Singapore legislation

Section 24

Rectification of register by Court

(1)

Any person claiming any estate or interest in any lands within Singapore may at any time apply to the High Court for an order that —

(a)

the register or any book or index kept at the Registry of Deeds under this Act or any rules made thereunder shall be rectified;

(b)

any entry may be made or interpolated in any such register, book or index;

(c)

any entry in such a register, book or index may be cancelled;

(d)

any certificate endorsed or given under this Act may be amended or cancelled;

(e)

any deed, probate, letters of administration, certificate or other document may be produced to the Registrar for the purpose of any registration, entry or cancellation; or

(f)

the priority by this Act granted to assurances or other instruments upon the registration thereof may be suspended in whole or in part during the continuance of any proceedings then pending in any court as to any assurances registered after the date of the order.

(2)

The court may either refuse such an application or, if satisfied of the justice of the case, may make such order in reference thereto and as to the costs thereof as in the opinion of the court is just and expedient.

(3)

The Registrar and every other person or body affected by any such order of court shall obey it on being served with the order or an official copy thereof, and upon such service on the Registrar the order shall be deemed to have been presented to him for registration and shall be registered accordingly.

(4)

Any jurisdiction under this section may be exercised by any judge whether sitting in open court or in chambers.

(5)

The Chief Justice may, with the sanction of the President, make rules for carrying into effect the objects of this section, provided that no rules so made shall extend the jurisdiction of the court.

(6)

Any person aggrieved by an order made by the court under this section may appeal within the prescribed time in the same manner and with the same incidents in and with which orders made by the court in cases within its ordinary jurisdiction may be appealed from.

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