Singapore legislation
Clause 18
Clause 18
Notice to the Registrar of Deeds and the lodging of an instrument with the Registrar of Titles
Immediately on taking possession of any land under the provisions of section 16 or 17 of this Act, the Collector (Cap. 255) shall —
in the case of land registered under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds Ordinance give notice to the Registrar of Deeds who shall make an entry in the books of the Registry that the land has vested in the State, and upon such entry being made, such land shall vest in the State free from encumbrances; or
in the case of land registered under the provisions of the Land Titles Ordinance, 1956, lodge in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of section 115 of the Land Titles Ordinance, 1956 (Ord. 21 of 1956), an instrument of acquisition in the prescribed form with the Registrar of Titles who shall, upon a request by the Collector, endorse on the relevant folium of the land register a notification to the effect that the land has become vested in the State as State Land free from encumbrances and has ceased to be subject to the provisions of the Land Titles Ordinance, 1956, and upon such endorsement being made, such land shall vest in the State free from encumbrances.