Singapore legislation

Regulation 9AA

of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules

Regulation 9AA

Rebate for electric vehicle and petrol-electric vehicle

Amended byS 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014

Subregulation 1

Any person who desires to register as a new vehicle or a secondhand vehicle, an electric vehicle or a petrol-electric vehicle that is —

(a)

a light goods vehicle;

(b)

a heavy goods vehicle;

(c)

a goods-cum-passengers vehicle;

(d)

a bus; or

(e)

a motor cycle or a scooter,may apply to the Registrar for a rebate, in respect of the vehicle at the time of its first registration, on the fees payable under rule 7.

Subregulation 2

In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Subregulation 2A

The Registrar shall not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —

(a)

that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar to use electricity exclusively, or to use either or both electricity and petrol, as its sources of power; or

(b)

where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer to use petrol exclusively as its source of power but has been modified or retrofitted to operate on multiple power sources, either separately or simultaneously, that the vehicle is safe for use on the roads and satisfies such emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014S 678/2014 wef 03/10/2014

Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) shall be as follows: (a)if the vehicle is —

(i)

a light goods vehicle;

(ii)

a heavy goods vehicle;

(iii)

a goods-cum-passengers vehicle; or

(iv)

a bus,and is first registered on any date between 1st January 2008 and 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive) — an amount equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3);

(b)

if the vehicle is —

(i)

a secondhand light goods vehicle;

(ii)

a secondhand heavy goods vehicle;

(iii)

a secondhand goods-cum-passengers vehicle; or

(iv)

a secondhand bus,and is first registered in Singapore on any date between 1st July 2010 and 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive) — an amount equal to 5% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3);

(c)

if the vehicle is —

(i)

an electric motor cycle or an electric scooter and is first registered on any date between 13th April 2009 and 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive); or

(ii)

a secondhand electric motor cycle or a secondhand electric scooter and is first registered on any date between 1st July 2010 and 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive),an amount equal to 10% of the value of the vehicle at the date of its first registration as determined by the Registrar under rule 7(3).

Subregulation 4

Where the amount of the rebate allowable under paragraph (3) exceeds the sum of the fees payable under rule 7, the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited.