Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 10
Vehicular emissions rebate for new or secondhand car or taxi registered between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2027
Subregulation 1
Subject to rule 8, the registered owner of a vehicle may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) in respect of the vehicle —
if —
the vehicle is —
a new or secondhand vehicle to be first registered in Singapore between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive) as a motor car (other than a taxi); or
a new vehicle to be first registered in Singapore between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive) as a taxi; and
each prescribed vehicular emission from the vehicle has a vehicular emission level that is in Band A1 or Band A2 for that emission; or
if —
the vehicle is —
a new or secondhand vehicle to be first registered in Singapore between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive) as a motor car (other than a taxi); or
a new vehicle to be first registered in Singapore between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive) as a taxi; and
each prescribed vehicular emission from the vehicle has a vehicular emission level that is in Band A for that emission.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) is as follows:
in the case of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), where the emission level of any of the prescribed vehicular emissions from the vehicle falls within Band A2 for that emission —
for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 (both dates inclusive) — $10,000;
for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 (both dates inclusive) — $15,000;
for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) — $5,000;
for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive) — $2,500;
for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 (both dates inclusive) — $15,000;
for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 (both dates inclusive) — $22,500;
for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 (both dates inclusive) — $7,500; and
for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive) — $3,750;
in the case of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), where none of the emission levels of any of the prescribed vehicular emissions from the vehicle fall within Band A2 for that emission —
for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 (both dates inclusive) — $20,000;
for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive) — $25,000;
for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 (both dates inclusive) — $30,000; and
for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive) — $37,500;
in the case of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) —
for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2026 (both dates inclusive) — $22,500;
for a vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2027 and 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive) — $20,000;
for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2026 (both dates inclusive) — $33,750; and
for a vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2027 and 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive) — $30,000.
Subregulation 3
In the case of a secondhand vehicle, any rebate granted under paragraph (2) must not be used to offset the sum of $10,000 payable under rule 7(1A) at the time of its first registration in Singapore.
Subregulation 3A
The emission level for each prescribed vehicular emission must be determined in accordance with rule 4 or 5 (as applicable) of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 776/2017).
Subregulation 4
In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit.
Subregulation 5
The Registrar must not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —
that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar; or
where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer but has been modified or retrofitted to operate on multiple power sources, either separately or simultaneously, that the vehicle is safe for use on the roads and satisfies such exhaust emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar.
Subregulation 6
Where the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) is less than $5,000 after the rebate under paragraph (2) is granted, the minimum amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) is $5,000.
Subregulation 7
Any excess amount of rebate allowable under paragraph (2) that reduces the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) to less than $5,000, is forfeited.
Subregulation 7A
Paragraphs (6) and (7) do not apply to —
a new or secondhand electric vehicle first registered as a motor car (other than a taxi) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive); or
a new electric vehicle first registered as a taxi between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2027 (both dates inclusive).
Subregulation 7B
In the case of a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (7A), where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (2) exceeds the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a), the excess amount of the rebate is forfeited.
Subregulation 8
In this rule —
Definition
“Band A”, in relation to any prescribed vehicular emission, means the range of emission levels that is specified under Band A for such emission in Part III of the First Schedule;
Definition
“Band A1”, in relation to any prescribed vehicular emission, means the range of emission levels that is specified under Band A1 for such emission in Part III of the First Schedule;
Definition
“Band A2”, in relation to any prescribed vehicular emission, means the range of emission levels that is specified under Band A2 for such emission in Part III of the First Schedule;
Definition
“emission level”, in relation to any prescribed vehicular emission, means the quantity of that prescribed vehicular emission expressed in the unit of measurement specified in Part III of the First Schedule for that prescribed vehicular emission;
Definition
“prescribed vehicular emission” means any prescribed vehicular emission described as such in Part III of the First Schedule.