Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276, Section 135(2))

Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules

R 29

G.N. No. S 110/1986

REVISED EDITION 2008

(31st January 2008)

[1st June 1986]

Citation

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules.

List of offences

2.  The following offences may be compounded by the Deputy Commissioner of Police or any police officer not below the rank of sergeant specially authorised by name in that behalf by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, or by any employee of the Authority specially authorised by name in that behalf personally by the Registrar of Vehicles appointed under section 9(1) of the Act, in accordance with section 135(1) of the Act:

(a) the offences referred to in sections 5(6), 5A(3), 5B(2), 6A(2), 6B(1), 10(3), 11(9), 11A(3) and (4), 12(4), 15, 20(2), 23A(5) and (7), 24(3), 26(4), 27(3), 29(1), (2) and (4), 34E(4), 35(3), 36(5), 39(1), 47G(1), 47K(1), 63(4), 65(4) and (5), 65B(1), 73(2), 74(3), 77(5), 78(3), 81(1A) and (2), 84(7), 87(3), 94(2), 97(1), (2) and (3), 113(6), 115(8), 116(7), 118(6), 120(4), 121(6), 122, 123A(1A), 126(1), (2) and (5), 127(5) and (10) and 143(7), (8) and (9) of the Act; and

[S 633/2010 wef 01/11/2010]

[S 801/2013 wef 01/01/2014]

[S 44/2015 wef 01/02/2015]

[S 63/2018 wef 01/02/2018]

[S 717/2019 wef 01/11/2019]

[S 793/2021 wef 28/10/2021]

[S 997/2021 wef 01/01/2022]

(b) the offences under any rules or orders made under the Act.

[S 801/2013 wef 01/01/2014]

Conditions to compound certain offences

2A.—(1)  Despite rule 2, a specified offence may not be compounded by a person mentioned in that rule unless the Authority has received payment of the arrears stated in the offer of composition for the specified offence.

(2)  In this rule —

“arrears”, in relation to an offer of composition for a specified offence committed in respect of a motor vehicle, means the following amounts:

(a) any unpaid vehicle entry fee under rule 20E(1) of the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules (R 7) incurred in respect of the last entry of the motor vehicle into Singapore;

(b) any unpaid toll under rule 3(1) of the Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules (R 12) incurred in respect of the last entry of the motor vehicle into Singapore;

(c) any unpaid road-user charge under rule 11 of the Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) Rules 2015 (G.N. No. S 226/2015) incurred in respect of the motor vehicle before the commission of the specified offence;

(d) any unpaid reciprocal road charge under rule 3(1) of the Road Traffic (Collection of Reciprocal Road Charge at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules 2017 (G.N. No. S 48/2017) incurred in respect of the motor vehicle before the commission of the specified offence;

“specified offence” means an offence under —

(a) rule 20H(1)(c) of the Road Traffic (International Circulation) Rules;

(b) rule 5(1) of the Road Traffic (Collection of Toll at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules; or

(c) rule 5(1) of the Road Traffic (Collection of Reciprocal Road Charge at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints) Rules 2017.

[S 49/2017 wef 15/02/2017]

Methods of payment

3.—(1)  When an offer of composition of any offence is made and accepted, payment must be made —

(a) by an electronic funds transfer system to a bank account designated by the Commissioner of Police or the Authority to collect the payment, who or which must account for the payment;

(b) to a person appointed by the Authority to collect the payment on the Authority’s behalf, who must account for and issue a receipt for the payment; or

(c) if the payer is unable to make payment according to sub-paragraph (a) or (b) — by cash or cheque to a relevant authorised officer (within the meaning given by section 135(1B) of the Act) authorised by the Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Authority to collect the payment, who must account for and issue a receipt for the payment.

[S 614/2023 wef 06/09/2023]

(2)  The Commissioner of Police or the Authority may, from time to time, stipulate the various electronic funds transfer systems as he or it may think fit to be used for the purposes of these Rules.

[S 614/2023 wef 06/09/2023]

Forms

4.  The Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Authority may —

(a) design and utilise such forms as he or it may think fit for the purposes of these Rules; and

(b) require any person to complete any of the forms for any such purposes.

[G.N. Nos. S 110/86; S 111/97; S 190/98; S 79/99; S 227/2003; S 123/2006; S 473/2007]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules

 

This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules. It is not part of these Rules.
1.	G. N. No. S 110/1986—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules 1986
	Date of commencement	:	1 June 1986
2.	1990 Revised Edition—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules
	Date of operation	:	25 March 1992
3.	G. N. No. S 111/1997—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 1997
	Date of commencement	:	1 April 1997
4.	G. N. No. S 190/1998—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 1998
	Date of commencement	:	1 April 1998
5.	G. N. No. S 79/1999—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 1999
	Date of commencement	:	1 March 1999
6.	1999 Revised Edition—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules
	Date of operation	:	30 September 1999
7.	G. N. No. S 227/2003—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2003
	Date of commencement	:	5 May 2003
8.	G. N. No. S 123/2006—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2006
	Date of commencement	:	27 February 2006
9.	G. N. No. S 473/2007—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2007
	Date of commencement	:	10 September 2007
10.	2008 Revised Edition—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) Rules
	Date of operation	:	31 January 2008
11.	G. N. No. S 633/2010—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2010
	Date of commencement	:	1 November 2010
12.	G.N. No. S 801/2013—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2013
	Date of commencement	:	1 January 2014
13.	G.N. No. S 44/2015—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2015
	Date of commencement	:	1 February 2015
14.	G.N. No. S 49/2017—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2017
	Date of commencement	:	15 February 2017
15.	G.N. No. S 63/2018—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2018
	Date of commencement	:	1 February 2018
16.	G.N. No. S 717/2019—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2019
	Date of commencement	:	1 November 2019
17.	G.N. No. S 793/2021—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2021
	Date of commencement	:	28 October 2021
18.	G.N. No. S 997/2021—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021
	Date of commencement	:	1 January 2022
19.	G.N. No. S 614/2023—Road Traffic (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2023
	Date of commencement	:	6 September 2023