Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
of Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations
Regulation 12
Re-examination of motor vehicle
Subregulation 1
The Director-General may, at any time by notice in writing, require the owner of any motor vehicle that is in use (whether registered in Singapore or elsewhere and whether brought temporarily into Singapore or otherwise) to submit the vehicle, at such place and such time as may be specified in the notice, for a re-examination for the purpose of determining whether the vehicle still conforms to the applicable prescribed standards.
Subregulation 2
Every motor vehicle that is submitted for re-examination pursuant to a notice under paragraph (1) shall be examined for the purpose of ascertaining whether the motor vehicle conforms to all the applicable prescribed standards at the date of such re-examination.
Subregulation 3
After the re-examination under this regulation is completed, the approved vehicle examiner shall —
issue a certificate of compliance to the owner of the motor vehicle re-examined if he is satisfied that the vehicle conforms to all the applicable prescribed standards at the date of such re-examination; or
if he is not so satisfied, refuse to issue a certificate of compliance and issue instead an inspection report to the Director-General and to the owner of the motor vehicle re-examined containing the detailed results of the re-examination.
Subregulation 4
Any person who, without the permission of the Director-General, makes any alteration to any certificate of compliance or inspection report issued under paragraph (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 5
Any such certificate of compliance or inspection report that contains any unlawful alteration shall be invalid.
Subregulation 6
Any owner of a motor vehicle who fails to comply with the notice of the Director-General under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence unless he satisfies the court that, owing to some mechanical breakdown or other sufficient reason, the vehicle cannot be submitted for re-examination under this regulation.