Singapore legislation
Section 23
of Planning Act
Section 23
Title conferred upon purchaser at a sale under section 20
(1)
The purchaser at a sale under section 20(1)(b) shall be deemed to have acquired the right or property offered for sale free from all encumbrances created over it and from all subordinate interests derived from it, except such as are expressly reserved by the competent authority at the time of the sale.
(2)
The competent authority shall notify in the Gazette the result of the sale and the conveyance to the purchaser of the right or property offered for sale. [18