14. Index mark

(1)

The index mark indicating that a motor vehicle has been registered in Singapore shall be as set out in the Third Schedule.

(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.

(3)

The index mark and the registration number shall be suffixed with a letter of the alphabet which will serve as the official reference.

(4)

Except where the Registrar otherwise permits, paragraph (3) shall apply to —

(a)

every motor vehicle registered on or after 8th February 1972; and

(b)

every motor vehicle registered before 8th February 1972 —

(i)

on which an index mark and a registration number allotted under rule 16 have been used in accordance with rule 16(8)(b);

(ii)

on which an index mark and a registration number assigned under rule 16A(1) have been used; or

(iii)

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).

(5)

The Registrar may, in his discretion —

(a)

decline to assign any index mark set out in the Third Schedule; and

(b)

assign the index marks for any type of vehicles in a sequence other than that set out in the Third Schedule.

Subregulation 1