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No. S 125
Road Traffic Act
Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport hereby makes the following Rules:
1. These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006 and shall come into operation on 27th February 2006.
2. Rule 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “PU-registered vehicle”, the following definition:
“ “register of vehicles” means the register maintained under rule 12;”.
3. Rule 3 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraphs (4), (5) and (6).
4. Rule 8 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “taxi” in paragraph (7)(c)(ii) and substituting the words “replacement taxi”;
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the words “or scrap or export it” in paragraph (15) (iv), the words “, or take it permanently off the roads in a manner approved by the Registrar”;
(c)
by inserting, immediately after the word “lost” in paragraph (15A)(a), the words “on or after that date”;
(d)
by inserting, immediately after the words “or scrap or export it” in paragraph (15A) (iii), the words “, or take it permanently off the roads in a manner approved by the Registrar”;
(e)
by inserting, immediately after the words “scrapped or exported” in paragraph (15B)(a)(i), the words “, or taken permanently off the roads in a manner approved by the Registrar,”;
(f)
by inserting, immediately after the words “scrapped or exported” in paragraph (15B)(a)(ii), the words “, or taken permanently off the roads in a manner approved by the Registrar,”; and
(g)
by deleting paragraph (17).
5. Rule 9B (3) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “registration book or registration card issued under rule 10 (1) (b)” in sub-paragraph (a) and substituting the words “register of vehicles in respect of that vehicle”.
7. Rule 12 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the word “motor” wherever it appears (including the rule heading).
8. Rule 12A of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “motor” wherever it appears in paragraphs (1) and (3); and
(b)
by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:
9. Rule 12B (5) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the word “motor” in the definition of “register”.
10. Rule 14 (2) of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “vehicle”, the words “or type of vehicle”.
11. Rule 25 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “the registration book or registration card of the vehicle together with” in paragraph (1)(a); and
12. Rule 29 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “upon surrender of the registration book or registration card and” in paragraph (1);
(b)
(c)
by deleting paragraph (3); and
(d)
by deleting the words “and rule 31 (2)” in paragraph (5).
13. Rule 31 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting paragraph (2); and
(b)
by deleting the words “Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the” in paragraph (5) and substituting the word “The”.
14. Rule 34 of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:
34.
—(1) For the purposes of section 27 (1) (d) (ii) of the Act, the prescribed period is one month.
(2) When any vehicle has been destroyed or permanently removed from Singapore, or has ceased to be kept or used on any road in Singapore, the registered owner shall, within 7 days of the occurrence of such event or such longer period as the Registrar may permit —
(a)
notify the Registrar in writing of the event; and
(b)
show proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the vehicle has been destroyed or permanently removed from Singapore or has ceased to be kept or used on any road in Singapore.”.
15. Rule 34A of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3), the following paragraph:
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the words “approved designated area” wherever they appear in paragraphs (4) and (5), the words “or alternative area”;
(c)
by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (2),” in paragraphs (6) and (8), “(3A),”;
(d)
by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (2)” in paragraph (7), “, (3A)”;
(e)
by deleting the words “paragraph (7)” in paragraph (13) and substituting the words “paragraph (2B) or (7)”; and
(f)
by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (2),” in paragraph (14), “(2A), (3A),”.
16. Rule 37 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “motor vehicle which is 10 years old or more on or after 1st May 1990” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “vehicle which is more than 10 years old”;
(b)
by deleting paragraphs (2) and (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(2) Where a vehicle is on 1st May 1990 more than 10 years old, the additional fee for a licence for such vehicle shall be an amount equal to 50% of the base fee for the licence.
(3) Where a vehicle becomes more than 10 years old only after 1st May 1990, the additional fee for a licence for such vehicle shall be an amount equal to —
(a)
10% of the base fee for the licence if the licence is taken out for any period after the expiration of the last licence for the vehicle but before the vehicle exceeds 11 years old;
(b)
20% of the base fee for the licence if the licence is taken out for any period when the vehicle exceeds 11 years old but before it exceeds 12 years old;
(c)
30% of the base fee for the licence if the licence is taken out for any period when the vehicle exceeds 12 years old but before it exceeds 13 years old;
(d)
40% of the base fee for the licence if the licence is taken out for any period when the vehicle exceeds 13 years old but before it exceeds 14 years old; or
(e)
50% of the base fee for the licence if the licence is taken out for any period when the vehicle exceeds 14 years old.”;
(c)
by deleting the word “motor” in paragraph (5)(a); and
(d)
by deleting the words “(2) or” in paragraph (5)(b).
17. Rule 41 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “at the Land Transport Authority of Singapore” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “by the Authority or any authorised examiner referred to in section 90 of the Act”; and
(b)
by deleting the word “owner” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words “registered owner or any person in charge”.
18. Rule 41A of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “motor”;
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the words “under the control of the Registrar”, the words “or an authorised examiner referred to in section 90 of the Act”; and
(c)
by inserting, immediately after the words “for the purpose of”, the words “registering or”.
19. Rule 45C(1) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting sub-paragraph (c) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(c)
the passenger capacity of the vehicle as entered in the register of vehicles; and”.
20. Rule 48 of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:
48.
—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a licence shall at all times be attached to and carried on the vehicle in respect of which it is issued.
(2) A licence issued in respect of a vehicle which has not previously been licensed under these Rules shall be attached to and carried on the vehicle no later than 7 days (excluding any day which is a Sunday or public holiday) after the registration of the vehicle, or such longer period as the Registrar may permit.
(3) Where a licence issued in respect of a vehicle has expired, the new licence shall be attached to and carried on the vehicle no later than 7 days (excluding any day which is a Sunday or public holiday) after the expiry of the previous licence, or such longer period as the Registrar may permit.”.
21. Rule 51 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “motor” in paragraph (1);
(b)
by deleting the word “shall” in paragraph (2) and substituting the word “may”;
(c)
by deleting sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (4); and
22. Rule 53 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
(b)
by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (6)(a); and
(c)
by deleting the comma at the end of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (6) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:
“(c)
furnishes any false or misleading particular or document under paragraph (1) or (1A),”.
23. Rule 55 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “shall” in paragraphs (1) and (2) and substituting in each case the word “may”;
(b)
by deleting the words “the owner” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “the registered owner”;
(c)
(d)
by deleting paragraph (5) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(5) Paragraph (2) shall apply only to off-peak cars —
(a)
in respect of which certificates of entitlement have been issued under rule 3(1)(f) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31); or
(b)
which have been re-registered as off-peak cars before 1st September 1994.”.
25. Rule 56 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the word “date” in paragraph (3), the words “, the vehicle’s identification mark”;
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the word “date” in paragraph (4), the words “(in the form of year, month and day) and the vehicle’s identification mark”;
(c)
by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (5)(c); and
(d)
by deleting sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (5) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:
“(d)
the licence does not indicate the vehicle’s identification mark or the date in accordance with paragraph (4); or
(e)
the licence is displayed on a vehicle which carries a different identification mark from that indicated on the licence.”.
26. The principal Rules are amended by renumbering rule 58 as paragraph (1) of that rule, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
27. Rule 65 of the principal Rules is amended —
(a)
by deleting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(b)
deliver to the Registrar the licence or general licence together with plates supplied to him.”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (5), the following paragraph:
28. Rule 66 (1) of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “lost” in sub-paragraph (a), the words “, damaged or defaced”.
29. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 67, the following Part:
“PART XIV
AMENDMENT OR WITHDRAWAL of applications
68.
—(1) Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, the Registrar may —
(a)
upon being notified that any particular furnished in an application made under these Rules is incomplete or incorrect;
(b)
upon receipt of a request to withdraw an application made under these Rules; or
(c)
upon being notified that any particular previously furnished and entered in the register of vehicles is incomplete or incorrect,
make any correction or amendment to the application or register, or permit the withdrawal of the application, as the case may be.
(2) A fee of $20 is payable in respect of a correction or amendment made or withdrawal granted.
(3) The Registrar may, in his discretion, waive in whole or in part the fee.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 812/2004; S 813/2004; S 226/2005; S 248/2005; S 398/2005; S 540/2005; S 90/2006]
[LTA/RY/IE/L017.00; AG/LEG/SL/276/2005/3 Vol. 2]