Singapore legislation
Regulation 24BB
Regulation 24BB
Additional levy payable to extend validity period of certificates of entitlement for taxis which are not electric cars registered before 1 January 2025
Subregulation 1
The owner of a taxi or a replacement taxi may apply in writing to the Authority to keep or use the taxi or replacement taxi for 10 years if —
the taxi or replacement taxi is not an electric car; and
the taxi or replacement taxi was registered before 1 January 2025.
Subregulation 2
An application under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by an additional levy calculated by the formula X – (Y + Z), where —
X is —
in the case of a taxi (that is not a replacement taxi), the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle specified in rule 3(1)(a) issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the registration of the taxi (calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) of the First Schedule); or
in the case of a replacement taxi, the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement in relation to the category of vehicle specified in rule 3(1)(a) issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the restoration of the certificate of entitlement of the replacement taxi (calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) of the First Schedule);
Y is —
in the case of a taxi (that is not a replacement taxi), the levy paid under paragraph (1)(bb) of the First Schedule when the taxi was registered; or
in the case of a replacement taxi, the levy paid under paragraph (1)(ba) of the First Schedule when the replacement taxi was registered; and
Z is the additional quota premium paid (if any) for the renewal of the certificate of entitlement of the taxi or replacement taxi under any of the following rules:
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2023 (G.N. No. S 272/2023);
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 196/2024);
rule 3 of the Road Traffic (Renewal of Certificates of Entitlement for Specified Taxis) (No. 2) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 222/2024).