Interpretation of this Division
39. In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires —“authorised dealer” means a person who is appointed to sell a vehicle in Singapore under a distributorship agreement with the manufacturer of the vehicle;
“batch type-approval”, “modified type-approval” and “type‑approval” have the meanings given by rule 3D of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;
“FEL effective date” or “fuel economy and vehicular emissions labelling effective date”, in relation to any motor vehicle, means the date on which the motor vehicle becomes one of a class, description or type of motor vehicle specified in an order under section 40;
“sale” includes attempting to sell, causing or allowing to be sold, or displaying for sale;
“vehicular emission”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means any vehicular emission that is a prescribed vehicular emission under section 11AA of the Road Traffic Act 1961.[24/2017]
Motor vehicles subject to requirements on fuel economy and vehicular emissions
40. The Transport Minister may, after consultation with the Land Transport Authority, by order in the Gazette, declare any class, description or type of motor vehicle to be subject to the requirements on fuel economy and vehicular emissions in this Division from the date specified in the order.[24/2017]
Fuel economy and vehicular emissions certificate, data and testing
41.—(1) Any authorised dealer, manufacturer or importer of motor vehicles intending to sell or offer for sale any motor vehicle of a class, description or type specified in an order under section 40 in Singapore on or after the FEL effective date in respect of that motor vehicle shall —(a)
when applying for type-approval, batch type-approval or modified type-approval in respect of motor vehicles of that class, description or type, submit to the Registrar all of the following documents relating to the class, description or type of motor vehicle, in accordance with the prescribed requirements:(i)
a certificate relating to fuel economy issued by a standards organisation or an international authority recognised by the Registrar;
(ii)
data on fuel consumption and vehicular emissions (including vehicular emissions levels) measured or determined in accordance with such method or any method which meets such criteria as may be provided for in regulations made under section 62;
(iii)
such other information and documents relating to fuel economy and vehicular emissions as may be prescribed; and
(b)
if required by the Registrar —(i)
send one or more of the motor vehicles for such tests or inspections as the Registrar may specify; or
(ii)
provide to the Registrar any further documents or information that the Registrar may require in respect of those motor vehicles.[24/2017]
(2) The data required under subsection (1)(a)(ii) may be issued by a vehicle emission testing laboratory recognised by the Registrar.[24/2017]
(3) The Registrar may publish, in the form and manner the Registrar deems appropriate, the data submitted to the Registrar under subsection (1)(a)(ii).[24/2017]
Labelling of fuel economy and vehicular emissions
42.—(1) A person must not, in the course of any trade or business, sell or offer for sale any motor vehicle of a class, description or type specified in an order under section 40 in Singapore on or after the FEL effective date for that motor vehicle, unless —(a)
throughout the period that the motor vehicle is displayed for sale, the motor vehicle bears the label on fuel economy and vehicular emissions, approved by the Registrar for that class, description or type of motor vehicle, in the prescribed manner; and
(b)
any printed promotional material or advertisement distributed by the person relating to the class, description or type of motor vehicle contains such information on fuel economy and vehicular emissions of the motor vehicle, in such form and manner, as may be prescribed for the type of material or advertisement being distributed.[24/2017]
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
False statements, forging of documentation, etc.
43. Any person who —(a)
in relation to any submission to the Registrar under section 41, makes or causes to be made any statement or declaration which is false or misleading in any material particular;
(b)
makes or causes to be made any entry or omission in the information or documents submitted to the Registrar, which to the person’s knowledge is false or misleading in any material particular; or
(c)
forges any approval, certificate or data required to be submitted to the Registrar or any label on fuel economy and vehicular emissions mentioned in section 42,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
[24/2017]
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
