Singapore legislation
Section 40F
Section 40F
Owner-initiated acquisition
(1)
Upon the Board receiving a notice under section 40E(1) in relation to any temporarily occupied premises and any other premises related to the temporarily occupied premises, the President is to proceed under the Land Acquisition Act 1966 to acquire those premises as if those premises were the subject of a notice under section 49 of that Act.
(2)
The provisions of sections 49 and 49A of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 apply (so far as relevant) to any premises that are the subject of a notice under section 40E with the following exceptions, modifications and adaptations:
any reference in those sections to any land that is the subject of a notice under section 49(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 is to be read as a reference to the premises that are the subject of a notice under section 40E;
any reference in those sections to land temporary possession of which is or has been taken under section 42 of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 is to be read as a reference to any premises temporary possession of which is or has been taken in accordance with section 24A or 32;
any reference in those sections to an owner of land is to be read as a reference to an owner of premises referred to in section 40E;
any reference in section 49A of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 to a claim period for any land temporary possession of which is or has been taken in accordance with a direction under section 42 of the Land Acquisition Act 1966 is to be read as a reference to one year starting from either of the following dates:
the date of the notice under section 24A(3) or 32(2) (as the case may be) relating to those premises;
the date of the expiry of the term of temporary possession in a notice under section 24A(3) or 32(2) (as the case may be) for the temporary occupation and use of those premises, or the date the premises are returned to the owner if earlier;
such other exceptions, modifications and adaptations as the differences between them necessarily require.