Singapore legislation
Clause 87
Clause 87
Form and registration of leases
(1)
Registered land may be leased for any term of years exceeding 7 years by an instrument of lease in the approved form.
(2)
The Registrar shall not register any lease unless —
the term is expressed to exceed 7 years;
the date of commencement of the term and its maximum duration are certain; and
the lease purports to confer on the lessee exclusive possession of land.
(3)
For the purposes of this section —
the fact that the term of a lease may be extended in pursuance of an option shall be taken into consideration in determining whether the term of the lease exceeds 7 years;
the fact that a lease for a specified period of time is determinable on the happening of an event within that time shall not be taken into consideration in determining the term of the lease.
(4)
A lease is not unregistrable by reason only of the fact that the possession of the lessee is expressed to be non-continuous.
(5)
Nothing in this Part shall affect the law relating to tenancies for terms of 7 years or less.