Regulation 1
Citation
These Rules may be cited as the Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules.
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Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1974
- Sections
- 16
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About this subsidiary legislation
Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PPA-R3 1974, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1974.
Regulation 2
Definitions
Amended byS 554/2017 wef 03/10/2017S 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —“coupon parking place” or “parking place” means a parking place designated by the Superintendent in accordance with rule 5(1) as a place where vehicles may be parked using parking coupons;“DP app” has the meaning given by the Parking Places (Digital Payment — Parking Charges) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 553/2017);“parking coupon” or “coupon” means a coupon or other document issued by the Superintendent to any person for the purpose of parking a vehicle in accordance with rule 9;“parking charge” means the parking charge fixed under section 9(1) of the Act.[Deleted by S 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018]
Definition
“coupon parking place” or “parking place” means a parking place designated by the Superintendent in accordance with rule 5(1) as a place where vehicles may be parked using parking coupons;
Definition
“DP app” has the meaning given by the Parking Places (Digital Payment — Parking Charges) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 553/2017);
Amended byS 554/2017 wef 03/10/2017
Definition
“parking coupon” or “coupon” means a coupon or other document issued by the Superintendent to any person for the purpose of parking a vehicle in accordance with rule 9;
Definition
“parking charge” means the parking charge fixed under section 9(1) of the Act.
Amended byS 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018
Regulation 3
Application of Parking Places Rules
The Parking Places Rules (R 2) shall apply to vehicles parked in a coupon parking place in so far as any of the provisions of those Rules is not inconsistent with or modified by the provisions of these Rules.
Regulation 3A
Payment by parking coupons or DP app
Amended byS 554/2017 wef 03/10/2017S 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018
A person must not park a vehicle in any coupon parking place at any period of time during which parking charges are payable unless the parking charges for that period is paid by —
(a)
the method described in these Rules;
(b)
the method described in the Parking Places (Digital Payment — Parking Charges) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 553/2017); or
(c)
a combination of those methods.
Regulation 4
Use of parking coupons
Amended byS 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018
Any person who parks a vehicle in any coupon parking place on the days and at the times indicated on any sign erected at that place shall display on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by rule 6 —
(a)
one or more valid coupons in Form 1 or 2 in the Second Schedule having in the aggregate a value sufficient to meet the parking charges for the period during which the vehicle is parked or is to be parked in such parking place; or
(b)
a valid coupon in Form 3, 4, 5 or 6 in the Second Schedule.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of this rule, a parking coupon shall not be valid if —
(a)
the coupon is so torn, defaced or mutilated that the figures or other particulars therein are not legible;
(b)
the period of validity of the coupon has expired;
(c)
the coupon, being a coupon in Form 1 or 2 in the Second Schedule, does not indicate the date and time of commencement of parking the vehicle in accordance with rule 7;
(d)
the coupon, being a coupon in any of the Forms in the Second Schedule, is used in a manner contrary to the conditions, requirements or instructions given in the relevant Form or on a sign erected by the Superintendent at the parking place;
(e)
the coupon, being a coupon in Form 3 in the Second Schedule, does not indicate the date and time (PM or AM) of commencement of parking the vehicle in accordance with rule 7;
(f)
the coupon, being a coupon in Form 4 or 5 in the Second Schedule —
(i)
does not indicate the date of parking the vehicle in accordance with rule 7; or
(ii)
is used at a time when, or in a place where, the coupon does not entitle the holder to park at the parking place;
(g)
the coupon, being a coupon in Form 5 in the Second Schedule, does not indicate in ink, the vehicle number of the motor car or bear the signature of a person authorised by the Superintendent to issue the coupon;
(h)
the coupon, being a coupon in Form 5 or 6 in the Second Schedule, is used for the parking of a motor vehicle the vehicle number of which does not correspond to that indicated on the coupon; or
(i)
the coupon, being a coupon in Form 6 in the Second Schedule —
(i)
does not indicate in ink, the vehicle number of the motor cycle in accordance with the instructions given in the Form, or the date and time (day or night) of parking the vehicle in accordance with rule 7; or
(ii)
is used for the parking of a motor vehicle other than a motor cycle.
Regulation 5
Signs indicating coupon parking places
Subregulation 1
The Superintendent may designate any parking place as a coupon parking place by placing or erecting at or near such parking place a sign in accordance with any of the diagrams set out in the First Schedule.
Subregulation 2
No person shall place or erect any sign at any parking place without the prior written consent of the Superintendent.
Regulation 6
Method of display of parking coupons
Subregulation 1
As soon as a motor vehicle is parked in a coupon parking place, the driver of the vehicle shall —
(a)
where a coupon in any of the Forms 1 to 4 in the Second Schedule is used, display one or more of the coupons on the front windscreen, front dashboard or front window of the motor vehicle in such a manner that the entire coupon is clearly visible for inspection at all times from outside the vehicle and the coupon shall have the date, time of commencement of parking of the vehicle and other particulars indicated therein in accordance with rule 7;
(b)
where a coupon in Form 5 in the Second Schedule is used, display the coupon on the front windscreen of the motor vehicle in such a manner that the entire coupon is clearly visible for inspection at all times from outside the vehicle and the coupon shall have the date of parking the vehicle indicated therein in accordance with rule 7, the vehicle number of the motor car and the signature of a person authorised by the Superintendent to issue the coupon; and
(c)
where a coupon in Form 6 in the Second Schedule is used, display the coupon in a conspicuous position on the motor cycle in such a manner that the entire coupon is clearly visible for inspection.
Subregulation 2
Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a), where the vehicle is a motor cycle, motor scooter or other similar vehicle, the driver may display the coupon in a conspicuous and visible position on the motor cycle, motor scooter or vehicle.
Regulation 7
Particulars on coupon
The date and time of commencement of parking a vehicle in a coupon parking place shall, where required to be indicated in the coupon by these Rules, be indicated in the coupon in accordance with the instructions given in the form in which the coupon is set out in the Second Schedule.
Regulation 8
Computation of parking time
Where 2 or more coupons are displayed on a vehicle to cover the period during which the vehicle is to be parked in a coupon parking place, the time of commencement indicated in the second and subsequent coupon or coupons shall run immediately after the time of expiry of the period of parking indicated in the coupon of the prior period of parking.
Regulation 9
Purchase of coupons
The Superintendent or any person authorised by him in that behalf may issue to any person a coupon or coupons upon payment of the appropriate fees.
Regulation 10
No refund for unused coupons
No refund shall be allowed for any unused coupons except in such special circumstances as the Superintendent may allow and provided that the coupons are not defaced, mutilated or in any other manner invalid.
Regulation 11
Incorrect commencement time displayed
No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed on a vehicle a coupon in which the time of commencement of parking indicated thereon is later than the actual time when he parks the vehicle.
Regulation 12
Coupons that have been tampered with
No person shall display or cause to be displayed on a vehicle any parking coupon that has any alteration, erasure or other irregularity therein which indicates that the coupon has been tampered with.
Regulation 13
Offence to continue parking with expired coupons
Amended byS 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018
Any person who continues to park in a coupon parking place after the expiry of the period in respect of which coupons are displayed on the vehicle to meet the parking charges shall be guilty of an offence.
Regulation 14
Inspection of coupons
Subregulation 1
The Superintendent or any person authorised by him may for the purposes of these Rules require any driver of a vehicle parked in any coupon parking place to produce for his inspection any parking coupon or coupons displayed on such vehicle and may retain any such parking coupon.
Subregulation 2
If the driver of the vehicle fails to produce the parking coupon or coupons displayed for inspection or retention by the Superintendent or any person authorised by him, he shall be guilty of an offence.
Regulation 15
Rules disapplied to the extent DP app is used
Amended byS 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018S 554/2017 wef 03/10/2017S 278/2018 wef 01/05/2018
Rules 4, 6, 8, 11 and 13 do not apply to —
(a)
a person who parks a vehicle in a coupon parking place who pays, in accordance with the method described in the Parking Places (Digital Payment — Parking Charges) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 553/2017), the parking charge for the whole of the period, or a part of the period, the vehicle is so parked or intended to be so parked; and
(b)
the period the parking charge for which is paid in accordance with the method described in the Parking Places (Digital Payment — Parking Charges) Rules 2017.
Common questions
- What is Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules?
- Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PPA-R3 1974, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1974.
- Is Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules still in force?
- Yes — Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules is currently in force.
- When did Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules take effect?
- Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules was first recorded in 1974.
- How many regulations does Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules have?
- Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules contains 16 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules?
- The official text of Parking Places (Coupon Parking) Rules is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.