Clause 45

by deleting subsection (6) of section 3; and

by inserting, immediately after section 3, the following section:“Presumption as to using motor vehicle3A.—

For the purposes of this Act, it is presumed, until the contrary is proved, that a person uses a motor vehicle on a road in Singapore if it is proved —

for a vehicle registered under the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276), that the person is, at the material time, recorded as the owner of that vehicle in a register of vehicles;

for a vehicle the registration of which under the Road Traffic Act is cancelled under section 27(1) of that Act or has lapsed, that the person is last recorded as the owner of that vehicle in a register of vehicles; or

for a vehicle that is not registered under the Road Traffic Act and is not a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (b), that the person has a legal right to possession of the vehicle (including any person who has the use of the vehicle under a lease or hire‑purchase agreement, but not the lessor while the vehicle is being leased under any such agreement).(2) In subsection (1), “register of vehicles” means the register required by rules made under section 34 of the Road Traffic Act to be maintained by the Authority for the purposes of section 10 of that Act.”.