Singapore legislation
Regulation 24
Regulation 24
Renewal and restoration of certificates of entitlement
Subregulation 1
Any person who is registered as the owner of a motor vehicle (other than a classic vehicle, a normal vintage vehicle or a revised use vintage vehicle) may, for the purpose of ensuring the continued registration of the vehicle upon the expiration of the certificate of entitlement relating to the vehicle, apply to the Registrar to renew the certificate of entitlement.
Subregulation 2
The Registrar may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, renew a certificate of entitlement —
in respect of any vehicle not falling within the category of vehicles referred to in rule 3(1)(c), for a period of 5 or 10 years, commencing from the date of the renewal or such other date as the Registrar may specify in any particular case, except that where a certificate of entitlement is renewed for a period of 5 years, it shall not be further renewed on its expiry; or
in respect of any vehicle falling within the category of vehicles referred to in rule 3(1)(c), for a period of 5 or 10 years, commencing from the date of the renewal or such other date as the Registrar may specify in any particular case, except that where a certificate of entitlement is renewed for a period of 5 years, each subsequent renewal shall only be for a period of 5 years.
Subregulation 2AA
The Registrar may renew a certificate of entitlement under paragraph (2) in respect of a vehicle only if the Registrar issues a licence under section 13 of the Act in respect of that vehicle.
Subregulation 2A
[Deleted by S 507/2014 wef 01/08/2014]
Subregulation 2B
[Deleted by S 507/2014 wef 01/08/2014]
Subregulation 2C
[Deleted by S 507/2014 wef 01/08/2014]
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (3A), every application for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement may be made before its expiration or at any time not exceeding one month from its expiration and shall be accompanied by —
the levy specified in the First Schedule; and
the fee specified in the Second Schedule —
where the application is made more than 14 days after the expiration of a certificate of entitlement that expires before 15th April 2002; or
where the application is made after the expiration of a certificate of entitlement that expires on or after 15th April 2002.
Subregulation 3A
The Registrar may, in his discretion, extend the time for making an application under paragraph (3) after the expiration of the certificate of entitlement.
Subregulation 4
A certificate of entitlement that is renewed before its expiry shall not have any residual value in respect of the period between the date of its renewal and the date on which it would otherwise expire.
Subregulation 5
Where an application for the renewal of a certificate of entitlement is made at a time after its expiration, the Registrar may renew the certificate of entitlement from the date of its expiration and the registration of the vehicle in relation to which the certificate of entitlement is renewed shall not be cancelled notwithstanding that no certificate of entitlement relating to the vehicle was in force between the time of the expiration of the certificate of entitlement and its renewal.
Subregulation 6
Where the registration of a taxi is cancelled under section 27(1)(d) or (e) of the Act and the certificate of entitlement relating to the taxi is cancelled under rule 20, the person who is registered as the owner of the taxi may, for the purpose of applying for the registration of another taxi (called in these Rules a replacement taxi) to replace the first-mentioned taxi, apply to the Registrar to restore the certificate of entitlement not later than 6 months after the date of such cancellation, or such further period as the Registrar may allow.
Subregulation 7
Every application for the restoration of a certificate of entitlement under paragraph (6) shall be accompanied by the levy specified in the First Schedule.
Subregulation 8
The Registrar may, upon receipt of an application made under paragraph (6) and the prescribed levy, restore a certificate of entitlement for the following period, starting on the date of its restoration:
if the replacement taxi is an electric car registered on or after 15 September 2022 — 10 years;
if the replacement taxi, which is not an electric car, is registered on or after 1 January 2025 — 10 years;
in any other case — 8 years.
Subregulation 9
Where payment or part payment of any fee or levy referred to in paragraph (3) or (7) is made in a form other than by cash, nothing in this rule shall require the Registrar to renew or restore a certificate of entitlement, as the case may be, until the payment has been honoured or otherwise effected.
Subregulation 10
For the purposes of this rule, where —
an application has been made to renew or restore a certificate of entitlement;
payment or part payment of any fee or levy referred to in paragraph (3) or (7) is made in a form other than by cash; and
the payment is subsequently dishonoured or otherwise not effected,an administrative fee of $42.51 shall be payable in respect of the application.
Subregulation 11
The Registrar may waive, in whole or in part, the fee payable under paragraph (3)(b) or (10).