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2013. |
| Definitions |
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
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| Measurement of carbon emission of vehicle |
| 3. The carbon emission of a vehicle shall be measured or calculated in grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre driven. |
| Method of determining carbon emission level |
| Neutral carbon emission band |
5. The neutral carbon emission band —
[S 358/2015 wef 01/07/2015] |
| Carbon emissions tax |
| 6.—(1) Where a new or a secondhand vehicle is to be first registered in Singapore on or after 1st July 2013 as a motor car (other than a taxi) and the new or secondhand vehicle has a carbon emission level exceeding the maximum limit of the neutral carbon emission band for the vehicle, a carbon emission tax as specified in Part 1 of the Schedule shall be payable in addition to the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5). [S 798/2013 wef 01/01/2014] [S 358/2015 wef 01/07/2015]
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Singapore. |
| [RTA/RY/MR/RT/Carbon Emission Tax Rules 2012; AG/LLRD/SL/276/2010/64 Vol. 1] |
| (To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act). |