68. Amendment of section 25

In the RTA, in section 25 —

in subsection (2)(m)(ii), delete “and” at the end;

in subsection (2), after paragraph (m), insert —“(ma)empower the Registrar and any officer authorised by him or her to prohibit the entry by driving into Singapore of any vehicle —

if the vehicle is not registered under this Act and a permit mentioned in paragraph (a) has not been issued in respect of the vehicle;

if the vehicle is not registered under this Act and the person who intends to bring the vehicle into Singapore is exempt from having to obtain a permit mentioned in paragraph (a), either —

the vehicle is not registered, or is reasonably suspected of not being registered, under any law of a foreign country; or

the vehicle was first registered, or is reasonably suspected of having been first registered, under a law of a foreign country before a prescribed date; or

if a permit mentioned in paragraph (a) has been issued in respect of the vehicle — the permit has been cancelled; and”;

after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) To avoid doubt —

rules made under subsection (2)(a) may provide for the refusal to issue a permit in respect of a foreign vehicle on any prescribed ground including, but not limited to —

that the foreign vehicle is not registered, or is reasonably suspected of not being registered, under any law of a foreign country; and

that the foreign vehicle was first registered, or is reasonably suspected of having been first registered, under a law of a foreign country before a prescribed date;

rules made under subsection (2)(f) may provide for the cancellation of a permit that was issued before the date of commencement of those rules, in respect of any foreign vehicle not registered under this Act on any prescribed ground including, but not limited to —

that the foreign vehicle is not registered, or is reasonably suspected of not being registered, under any law of a foreign country; and

that the foreign vehicle was first registered, or is reasonably suspected of having been first registered, under a law of a foreign country before a prescribed date,even if that prescribed ground was already present at the time the permit was issued in respect of that foreign vehicle; and

different rules may be made under subsection (2)(a), (f) and (ma) for foreign vehicles of different classes, categories or descriptions.”; and

after subsection (5), insert —“(6) In subsections (2) and (2A), “foreign country” means a country other than Singapore.”.