Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Amendment of section 41
Section 41 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (8), the following subsection:“(9) Without prejudice to any other rights, contractual or otherwise, which the Board may exercise, the Board may cancel an application to the Board, whether registered before or after the commencement of the Housing and Development (Amendment) Act 1986, for the purchase of a flat, house or other living accommodation where —
the applicant has made any misrepresentation of a material fact or false statement in a material particular, whether innocently or otherwise, in relation to his application;
the applicant, his spouse or any person above the age of 14 years listed in his application as intending to reside in the premises applied for has been convicted of an offence under section 304A, 336, 337 or 338 of the Penal Code (Cap. 103) in connection with the throwing of any matter or thing from any property belonging to, sold by or leased from the Board;
the applicant has paid in full or partially the purchase price or any loan for the purchase of the flat, house or other living accommodation with any cash grant made by the Government to the owner and paid into the owner’s account with the Central Provident Fund pursuant to section 11B of the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 121) and the applicant fails or refuses to return the money to the Government when he is required to do so under the terms of the grant; or
the applicant, his spouse or any person listed in his application as intending to reside in the premises applied for has been convicted of an offence under any written law relating to immigration for giving food or shelter to any person who has entered, remained or stayed in Singapore in contravention of any written law relating to immigration or for assisting such person in any way to evade apprehension.”.