Singapore legislation
Regulation 38
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 38
Licence for off-peak car and supplementary licence
Subregulation 1
Every licence for an off-peak car shall be subject to the restriction that the off-peak car shall not be driven on any road during the days and times specified in the Fifth Schedule unless there is in force a supplementary licence issued under Part IX for that vehicle.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraphs (4) and (4A), the fee payable for a licence for an off‑peak car shall be —
in the case of an off-peak car in respect of which a category (f) certificate of entitlement has been issued, 30% of the base licence fee, provided that the rebate of 70% granted does not exceed $1,500 but when the rebate granted exceeds $1,500, then the fee payable for the licence shall be the base licence fee minus $1,500;
in the case of a private motor car which has been re-registered as an off-peak car under rule 33 before 1st September 1994, 5% of the base licence fee, provided that the rebate of 95% granted does not exceed $1,500 but where the rebate granted exceeds $1,500, then the fee payable for the licence shall be the base licence fee minus $1,500;
in the case of any vehicle not falling within the description of sub-paragraph (a) or (b) and which —
before 25th January 2010 was registered as an off-peak car under rule 32 or re-registered as an off-peak car under rule 33; and
has not been re-registered as an off-peak car under rule 33E,the fee payable for the licence shall be the base licence fee minus $800 for 12 months; and
in the case of a vehicle which, on or after 25th January 2010, has been registered as an off‑peak car under rule 32 or re‑registered as an off‑peak car under rule 33E, the fee payable for the licence shall be the base licence fee minus $500 for 12 months.
Subregulation 3
Any reference in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) to $1,500 shall —
from 1st September 1995 to 31st August 1996, be read as a reference to $1,300;
from 1st September 1996 to 31st August 1997, be read as a reference to $1,100; and
from 1st September 1997 onwards, be read as a reference to $800.
Subregulation 4
Where the amount referred to in paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c) is less than $50, the minimum amount of the licence fee payable is —
in the case of an off-peak car using petroleum or using both petroleum and either natural gas or electricity as its source or sources of power and with a licence beginning on any date during the period from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2016 (both dates inclusive), $40; (aa)in the case of an off-peak car using petroleum or using both petroleum and either natural gas or electricity as its source or sources of power and with a licence beginning on any date during the period from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022 (both dates inclusive), $43; and
in any other case, $50.
Subregulation 4A
Where the amount referred to in paragraph (2)(d) is less than $70, the minimum amount of the licence fee payable is —
in the case of an off-peak car using petroleum or using both petroleum and either natural gas or electricity as its source or sources of power and with a licence beginning on any date during the period from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2016 (both dates inclusive), $56; (aa)in the case of an off-peak car using petroleum or using both petroleum and either natural gas or electricity as its source or sources of power and with a licence beginning on any date during the period from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022 (both dates inclusive), $60; and
in any other case, $70.
Subregulation 5
For the purposes of this rule, “base licence fee” means the fee payable under rule 36(4), at the time the licence is issued, for a licence for a private motor car of the same cylinder capacity as the off-peak car.