Singapore legislation
Regulation 38D
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 38D
Rebate for applicable vehicles with licences issued on or after 25 June 2017 but before 23 June 2019 and valid on or after 1 August 2019
Subregulation 1
There is a rebate for every licence for an applicable vehicle that is —
issued by the Registrar on or after 25 June 2017 but before 23 June 2019; and
valid at any time during the period from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2022 (both dates inclusive).
Subregulation 2
The amount of the rebate is the difference between —
the fee paid for the licence for the applicable vehicle under rule 36(4AB), (4E) or (4F), 36C(2B), (6) or (7), 37(1) or 38B(3D), (3E), (3F) or (4) as in force immediately before 23 June 2019; and
the fee that would have been payable for the licence of the applicable vehicle had the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2019 been in force when the licence was issued.
Subregulation 3
The rebate calculated according to paragraph (2) in relation to a licence for an applicable vehicle may only be set off against the amounts in the Nineteenth Schedule in the order in which they are treated as accruing due (as specified in the Nineteenth Schedule), beginning with the earliest.
Subregulation 4
If, upon the de-registration of the applicable vehicle, the rebate is not extinguished under paragraph (3), then the Registrar must refund the unextinguished amount to the last registered owner of the applicable vehicle.
Subregulation 5
To avoid doubt, the rebate under this rule is in addition to any other rebates granted by the Registrar under these Rules.
Subregulation 6
In this rule, “applicable vehicle” means —
a vehicle that uses diesel, or both diesel and either natural gas or electricity, as its source or sources of power, and is —
a bus (other than an omnibus that is kept or used to provide bus services under a public bus services contract); or
a goods vehicle, prime mover or goods‑cum‑passengers vehicle;
a diesel-CNG vehicle or diesel-electric vehicle that is a bus (other than an omnibus that is kept or used to provide bus services under a public bus services contract), goods vehicle, prime mover or goods‑cum‑passengers vehicle; or
a PU-registered vehicle that —
is a bus, goods vehicle, prime mover or goods‑cum‑passengers vehicle; and
uses diesel, or both diesel and either natural gas or electricity, as its source or sources of power.