Singapore legislation
Regulation 33F
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 33F
Re-registration on or after 25th January 2010 of off-peak cars as private motor cars or business service passenger vehicles
Subregulation 1
As from 25th January 2010, the registered owner of an off-peak car may apply to the Registrar for the vehicle to be re‑registered as a private motor car or business service passenger vehicle under this rule.
Subregulation 2
An application under paragraph (1) shall be made in such form and manner as the Registrar may require, and shall be accompanied by a fee of $100.
Subregulation 3
The Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit when granting an application made under paragraph (1).
Subregulation 4
Where, on or after 25th January 2010, a motor car which has been registered as an off-peak car under rule 32 is re-registered as a private motor car or business service passenger vehicle under this rule, the registered owner of the vehicle shall pay to the Registrar the conversion premium specified in paragraph (5).
Subregulation 5
The conversion premium referred to in paragraph (4) shall —
in the case of an off-peak car in respect of which a category (f) certificate of entitlement has been issued, be the conversion charge computed according to the formula set out in rule 22(1)(b) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules (R 31); or
in the case of any other type of off-peak car registered on or after 1st October 1994, be determined in accordance with the following formula:where Ais the sum of the rebate on customs duties granted in respect of that motor car under section 16 of the Customs Act (Cap. 70), the rebate on the quota premium granted under rule 14(2) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Quota System) Rules and the rebate on the additional registration fee granted under rule 9(3) or (4) of these Rules, as the case may be, in respect of the motor car at the time it was registered as an off-peak car;Bis 120 months less the period (in months) for which the motor car has been registered in Singapore at the time of its re-registration as a private motor car or business service passenger vehicle under this rule; andCis 120 months.
Subregulation 6
The Registrar may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose, waive, in whole or in part, the fee of $100 payable under paragraph (2).