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Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Hire-Purchase (Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2013

Regulation 5

Conditional sale agreement for motor vehicle

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraph (3), the minimum amount of the deposit to be paid by the buyer under a conditional sale agreement for a motor vehicle is —

(a)

30% of the purchase price of the motor vehicle if the applicable value of the motor vehicle does not exceed $20,000; or

(b)

40% of the purchase price of the motor vehicle if the applicable value of the motor vehicle exceeds $20,000.

Subregulation 2

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the tenure of a conditional sale agreement for a motor vehicle must not exceed 7 years.

Subregulation 3

Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to a conditional sale agreement for a used vehicle if the relevant agreement is made between 6 April 2013 and 4 June 2013 (both dates inclusive).

Subregulation 4

In paragraph (2), the reference to 7 years is replaced with a reference to 7 years and the period of extension of the tenure of the conditional sale agreement in sub‑paragraph (d), if —

(a)

the conditional sale agreement was made by the buyer and the owner of the motor vehicle on or before 5 May 2020;

(b)

the buyer requests the owner for an extension of the tenure of the conditional sale agreement; (c)the request is made between 18 February 2020 and the expiry date (both dates inclusive); and

(d)

the owner grants an extension of the tenure of the conditional sale agreement for a period not exceeding 12 months.

Subregulation 5

In this regulation, “expiry date” has the meaning given by regulation 4(5).