Singapore legislation
Clause 33
Clause 33
Surrender of unregistered land to Singapore for the issue of title on subdivision of building thereon
(1)
Where a proprietor of unregistered land on which a subdivided building has been erected or is in the course of erection, on the date of the coming into operation of this Act, has not presented for registration under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds Ordinance (Cap. 55) an assurance of a flat or flats comprised in the subdivided building —
no assurance of such a flat shall be capable of being registered under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds Ordinance (Cap. 55); and
the Registrar of Deeds shall have the power to refuse to register such assurance when presented for registration.
(2)
The proprietor, for the purpose of dealing with the building in parts, shall be required to surrender the Crown or State title relating to such land to the President, and the President, if satisfied with the title of the proprietor and on payment by the proprietor of all costs and expenses of, or consequent on, such surrender, shall issue a new title in lieu thereof.
(3)
Where the unregistered land has been surrendered pursuant to subsection (2) of this section a Collector’s certificate issued by the Collector of Land Revenue or a grant or lease issued by the President, as the case may be, shall be forwarded by the Commissioner to the Registrar who shall thereupon bring the land comprised therein under the provisions of the Land Titles Ordinance, 1956 (Ord. 21 of 1956), and deliver the relevant duplicate certificate of title to the person entitled thereto.
(4)
On the issue of the certificate of title mentioned in subsection (3) of this section the proprietor may deal with any part of the land comprising part of the subdivided building subject to the provisions of this Act.
(5)
The provisions of the foregoing subsections shall not apply to a leasehold title having less than an unexpired term of thirty years as at the date of the intended surrender referred to in subsection (2) of this section.
(b)
The Commissioner may issue to the proprietor a certificate to the effect that the provisions of this section do not apply to the leasehold title held by him.
(c)
On production of such a certificate to the Registrar of Deeds the proprietor shall have the right to present for registration an assurance of any part of his unregistered land in the Registry of Deeds.
(6)
In this section —
Definition
“unregistered land” means land which has not been brought under the provisions of the Land Titles Ordinance, 1956 (Ord. 21 of 1956);
Definition
“Registrar of Deeds” means the Registrar appointed under the Registration of Deeds Ordinance (Cap. 255);
Definition
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Lands, Singapore;
Definition
“assurance” has the same meaning as in the Registration of Deeds Ordinance.