Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules

Road Traffic Act

(Chapter 276, Sections 34D, 140 and 142)

Road Traffic (Collection of Toll At Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules

R 12

G.N. No. S 138/2000

REVISED EDITION 2002

(31st January 2002)

[1st April 2000]

Citation

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules.

Definitions

2.—(1)  In these Rules —

“ambulance” means a motor vehicle that is specifically equipped for —

(a) the transport on roads of; and

(b) the provision, during such transport, of out-of-hospital clinical care to,

sick or injured individuals who require emergency medical treatment;

[S 1052/2021 wef 03/01/2022]

“authorised”, for an ambulance, means —

(a) being specified in a licence (other than a revoked licence) under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 authorising the use of the ambulance to provide a licensable healthcare service specified in that licence; or

(b) being owned by the Government and used for the purposes of the Singapore Armed Forces or the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

[S 1052/2021 wef 03/01/2022]

“authorised officer” means an officer authorised by the Registrar to administer and enforce these Rules;

“card machine” means a machine designated by the Registrar for recording information in an 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;

[S 422/2003 wef 01/09/2003]

“checkpoint” means the Immigration Checkpoint at Woodlands or the Immigration Checkpoint at Tuas, as the case may be;

“foreign vehicle” means a motor vehicle that —

(a) is not registered under the Act; and

(b) is brought into Singapore from any place outside Singapore;

[S 409/2017 wef 20/07/2017]

“Johore Bahru — Woodlands Causeway” means that part of the causeway linking Johore Bahru to Woodlands that is within the territory of Singapore;

“road user charge” means any fee payable under rule 12 of the Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules (R 38);

[S 422/2003 wef 01/09/2003]

“Second Crossing” means that part of the causeway linking Gelang Patah to Tuas that is within the territory of Singapore;

“stored value”, in relation to a vehicle entry card or stored value 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 toll payable for a vehicle under these Rules being deducted from the stored value of the card;

“vehicle entry card” means a vehicle entry card issued under rule 18A(3), 19(3), 22C(2) or 22IB(3) of the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules (R 7);

[S 673/2019 wef 07/10/2019]

“vehicle entry fee” means the fee payable for a vehicle entry permit granted under Part IV of the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules;

“vehicle entry permit” means the permit granted under Part IV of the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules.

[S 668/2014 wef 01/10/2014]

(2)  In these Rules, a reference to a vehicle entry card in relation to a motor vehicle is a reference to a vehicle entry card on which the registration number of the motor vehicle has been electronically recorded.

Toll for driving motor vehicle on causeways

3.—(1)  A toll of the appropriate amount specified in the Schedule shall be payable by the driver of a motor vehicle on every occasion he uses —

(a) the Johore Bahru — Woodlands Causeway to leave Singapore;

(aa) [Deleted by S 62/2018 wef 01/02/2018]

(b) the Second Crossing to leave Singapore; or

(c) the Second Crossing to enter Singapore.

(2)  The toll shall be paid —

(a) in the case of paragraph (1)(a), at the Immigration Checkpoint at Woodlands before the driver of the motor vehicle uses the Johore Bahru — Woodlands Causeway;

(aa) [Deleted by S 62/2018 wef 01/02/2018]

(b) in the case of paragraph (1)(b), at the Immigration Checkpoint at Tuas before the driver of the motor vehicle uses the Second Crossing; or

(c) in the case of paragraph (1)(c) —

(i) for a motor vehicle in respect of which a vehicle entry permit is granted, at the Immigration Checkpoint at Woodlands or the Immigration Checkpoint at Tuas, before the driver of the motor vehicle leaves Singapore using the Johore Bahru — Woodlands Causeway or the Second Crossing, respectively; or

(ii) in any other case, at the Immigration Checkpoint at Tuas after the driver of the motor vehicle uses the Second Crossing.

[S 668/2014 wef 01/10/2014]

(3)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an authorised officer may —

(a) in accordance with any general or specific direction given by the Minister; or

(b) if, having regard to extreme weather conditions or other emergency, he considers it expedient to do so,

at any time allow the driver of a motor vehicle to use the Johore Bahru — Woodlands Causeway to leave or enter Singapore, or the Second Crossing to leave or enter Singapore, without payment of any toll.

[S 668/2014 wef 01/10/2014]

Payment of toll

4.—(1)  The toll payable by the driver of a motor vehicle registered under the Act shall be paid by —

(a) entering such information as may be required by the Registrar in relation to the motor vehicle into a card machine at the checkpoint; and

(b) inserting a valid stored value card into a card machine,

whereupon the appropriate amount of toll shall be deducted from the stored value of the stored value card.

(2)  The toll payable by the driver of any motor vehicle in relation to which a vehicle entry card has been issued, being a card the period of validity of which has not expired on the date of the use of the Johore Bahru — Woodlands Causeway or the Second Crossing, as the case may be, shall be paid by inserting the card into a card machine at the checkpoint, whereupon the appropriate amount of toll shall be deducted from the stored value of the card.

(3)  The toll payable by the driver of any motor vehicle, other than a motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), shall be paid in such manner as the Registrar determines.

(4)  The Registrar may, in his discretion and in such circumstances as he considers appropriate, permit the toll for a motor vehicle to be paid in any other manner.

(5)  In this rule —

“valid stored value card” means a stored value card the period of validity of which, as recorded in an electronic form on the card by the issuer, has not expired;

“period of validity”, in relation to a vehicle entry card, means the period of validity of the card as recorded in an electronic form on the card by the Authority.

Failure to pay toll

5.—(1)  Any person who fails to pay toll in accordance with rules 3 and 4 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.

(2)  A person shall be deemed to have failed to pay toll in accordance with rule 4 if —

(a) he fails to comply with rule 4(1), (2), (3) or (4), whichever is applicable;

(b) in purported compliance with rule 4(1), he inserts into a card machine at the checkpoint a stored value card the stored value of which is less than the amount of the toll payable by him; or

(c) in purported compliance with rule 4(2), he inserts into a card machine at the checkpoint a vehicle entry card the stored value of which is less than the amount of the toll payable by him.

[S 422/2003 wef 01/09/2003]

(3)  Where the Registrar or an authorised officer has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under paragraph (1) —

(a) the Registrar or authorised officer may, by notice or otherwise, require the person to pay in such manner as the Registrar may require the toll payable by him and an administrative charge of $10; and

(b) if the person complies with the requirement under sub-paragraph (a), he shall not be guilty of the offence.

Other offences

6.—(1)  Any person who —

(a) with intent to deceive, enters incorrect information into the card machine;

(b) in purported compliance with rule 4(2), inserts any vehicle entry card into a card machine other than the vehicle entry card in relation to the motor vehicle he is driving; or

(c) in purported compliance with rule 4(1) or (2), inserts into a card machine a stored value card or, as the case may be, a vehicle entry card, which is a forgery or has been tampered with,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)  In any proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1), it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove —

(a) in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(b), that he did not know nor have reason to believe that the vehicle entry card was not a vehicle entry card in relation to the motor vehicle he was driving; or

(b) in the case of an offence under paragraph (1)(c), that he did not know nor have reason to believe that the stored value card or, as the case may be, the vehicle entry card was a forgery or had been tampered with.

Power to prohibit entry into or departure from Singapore

7.—(1)  Where a person driving a motor vehicle has committed, or is reasonably believed by the Registrar or an authorised officer to have committed, an offence under rule 5 or 6, the Registrar or authorised officer may prohibit such person from driving the motor vehicle past the checkpoint into or out of Singapore, as the case may be.

[S 409/2017 wef 20/07/2017]

(2)  The Registrar or an authorised officer may prohibit the entry into or exit from Singapore of any foreign vehicle if the toll payable under rule 3(1) for that vehicle is in arrears.

[S 409/2017 wef 20/07/2017]

Exemptions

8.  These Rules shall not apply to —

(a) [Deleted by S 45/2019 wef 21/01/2019]

(b) any police vehicle, ambulance that is authorised or a foreign vehicle, fire engine or other motor vehicle which is being used in the course of any emergency service or rescue work; and

[S 1052/2021 wef 03/01/2022]

(c) any vehicle which is being used for the purposes of the Singapore Immigration.

THE SCHEDULE

Rule 3

Toll payable

Part 1

   Toll payable at the Woodlands Checkpoint for using the Johore Bahru — Woodlands Causeway to leave Singapore —

Description of vehicle	Toll payable
(1) Buses	$0.60
(2) Cars	$0.80
(3) Heavy goods vehicles	$2.00
(4) Taxis	$0.40
(5) Vans or light goods vehicles having 2 axles or 6 wheels or less	$1.50

[S 130/2020 wef 02/03/2020]

[S 157/2023 wef 31/03/2023]

Part II

[Deleted by S 62/2018 wef 01/02/2018]

Part 3

   Toll payable at the Tuas Checkpoint for using the Second Crossing to leave Singapore —

Description of vehicle		Toll payable
(1) Buses		$2.50
(2) Cars		$2.10
(3) Heavy goods vehicles		$11.30
(4) Taxis		$1.60
(5) Vans or light goods vehicles having 2 axles or 6 wheels or less		$5.60

[S 157/2023 wef 31/03/2023]

Part 4

   Toll payable at the Tuas Checkpoint for using the Second Crossing to enter Singapore —

Description of vehicle		Toll payable
(1) Buses		$2.50
(2) Cars		$2.10
(3) Heavy goods vehicles		$11.30
(4) Taxis		$1.60
(5) Vans or light goods vehicles having 2 axles or 6 wheels or less		$5.60

[S 157/2023 wef 31/03/2023]

[G.N. No. S 138/2000]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules

 

This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules. It is not part of these Rules.
1.	G. N. No. S 138/2000—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules 2000
	Date of commencement	:	1 April 2000
2.	2002 Revised Edition—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll At Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules
	Date of operation	:	31 January 2002
3.	G. N. No. S 105/2002—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2002
	Date of commencement	:	1 March 2002
4.	G. N. No. S 422/2003—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2003
	Date of commencement	:	1 September 2003
5.	G. N. No. S 418/2005—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2005
	Date of commencement	:	1 July 2005
6.	G. N. No. S 29/2008—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2008
	Date of commencement	:	1 February 2008
7.	G. N. No. S 407/2010—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll At Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2010
	Date of commencement	:	1 August 2010
8.	G.N. No. S 668/2014—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2014
	Date of commencement	:	1 October 2014
9.	G.N. No. S 409/2017—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2017
	Date of commencement	:	20 July 2017
10.	G.N. No. S 62/2018—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2018
	Date of commencement	:	1 February 2018
11.	G.N. No. S 155/2018—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018
	Date of commencement	:	1 April 2018
12.	G.N. No. S 45/2019—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2019
	Date of commencement	:	21 January 2019
13.	G.N. No. S 673/2019—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2019
	Date of commencement	:	7 October 2019
14.	G.N. No. S 130/2020—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2020
	Date of commencement	:	2 March 2020
15.	G.N. No. S 1052/2021—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2021
	Date of commencement	:	3 January 2022
16.	G.N. No. S 157/2023—Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) (Amendment) Rules 2023
	Date of commencement	:	31 March 2023