Singapore legislation
Regulation 9C
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules
Regulation 9C
Carbon emissions rebate for new or secondhand car or taxi registered on or after 1st January 2013
Subregulation 1
Subject to rule 8 —
where a new or a secondhand vehicle is to be first registered in Singapore on or after 1 January 2013 but before 1 January 2018 as a motor car (other than a taxi) and has a carbon emission level below the minimum limit of the neutral carbon emission band for the vehicle; or
where a new vehicle is to be registered in Singapore on or after 1 January 2013 but before 1 January 2018 as a taxi and has a carbon emission level below the minimum limit of the neutral carbon emission band for the vehicle,the registered owner of the vehicle may apply to the Registrar for a rebate on the fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) in respect of the vehicle to be first registered.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the amount of the rebate which the Registrar may grant upon an application under paragraph (1) shall be as specified in Part IIB or IIC of the First Schedule, as the case may be.
Subregulation 3
In the case of a secondhand vehicle, any rebate granted under paragraph (1) shall not be used to offset the sum of $10,000 payable under rule 7(1A) at the time of its first registration in Singapore.
Subregulation 4
In granting an application under paragraph (1), the Registrar may impose such conditions as he thinks fit.
Subregulation 5
The Registrar shall not grant an application under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied —
that the vehicle was originally constructed by a manufacturer approved by the Registrar; or
where the vehicle was originally constructed by its manufacturer 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 exhaust emission criteria that is acceptable to the Registrar.
Subregulation 6
Where the amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) is less than $5,000 after the rebate under paragraph (2) is granted, the minimum amount of fee payable under rule 7(1)(a) shall be $5,000.
Subregulation 7
Where the amount of rebate allowable under paragraph (2) exceeds the fee payable under rule 7, the excess amount of the rebate shall be forfeited.
Subregulation 8
No rebate under this rule shall be given to a new or a secondhand vehicle which uses diesel as one of its sources of power and does not comply with the Euro V standard or the JPN 2009 standard.
Subregulation 9
In this rule, the neutral carbon emission band —
for a new or second hand vehicle first registered in Singapore as a motor car (other than a taxi) during the period from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive), is the range of carbon emissions starting with 161 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre and ending with 210 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre;
for a new or second hand vehicle first registered in Singapore as a motor car (other than a taxi) during the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2017 (both dates inclusive), is the range of carbon emissions starting with 136 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre and ending with 185 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre;
for a new vehicle first registered in Singapore as a taxi during the period from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2015 (both dates inclusive), is the range of carbon emissions starting with 161 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre and ending with 210 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre; and
for a new vehicle first registered in Singapore as a taxi during the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2017 (both dates inclusive), is the range of carbon emissions starting with 136 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre and ending with 185 carbon dioxide grams per kilometre.