Singapore legislation
Section 107
Section 107
Effect of caveats
(1)
A caveat against land which is not under the provisions of this Act does not operate to forbid the registration of instruments affecting that land until it becomes registered land.
(2)
A caveat which is in order for entry in the land-register at the date of lodgment of the caveat takes effect from that date.
(3)
A caveat which is not in order for entry in the land-register at the date of lodgment of the caveat shall not take effect until —
in the case where the caveat is amended at the office of the Registrar, the caveat is rectified in accordance with the requirements specified by the Registrar pursuant to section 105; or
in the case where the caveat is returned to the caveator or his solicitor for amendment, the caveat is received by the Registrar duly rectified in accordance with the requirements specified by the Registrar pursuant to section 105.
(4)
A caveat does not operate to prevent the registration of an instrument which was lodged for registration before, and is in order for registration at, the time when the caveat becomes effective, unless the instrument is subsequently withdrawn from registration.
(5)
So long as a caveat remains effective, the Registrar shall not register any instrument which is inconsistent with the provisions of the caveat.[103