s 27 Cancellation of registration
27. —(1) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a vehicle — ( a ) if the permit issued under section 10A authorising the registration of the vehicle under this Act has been cancelled or has expired and has not been restored or renewed within the time prescribed therefor by this Act or any rules; ( b ) if no licence under section 19 has been taken out for the vehicle for a period exceeding 3 years by the registered owner who has notified the Registrar that the registered owner will not use the vehicle during that period; ( c ) if the tax chargeable under section 11(1)( b ) has not been paid by the registered owner of the vehicle for a period of 12 months or any longer period; ( d ) if the Registrar is satisfied that the vehicle — (i) has ceased to be kept or used on any road in Singapore; (ii) has been or will, within the prescribed period, be destroyed or removed from Singapore; (iii) has become wholly unfit for further use; or (iv) has been lost through theft or criminal breach of trust and the prescribed period after the loss has lapsed; ( da ) if the Registrar becomes aware of a circumstance that would have required or permitted the Registrar to refuse to register the vehicle, had the Registrar been aware of the circumstance immediately before registering the vehicle; ( e ) if the vehicle exceeds the age-limit prescribed for the class or description of vehicles to which the vehicle belongs; or ( f ) if the vehicle has been forfeited pursuant to any written law. [4/2006; 37/2012; 23/2013; 10/2017] (1A) In addition to subsection (1), the Registrar may cancel the registration of a vehicle registered under any particular class, category or description or purpose of use if the Registrar is satisfied that — ( a ) the vehicle has been so permanently altered (on or after the date of commencement of section 8 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2021 and whether in the course of repair or otherwise) so as to render its construction, weight and equipment or condition such that the vehicle no longer conforms to the class, category or description it is registered under; or ( b ) the use of the vehicle has so materially changed (on or after the date of commencement of section 8 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2021) such that the use of the vehicle does not conform to the purpose of use it is registered for. [Act 12 of 2021 wef 03/01/2022] (2) Where the registration of a vehicle is cancelled under subsection (1) or (1A), the registered owner or the person in possession of the vehicle must produce proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the vehicle has been removed from all roads in Singapore, or has been destroyed or removed from Singapore, within one month of the date of the cancellation or any other period that the Registrar may approve unless the vehicle is re‑registered within that period. [4/2006; 23/2013] [Act 12 of 2021 wef 03/01/2022] (3) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (2) 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 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. [4/2006] —(1) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a vehicle — ( a ) if the permit issued under section 10A authorising the registration of the vehicle under this Act has been cancelled or has expired and has not been restored or renewed within the time prescribed therefor by this Act or any rules; ( b ) if no licence under section 19 has been taken out for the vehicle for a period exceeding 3 years by the registered owner who has notified the Registrar that the registered owner will not use the vehicle during that period; ( c ) if the tax chargeable under section 11(1)( b ) has not been paid by the registered owner of the vehicle for a period of 12 months or any longer period; ( d ) if the Registrar is satisfied that the vehicle — (i) has ceased to be kept or used on any road in Singapore; (ii) has been or will, within the prescribed period, be destroyed or removed from Singapore; (iii) has become wholly unfit for further use; or (iv) has been lost through theft or criminal breach of trust and the prescribed period after the loss has lapsed; ( da ) if the Registrar becomes aware of a circumstance that would have required or permitted the Registrar to refuse to register the vehicle, had the Registrar been aware of the circumstance immediately before registering the vehicle; ( e ) if the vehicle exceeds the age-limit prescribed for the class or description of vehicles to which the vehicle belongs; or ( f ) if the vehicle has been forfeited pursuant to any written law. [4/2006; 37/2012; 23/2013; 10/2017] (1A) In addition to subsection (1), the Registrar may cancel the registration of a vehicle registered under any particular class, category or description or purpose of use if the Registrar is satisfied that — ( a ) the vehicle has been so permanently altered (on or after the date of commencement of section 8 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2021 and whether in the course of repair or otherwise) so as to render its construction, weight and equipment or condition such that the vehicle no longer conforms to the class, category or description it is registered under; or ( b ) the use of the vehicle has so materially changed (on or after the date of commencement of section 8 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2021) such that the use of the vehicle does not conform to the purpose of use it is registered for. [Act 12 of 2021 wef 03/01/2022] (2) Where the registration of a vehicle is cancelled under subsection (1) or (1A), the registered owner or the person in possession of the vehicle must produce proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the vehicle has been removed from all roads in Singapore, or has been destroyed or removed from Singapore, within one month of the date of the cancellation or any other period that the Registrar may approve unless the vehicle is re‑registered within that period. [4/2006; 23/2013] [Act 12 of 2021 wef 03/01/2022] (3) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (2) 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 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. [4/2006]