Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Road Traffic (Exemption from Section 12 — Approval) Rules
Regulation 3
Application by citizen or permanent resident of Singapore
Subregulation 1
Any person who is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore may apply to the Registrar for approval to rely on the exemption under paragraph 3(1) of the Road Traffic (Exemption from Section 12) Order (O 6) in respect of any vehicle not registered under the Act.
Subregulation 2
Subject to rule 7(4), the Registrar may grant the approval if the Registrar has determined, on the basis of information furnished by the person and of records maintained by the Registrar, that the following conditions are satisfied:
the person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;
the person resides outside Singapore;
the person works and resides in Malaysia;
the person or his spouse is the registered owner of the vehicle, or the person’s employer is the registered owner of the vehicle and has provided the person with the vehicle, or the person’s employer has hired the vehicle for use by the person alone;
there is in force in respect of the vehicle a certificate of insurance which is valid for the period of validity of the approval applied for;
on each occasion prior to the consideration of the application by the Registrar, if any, when the vehicle entered Singapore, the person kept or used the vehicle in Singapore for no longer than the period of validity of the vehicle entry permit granted in respect of that entry into Singapore;
where, prior to the consideration of the application by the Registrar, the person has kept or used the vehicle in Singapore, the person did so only —
on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays;
for an aggregate of not more than 28 other days (or such greater number of days as the Registrar allowed) in each calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the application is considered by the Registrar; and
for an aggregate of not more than 28 other days (or such greater number of days as the Registrar allowed) in the period from 1st January in the calendar year in which the application is considered by the Registrar to the date the application is considered by the Registrar.