Singapore legislation
Section 148
Section 148
Subdivision of registered land
(1)
Except as provided in this section, the Registrar shall not register any instrument affecting part of the land in a folio of the land-register until he is satisfied that —
the authority for the time being charged with the duty of controlling or supervising the subdivision of the land has certified that the lawful requirements of that authority relating to subdivision have been complied with; and
the boundaries and dimensions of part of the land in a folio of the land-register shown in the plan annexed to any instrument are in accordance with the final boundaries and dimensions shown in the plan lodged with and approved by the Chief Surveyor.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), the Registrar may register any instrument affecting part of the land in a folio of the land-register, but in that case the land-register shall not be conclusive as to the boundaries or dimensions of the land thereby affected until a plan of the part has been approved by the Chief Surveyor.
(3)
Where the Registrar has created a new folio of the land-register pursuant to a registration which is not conclusive as to boundaries or dimensions, he shall endorse thereon a prominent caution to that effect, and he shall cancel that caution when he becomes satisfied that the boundaries and dimensions to which it relates accord with those shown on a plan lodged with and approved by the Chief Surveyor.
(4)
The assurance fund is not liable for any claim based on inaccuracy of the boundaries and dimensions shown on a folio of the land-register which bears a caution as in subsection (3) provided.
(5)
Nothing in this section prevents the entry of a caveat, nor the registration of —
an easement;
a mortgage or charge;
a lease for a term of less than 7 years which cannot, by the exercise of an option of renewal, be prolonged for a period exceeding 7 years; or
any other instrument or class of instruments which may from time to time be prescribed.[144