I & fPoh - Motor Traffic

1 I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd ckrcfha w;s fYI .ei m;%h - 2011'09'09 1A. PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjd ckrcfha .ei m;%h w;s fYI. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka EXTRAORDINARY. wxl 1722$27 - 2011 iema;e n 09 jeks isl=rdod - 2011'09'09. No. 1722/27 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2011. (Published by Authority). PART I : SECTION (I) GENERAL. Government Notifications 24/51. Motor Traffic ACT (CAHPTER 203). REGULATIONS made by the Minister of Transport under Section 237 read with Sections 8, 14, 18, 30, 42, 139C, 139H and 231. of the Motor Traffic Act, (Chapter 203). KUMARA WELGAMA, Minister of Transport. Colombo, 08th September, 2011. Regulations 1. These regulations may be cited as the Motor Traffic (Fees) Regulations, 2011 and shall in relation to the fees levied by the Commissioner of Motor Traffic under these regulations, be deemed to be valid and effective from 2.)

2 (a) Subject to the provisions of regulation 5, the fee payable for the first registration of a Motor vehicle which is:- (i) manufactured or assembled or manufactured and assembled by the principal manufacturer or his authorized agent registered abroad, and thereafter imported to Sri Lanka;. (ii) manufactured or assembled or manufactured and assembled locally, using new components by an industry registered for that purpose either with the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Industries or with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka establish by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Law, No. 4 of 1978 along with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Motor Traffic ; or (iii) designed, manufactured and assembled locally, using new parts and chassis manufactured by any local industry referred to in sub-paragraph (ii), and being a Motor vehicle which belongs to a category as specified in Column I of Schedule I to these regulations, shall be as specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of that Schedule.

3 1A. 2A I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd ckrcfha w;s fYI .ei m;%h - 2011'09'09. PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - (b) Where a Motor vehicle specified in Column I of Schedule I is requested to be registered: (i) on a priority basis, then an additional charge consisting of twenty per centum; or (ii) within one day, then an additional charge consisting of forty per centum, of the fee payable as specified in Column II of that Schedule, shall be charged along with the normal fee. 3. (a) Where an application for the first registration of a Motor vehicle referred to in regulation 2 is made after the expiration of thirty calender days or more of the date of - (i) importation of the Motor vehicle ; or (ii) purchase of Motor vehicle manufactured or assembled or manufactured and assembled locally, as the case may be, of such Motor vehicle, the fee payable for the registration of that Motor vehicle when it belongs to such category as specified in Column I.)

4 Of Schedule II to these regulations, shall, depending on the period of the delay as referred to in the corresponding entry in Column II thereof, be the fee specified in the corresponding entry in Column III of that Schedule. (b) Where a Motor vehicle of a category specified in Column I of Schedule II is requested to be registered:- (i) on a priority basis, then an additional charge consisting of twenty per centum; or (ii) within one day, then an additional charge consisting of forty per centum, of the fee payable as specified in Column III of that Schedule, shall be charged along with the normal fee. 4. The fee payable for the cancellation of a registration of a Motor vehicle shall be one thousand rupees and where such cancellation is requested for on a priority basis, the fee payable shall be one thousand five hundred rupees. 5. The fee payable for the registration of a person as a temporary owner of a Motor vehicle shall be five hundred rupees, and where such registration is requested for on a priority basis, the fee payable shall be one thousand rupees.

5 6. (a) The fee payable for the registration of a person as a new owner of a Motor vehicle belonging to any one of the categories specified in Column I of Schedule III to these regulations, shall be as specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of that Schedule. (b) Where a Motor vehicle specified in Column I of Schedule III is requested to be registered on a priority basis, an additional charge consisting of thirty per centum of the fee specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of that Schedule, shall be charged along with the normal fee, and where the Motor vehicle is requested to be registered in one day, a further charge of five hundred rupees shall be charged in addition. (c) Where an application for registration is not submitted within fourteen days of the date of change of possession of the Motor vehicle, an additional charge of one hundred rupees for each foregone day shall be charged along with the normal fee payable.

6 7. The fee payable for the issue of a duplicate of a certificate of registration as referred to in Column I of Schedule IV to these regulations, shall be as specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of that Schedule. However, where such duplicate is requested for on a priority basis, an additional charge consisting of twenty per centum of the fee payable, shall be charged along with the normal fee. I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd ckrcfha w;s fYI .ei m;%h - 2011'09'09 3A. PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 8. (a) The fee payable for :- (i) the entry in the register of the name of any person as an absolute owner, shall be one thousand rupees and where such entry is requested to be made on a priority basis, an additional sum of five hundred rupees shall be charged; and (ii) the deletion from the entry in the register the name of an absolute owner, shall be five hundred rupees and where such deletion is requested to be made on a priority basis, an additional sum of two hundred and fifty rupees shall be charged.)

7 (b) Where the entry or the deletion of an entry referred to in paragraph (a) is required to be done within one day, a sum of one thousand rupees for the making of an entry and of five hundred rupees for the deletion of an entry, as the case may be, shall be charged in addition to the fee referred to therein. 9. The annual revenue license fee payable on Motor vehicles propelled using gasoline and diesel belonging to such class and of such weight as specified in Column I and II respectively of Part I and Part II of Schedule V to these regulations, shall be as specified in the corresponding entry as specified in Column III of that Schedule. 10. The annual revenue license fee payable for omnibuses and such other Motor vehicle as specified in Column I of Schedule VI to these regulations, shall be as specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of that Schedule. 11. The annual revenue license fee payable in respect of . (a) Motor cycles, shall be four hundred and fifty rupees.

8 (b) Motor tricycles and Motor tricycle vans, shall be five hundred and fifty rupees;. (c) alternative fuel Motor vehicles, shall be fifty per centum of the fee payable for a petrol Motor vehicle of a similar class and of similar weight as specified in Column I and II of Schedule I to these regulations;. and (d) bi-fuel vehicles propelled by a petroleum product together with any alternative fuel or electric power, shall be the same as the annual revenue license fee payable for a Motor vehicle of similar class and of similar weight as specified in Schedule I to these regulations. 12. Where a person fails to pay the appropriate annual license fee as referred to in regulations 9, 10 or 11, as the case may be, on or before the date, he is required to make such payment (hereinafter in this regulation referred to as the specified date"), such person shall be charged an additional fee, calculated as follows:- (a) ten per centum of the normal fee payable; where it is paid within three months of the specified date.

9 (b) twenty per centum of the normal fee payable; where it is paid after three months but within one year of the specified date; and (c) thirty per centum of the normal fee payable; where it is paid after one year of the specified date. 13. The fee payable for the registration of garages and places of business of persons who are dealers in or manufacturers or repairers of Motor vehicles and of driving schools and driving instructors, as specified in Column I of Schedule VII to these regulations, shall be as specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of that Schedule. 14. (1) The fee payable in respect of such other activities by the Commissioner of Motor Traffic under the Act as referred to in Column I of Schedule VIII to these regulations, shall be as specified in the corresponding entry in Coloumn II. of that Schedule. (2) The fee payable as specified in Column II of Schedule VIII in respect of the performance of such other activities by the Commissioner of Motor Traffic under the Act as is referred to in the corresponding entry in item 8(iii) of Column I of Schedule VII to these regulations shall not be applicable in respect Motor lorries registered between the period March 13, 2009 to May 2, 2010, provided the GVW thereof is less than 3500 kg.

10 15. For the purpose of these regulations . "Act" means the Motor Traffic Act (Chapter 203);. 4A I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd ckrcfha w;s fYI .ei m;%h - 2011'09'09. PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - "agricultural land vehicle" means a four wheel tractor or any other Motor vehicle constructed for the purpose of hauling another vehicle or for any agricultural purpose such as levelling, dredging, earth moving, or forestry or any similar operation, but does not include a road roller;. "agricultural trailer" includes vehicles of every description attached to and drawn by a Motor vehicle and used for an agricultural or construction purpose;. "alternative fuel Motor vehicle" means any Motor vehicle propelled solely by alternative fuel other than petrol, diesel or gas, but excludes bi-fuel vehicles and electrically powered vehicles;. "dual purpose vehicle" means a Motor vehicle designed and constructed for the purpose of carrying both persons and goods, contemporaneously where the number of persons carried (including the driver).)