Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Repeal and re-enactment of section 42

Section 42 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Special provisions

42. For the purposes of the registration of any assurance pertaining to a flat, house or other building sold by the Board —

(a)

in the case of land registered under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds Act, the provisions of section 12 of this Act shall not apply; and

(b)

in the case of land registered under the provisions of the Land Titles Act, where a solicitor is not employed by the party acquiring or divesting title under any instrument relating to the transactions referred to in this section, a certificate of an officer authorised in writing in that behalf by the Board shall be sufficient for the purposes of subsection (4) of section 50 of that Act.”.

Clause 6 — Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill