Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 14
Index mark
Subregulation 1
The index mark indicating that a motor vehicle has been registered in Singapore shall be as set out in the Third Schedule.
Subregulation 2
The Registrar may, under special circumstances, assign an index mark to a vehicle or type of vehicle not in accordance with the Third Schedule.
Subregulation 3
The index mark and the registration number shall be suffixed with a letter of the alphabet which will serve as the official reference.
Subregulation 4
Except where the Registrar otherwise permits, paragraph (3) shall apply to —
every motor vehicle registered on or after 8th February 1972; and
every motor vehicle registered before 8th February 1972 —
on which an index mark and a registration number allotted under rule 16 have been used in accordance with rule 16(8)(b);
on which an index mark and a registration number assigned under rule 16A(1) have been used; or
the assignment of an identification mark to which has been approved by the Registrar under rule 22(3) in the circumstances referred to in rule 22(3)(b) or (d).
Subregulation 5
The Registrar may, in his discretion —
decline to assign any index mark set out in the Third Schedule; and
assign the index marks for any type of vehicles in a sequence other than that set out in the Third Schedule.