Singapore legislation

Section 103A

of Civil Defence Act 1986

Section 103A

Interpretation of this Part

Amended by53/201853/2018

(1)

In this Part —

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Definition

“owner” —

(a)

in relation to any premises comprised in a strata title plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967, means —

(i)

in the case of a lot, the person who is registered as the subsidiary proprietor of the lot under that Act;

(ii)

in the case of a common property, the management corporation having control of that common property, or the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of that common property; and

(iii)

in the case of a limited common property as defined in section 2(1) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004, the subsidiary management corporation established by that Act having control of that limited common property, or the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of that limited common property;

(b)

in relation to a building in a housing estate of the Housing and Development Board (called an HDB housing estate), means —

(i)

in the case of a flat, any owner of the flat as defined in section 2(1) of the Housing and Development Act 1959;

(ii)

in the case of the building’s common property in an HDB housing estate that is controlled, managed and maintained by a Town Council, that Town Council; and

(iii)

in the case of the building’s common property in an HDB housing estate that is not controlled, managed and maintained by a Town Council, the Housing and Development Board; (c)in relation to a subdivided building that is not mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), means —

(i)

in the case of a lot, the person who is registered under the Land Titles Act 1993 as the proprietor of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of that lot; and

(ii)

in the case of the subdivided building’s common property, every person who is registered under the Land Titles Act 1993 as the proprietor of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of a lot in that building, or the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of the common property;

(d)

in relation to any premises which are not a subdivided building mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), means any person who is registered under the Land Titles Act 1993 as the proprietor of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of those premises; and

(e)

in relation to any other premises or building, means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises or building, whether on the person’s own account or as agent, trustee or receiver, or who would receive such rent if the premises or building were let to a tenant, and includes the person whose name is entered in the Valuation List prepared under section 10 of the Property Tax Act 1960 as the owner of the premises or building, or a mortgagee in possession;

Definition

“relevant premises” means any building or part of a building but does not include —

(a)

a residential building not exceeding such height as may be prescribed; and

(b)

any other type of building that may be prescribed;

Definition

“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

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(2)

For the purposes of this Part, the height of a building is the distance, measured in a straight line on a vertical plane, from the lowest point of the building at ground level to the highest point of the building (including any structure fixed to the building).

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