Regulation 2

“abroad” means any place outside Singapore and Malaysia;

“AGVCB Permit”, in relation to a specified vehicle, has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the Road Traffic (ASEAN Goods Vehicle Cross‑Border Permit Holders — Exemption) Order 2019 (G.N. No. S 671/2019);

“APTVCB Permit” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the Road Traffic (ASEAN Passenger Transport Vehicle Cross‑Border Permit Holders — Exemption) Order 2023 (G.N. No. S 677/2023);

“ASEAN goods vehicle” means a goods vehicle exceeding 1,000 kg in weight unladen and in respect of which a licence or permit for its use issued under the law of an ASEAN member country is in force;

“ASEAN member country” means any of the following countries:

“ASEAN public service vehicle” means a public service vehicle (other than a private hire car) in respect of which a licence or permit for its use issued under the law of an ASEAN member country is in force;

“card machine” means a machine designated by the Registrar for recording information in electronic form on a vehicle entry card and for deducting any toll, vehicle entry fee or road‑user charge from a vehicle entry card or other stored value card;

“1949 Convention” means the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic concluded at Geneva on 19th September 1949;

“foreign authority”, in relation to a specified vehicle, has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the Road Traffic (ASEAN Goods Vehicle Cross‑Border Permit Holders — Exemption) Order 2019;

“foreign vehicle” means a vehicle that —

“international driving permit” means a driving permit in the form prescribed in the 1949 Convention issued by the competent authority in Singapore or the competent authority of a country which is a party to the Convention;

“Registration Authority” means the Automobile Association of Singapore or the Registrar;

“registration certificate” means a certificate or book issued under the law of a country which is a party to the 1949 Convention and containing the serial number or registration number, the name or trade mark of the maker of the motor vehicle, the date of first registration and the full name and permanent place of residence of the owner;

“relevant checkpoint” means the Immigration Checkpoint at Woodlands, the Immigration Checkpoint at Tuas or the Changi Ferry Terminal;

“road‑user charge” means any charge payable under rule 11 of the Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules 2015 (G.N. No. S 226/2015);

“specified vehicle” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(1) of the Road Traffic (ASEAN Goods Vehicle Cross‑Border Permit Holders — Exemption) Order 2019;

“stored value”, in relation to a vehicle entry card, means the amount of money standing to the credit of the card;

“stored value card” means a stored value card which, when used with a card machine in a way authorised by the Registrar, results in the appropriate amount of vehicle entry fee payable for a vehicle under these Rules being deducted from the stored value of the card;

“toll” means the toll payable for the use of the Johore Bahru-Woodlands Causeway or the Second Crossing under the Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules 2000 (G.N. No. S 138/2000);

“valid vehicle entry card” means a vehicle entry card the period of usage of which, as recorded in an electronic form on the card by the Authority, has not expired;

“vehicle entry card” means a stored value card issued under rule 18A(3), 19(3), 22C(2) or 22IB(3), as the case may be;

“vehicle entry permit”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means a permit granted to a person under rule 19, 20 or 20A to bring the motor vehicle into Singapore.