Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Caveats
(1)
Subject to any rules made under this Act, a caveat may at any time be given with respect to any lands by any person claiming to be entitled to any interest in those lands in favour of any person named therein.
(2)
Such a caveat may be registered under this Act and, when so registered, shall, unless removed or cancelled in accordance with any rules made for that purpose, be in force for such period not exceeding 6 months as is specified therein in that behalf.
(3)
Every such caveat shall be under the hand of the person by whom it is given, and attested by at least one witness, and shall contain —
the date on which it is given;
the name, address and occupation of the person by whom it is given;
the name, address and occupation of the person in whose favour it is given;
a statement of the time for which it is intended to remain in force;
a description of the lands to be affected by the caveat, and names of all the districts in which they are situated, and the reference numbers of the State grants or leases, if any, in which they are comprised.
(4)
If within the time during which the caveat remains in force any assurance made or executed by the person by whom the caveat was given and conveying any interest in the lands described therein to or in favour of the person in whose favour the caveat was given or his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns is duly registered under this Act, that assurance shall have priority as though it had been registered upon the date on which the caveat was registered, and that date shall, subject to subsection (5), be deemed to be the date of registration of the assurance for all purposes and shall be substituted in all certificates and other instruments for the date on which the assurance was actually presented for enrolment accordingly.
(5)
No caveat has any effect as against the operation of any law for the time being in force relating to bankruptcy, and for the purpose of any such law the date of registration of any such assurance shall be deemed to be the date on which the assurance was actually registered.