Singapore legislation
Clause 173
Clause 173
Validation of extensions of caveats lodged under repealed Act
(1)
Where at any time before the commencement of this Act a caveat was notified on a folio or the Caveat Index under the provisions of Part XI of the repealed Act and an extension of caveat was notified on the folio in respect of the same matter dealt with by the caveat notwithstanding that the repealed Act did not provide for caveats to be extended, the caveat shall not lapse until —
the expiration of a period of 5 years commencing from the date of the lodgment of the extension of caveat which was accepted and notified on the folio; or
where more than one extension of caveat has been lodged and notified on the folio before the expiry of each 5-year period from the date of the lodgment of the last extension of caveat which was accepted and notified on the folio, the expiration of a period of 5 years from the date of the lodgment of the last extension of caveat which was accepted and notified on the folio.
(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply to a caveat where an order has been made by a court before the commencement of this Act in respect of the validity or priority of the caveat.