Singapore legislation
Regulation 8A
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 8A
Circumstances when rebate payable in cash
Subregulation 1
Without limiting rule 8, a person to whom a rebate is granted on or after 1 September 2008 under that rule may, within the grace period, apply to the Registrar to be paid, in lieu of the rebate, a sum of cash equal to the amount of the rebate set out in any notice issued under rule 8(5) or (12) that the person holds.
Subregulation 2
Upon receipt of an application in accordance with paragraph (1), the Registrar may —
grant the application and pay the applicant the sum of cash equal to the amount of rebate which has been granted and set out in a notice under rule 8(5) or (12); or
refuse the application.
Subregulation 3
The Registrar must refuse an application under paragraph (1) by a holder of the benefit of a rebate granted under rule 8(4) in respect of a motor vehicle if the Registrar is not satisfied —
that the motor vehicle (with a chassis number and an engine number which is the same as the chassis number and engine number of the vehicle as recorded in the register of vehicles) has been destroyed, exported or otherwise removed permanently from all roads in Singapore; or
that, where the motor vehicle has a chassis number or an engine number which is different from the chassis number or engine number of the vehicle as recorded in the register of vehicles —
the holder of the benefit of the rebate did not, wilfully or negligently, cause the difference with the intention of dishonestly obtaining the rebate or is not wilfully furthering such an intention; and
the motor vehicle has been destroyed, exported or otherwise removed permanently from all roads in Singapore.
Subregulation 4
In relation to any application under paragraph (1) to be paid a sum of cash equal to the amount set out in a notice under rule 8(5) or (12) as the amount of the rebate which has been granted, “grace period” means a period of 12 months starting on the date of the notice, or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in relation to any particular application.
Subregulation 5
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this rule shall entitle any person to receive or apply to receive any sum of cash —
in the circumstances described in rule 8(9); or
in lieu of any rebate granted under rule 9, 9A, 9AA, 9B, 9C or 10.