Singapore legislation
Clause 172
Clause 172
Repeal and savings
(1)
The Land Titles Act [Cap. 157] (in this Part referred to as the repealed Act) is repealed.
(2)
A reference in this Act to land brought under the provisions of this Act shall include a reference to land which has been brought under the provisions of the repealed Act.
(3)
Any register, instrument, index or other document maintained under the repealed Act shall be continued to be maintained under the corresponding provision of this Act or any rules made thereunder.
(4)
In so far as any entry in a register or instrument was made or other thing whatsoever was done under any provision of the repealed Act, that entry or thing shall have effect as if made or done under the corresponding provision of this Act or any rules made thereunder.
(5)
A reference to a caveat in this Act shall include a reference to a caveat lodged and notified in a folio or the Caveat Index under the provisions of the repealed Act.
(6)
Any caveat lodged under the previous Act may, unless it has lapsed or been removed or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Act before the commencement of this Act, be extended in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(7)
Any application, instrument or caveat lodged for registration under the provisions of the repealed Act before the commencement of this Act and whose registration was not completed before such commencement shall, where applicable, be deemed to be an application, instrument or caveat lodged for registration under a corresponding provision of this Act.
(8)
Where at any time before the commencement of this Act a person —
was in adverse possession of any registered land; and
has lodged an application for a possessory title to the land under the provisions of the repealed Act and the application has not been withdrawn but is on such commencement pending in the Land Titles Registry,the application shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Act in force immediately before such commencement.
(9)
Where at any time before the commencement of this Act a person —
was in adverse possession of any registered land; and
was entitled to lodge an application for a possessory title to the land under the provisions of the repealed Act which were in force immediately before such commencement,he may, within 3 months of such commencement make an application to court for an order to vest the title in him or lodge an application for a possessory title to the land and the application shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Act in force immediately before such commencement.
(10)
Section 87 shall not prevent the registration of leases for a term not exceeding 7 years which were executed before the commencement of this Act and any such lease may be registered under the provisions of the repealed Act as if those provisions were never repealed.
(11)
Any written law or other document referring to the repealed Act shall, as far as may be necessary for preserving its effect, be construed as referring, or as including a reference, to this Act.
(12)
Except as expressly provided in this section, nothing in this section shall be taken as prejudicing the operation of section 16 of the Interpretation Act [Cap. 1] (which relates to the effect of repeals).