Singapore legislation
Regulation 61
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 61
Use of vehicle under general licence by person other than holder of licence
Subregulation 1
A general licence shall not be used by any person other than the holder of the licence.
Subregulation 2
A holder of a general licence shall not allow or suffer the licence or the plates supplied in connection with the general licence to be used by any other person.
Subregulation 3
This rule does not prohibit the use of a vehicle, upon which a general licence and the plates supplied in connection with the licence are used, by a person other than the holder of the licence if —
the holder of the licence, or a person bona fide employed by him and acting under his authority, is present and in charge of the vehicle;
the vehicle is constructed for use by one person only and is being used by a prospective purchaser for the purpose of any test or trial;
the vehicle is a vehicle which is not registered in Singapore or any other country and is being used, with the approval of the Registrar, by a person acting under the authority of the holder of the licence for the purpose of conveying the vehicle —
from such authorised landing place or authorised point of entry as may be approved by the Registrar directly to the place where the holder of the licence conducts his business as a manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in vehicles or such other place as the Registrar may allow, for the vehicle to be modified or improved, kept for sale, serviced or repaired, as the case may be;
from the place where the holder of the licence conducts his business as a manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in vehicles directly to such other place as the Registrar may allow for the vehicle to be modified or improved, serviced or repaired, as the case may be, and directly back to the place of business, if applicable; or
from the place where the holder of the licence conducts his business as a manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in vehicles or from such other place as the Registrar had approved under sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) directly to such authorised departing place or authorised point of departure as may be approved by the Registrar, for the vehicle to be brought out of Singapore after it has been modified or improved, kept for sale, serviced or repaired, as the case may be; or
the vehicle is an off-peak car and is being used, with the approval of the Registrar, by a person acting under the authority of the holder of the licence for the purpose of conveying the vehicle to a place as the Registrar may approve for the sealing of the vehicle’s identification mark or for the breaking or removal of the identification mark.
Subregulation 4
The holder of a general licence who wishes to use the general licence for any purpose specified in paragraph (3)(c) or (d) shall apply to the Registrar for approval in such form or manner as the Registrar may require.
Subregulation 5
The Registrar may, before granting any approval for the purposes of paragraph (4), require the holder of the licence to furnish such information or documents as the Registrar deems necessary.
Subregulation 6
In this rule and rule 62 “authorised departing place”, “authorised landing place”, “authorised point of departure” and “authorised point of entry” have the same meanings as in section 2 of the Immigration Act (Cap. 133).