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Regulation 9C
Regulation 9C
Application for certificates of entitlement for certain commercial vehicles
Subregulation 1
This rule applies if —
any vehicle which falls within the category of vehicles mentioned in rule 3(1)(c) and which complies with the requirements set out in paragraph (2) (called in this rule the replaced vehicle) is deregistered; and
either of the following applies:
the registered owner of the replaced vehicle intends to replace the replaced vehicle with another vehicle which falls within the same category of vehicles and which complies with the requirements set out in paragraph (3) (called in this rule the replacement vehicle);
the registered owner of the replaced vehicle —
had replaced the replaced vehicle with another vehicle (called in this rule X), for which the certificate of entitlement was issued but not pursuant to an application under this rule; and
subsequently intends for another vehicle which falls within the same category of vehicles as the replaced vehicle and which complies with the requirements set out in paragraph (3) to be the replacement vehicle instead of X, and makes an application for a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of registering that replacement vehicle within one month of the deregistration of the replaced vehicle or within any longer period approved by the Registrar.
Subregulation 1A
If paragraph (1) applies, every application for a certificate of entitlement for the purpose of registering the replacement vehicle must be made in accordance with this rule.
Subregulation 2
The requirements in relation to a replaced vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
the replaced vehicle is not a vehicle to which the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order (O 5) applies;
the replaced vehicle is a diesel-CNG vehicle, a diesel-electric vehicle, or a vehicle which uses diesel exclusively as its source of power, and which vehicle continues to be so registered immediately prior to its de-registration;
the replaced vehicle —
is registered during the period from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2013 (both dates inclusive) and deregistered during the period from —
if the replaced vehicle is a light vehicle — 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025 (both dates inclusive); or
if the replaced vehicle is a heavy vehicle — 1 April 2021 to 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive); or
complies with the Euro II standard, Euro III standard or Euro IV standard (but not any higher standard) and is deregistered during the period from —
if the replaced vehicle is a light vehicle — 1 August 2017 to 31 March 2025 (both dates inclusive); or
if the replaced vehicle is a heavy vehicle — 1 August 2017 to 31 December 2025 (both dates inclusive);
at the time immediately prior to the de-registration of the replaced vehicle, the registration of the replaced vehicle is not temporarily transferred under rule 25(4) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5); (e)on the date of the de-registration of the replaced vehicle, either the replaced vehicle is less than 20 years old or the certificate of entitlement in respect of the replaced vehicle has not been cancelled or has not expired; and
the replaced vehicle is destroyed or removed from Singapore before the date of registration of the replacement vehicle.
Subregulation 3
The requirements in relation to a replacement vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
the replacement vehicle is not a vehicle to which the Road Traffic (Quota System — Exemption) Order applies;
(aa)no financial incentive, support, grant, aid or assistance has been given in respect of the replacement vehicle to any person under the scheme known as the Heavy Vehicle Zero Emissions Scheme administered by the Authority and published on the Authority’s website at https://go.gov.sg/hvzes;
the replacement vehicle —
if it is registered as a diesel-CNG vehicle, a diesel-electric vehicle or a vehicle which uses diesel exclusively as its source of power, complies with any of the standards for exhaust emission specified in the Third Schedule for the class of motor vehicle to which the replacement vehicle belongs; or
if it is registered as a CNG vehicle, a petrol-CNG vehicle, a petrol-electric vehicle or a vehicle which uses petrol exclusively as its source of power, complies with any of the standards for exhaust emission specified in the Fourth Schedule for the class of motor vehicle to which the replacement vehicle belongs;
(ba)the replacement vehicle is not a light commercial vehicle mentioned in rule 3(3) of the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 776/2017);
(bb)where the replacement vehicle is a heavy vehicle and the replaced vehicle is a light vehicle, the replacement vehicle does not emit, as exhaust, any gaseous emission of carbon monoxide (called in this rule CO), hydrocarbon (called in this rule HC), oxide of nitrogen (called in this rule NOx), or particulate matter (called in this rule PM);
the applicant for the certificate of entitlement in respect of the replacement vehicle and the registered owner of the replaced vehicle are the same, unless the Registrar otherwise allows; and
the replacement vehicle is registered no later than one month after the de-registration of the replaced vehicle, or such other period as the Registrar may approve in any particular case.
Subregulation 4
Any application under this rule for a certificate of entitlement for a replacement vehicle must be accompanied by an amount of quota premium equal to the higher of the following amounts:
an amount determined in accordance with the formula —
an amount determined in accordance with the formula —
Subregulation 4A
In paragraph (4) —
A is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) for which the certificate of entitlement of the replaced vehicle would be in force if it was not cancelled;
B is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) commencing on the date of issue of the certificate of entitlement for the replaced vehicle and ending on the date of its cancellation;
C is the period reckoned in months (including any part of a month) commencing on the date of the replaced vehicle’s first registration in Singapore (if it had not been registered outside Singapore) or the date of its first registration in a country or place outside Singapore, and ending on the date of its deregistration in Singapore, but not exceeding 240 months;
D is the number determined in accordance with paragraph (5);
E is the average of the quota premiums payable for certificates of entitlement issued during the 3 months immediately preceding the date of registration of the replacement vehicle for the category of vehicles specified in rule 3(1)(c);
F is the amount of the residual value of the certificate of entitlement of the replaced vehicle that has been —
set off against any quota premium, levy, fee, additional quota premium or additional levy mentioned in rule 20(3) in relation to X mentioned in paragraph (1)(b)(ii);
paid in cash under rule 25(2)(a); or
transferred to another person under rule 20(5).
Subregulation 5
For the purpose of paragraph (4A), D is —
for a replaced vehicle that is a light vehicle —
if the replaced vehicle complies with the Euro II standard or Euro III standard (but not any higher standard) or is first registered during the period from 1 January 2001 and 30 September 2006 (both dates inclusive) —
if the replacement vehicle is a light vehicle —
(AA)where the replacement vehicle is a Band A vehicle — 40%;
(AB)where the replacement vehicle is a Band B vehicle — 20%; and
(AC)where the replacement vehicle is an excluded goods vehicle — 20%; and
if the replacement vehicle is a heavy vehicle and does not emit, as exhaust, any gaseous emission of CO, HC, NOx, or PM — 40%; and
for any other replaced vehicle —
if the replacement vehicle is a light vehicle —
(AA)where the replacement vehicle is a Band A vehicle — 20%;
(AB)where the replacement vehicle is a Band B vehicle — 10%; and
(AC)where the replacement vehicle is an excluded goods vehicle — 10%; and
if the replacement vehicle is a heavy vehicle and does not emit, as exhaust, any gaseous emission of CO, HC, NOx, or PM — 20%; or
for a replaced vehicle that is a heavy vehicle —
if the replaced vehicle complies with the Euro II standard or Euro III standard (but not any higher standard) or is first registered during the period from 1 January 2001 and 30 September 2006 (both dates inclusive) —
if the replacement vehicle is a light vehicle —
(AA)where the replacement vehicle is a Band A vehicle — 90%;
(AB)where the replacement vehicle is a Band B vehicle — 60%; and
(AC)where the replacement vehicle is an excluded goods vehicle — 60%; and
if the replacement vehicle is a heavy vehicle —
(BA)where the replacement vehicle emits, as exhaust, any gaseous emission of CO, HC, NOx, or PM — 60%; and
(BB)where the replacement vehicle does not emit, as exhaust, any gaseous emission of CO, HC, NOx, or PM — 90%; and
for any other replaced vehicle —
if the replacement vehicle is a light vehicle —
(AA)where the replacement vehicle is a Band A vehicle — 70%;
(AB)where the replacement vehicle is a Band B vehicle — 25%; and
(AC)where the replacement vehicle is an excluded goods vehicle — 25%; and
if the replacement vehicle is a heavy vehicle —
(BA)where the replacement vehicle emits, as exhaust, any gaseous emission of CO, HC, NOx, or PM — 25%; and
(BB)where the replacement vehicle does not emit, as exhaust, any gaseous emission of CO, HC, NOx, or PM — 70%.
Subregulation 6
In this rule —
Definition
“Band A vehicle” means a vehicle that emits, as exhaust, the following gaseous emissions:
not more than 123 g/km of carbon dioxide (called in this rule CO2);
no amount of CO, HC, NOx and PM;
Definition
“Band B vehicle” means a vehicle that emits, as exhaust, the following gaseous emissions: (a)either —
more than 123 g/km of CO2; or (ii)more than zero g/km of CO, HC, NOx or PM;
not more than 216 g/km of CO2, 0.27 g/km of CO, 0.025 g/km of HC, 0.015 g/km of NOx and 0.85 g/km of PM;
Definition
“excluded goods vehicle” means a vehicle specified in the Fourth Schedule to the Road Traffic (Vehicular Emissions Tax) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 776/2017);
Definition
“heavy vehicle” means a vehicle with a maximum laden weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms;
Definition
“light vehicle” means a vehicle with a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms.