Singapore legislation

Clause 22

of Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill

Clause 22

Related amendments to Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004

The Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004 (Act 47 of 2004) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “recorded in the strata title plan” in section 28(1)(a) and substituting the words “lodged with the Registrar of Titles”;

(b)

by deleting the words “shown on the strata title plan” in section 28(2) and substituting the words “lodged with the Registrar of Titles”;

(c)

by deleting the words “registered strata title plan” in section 28(3)(b) and substituting the words “address lodged with the Registrar of Titles”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (9) of section 38, the following subsections:“(9A) No moneys in the management fund or sinking fund shall be used for any purpose of a collective sale of the property under Part VA of the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Cap. 158) other than for the purpose of convening any general meeting under the Second Schedule to that Act.(9B) The moneys remaining in the management fund and sinking fund as at the date of the legal completion of a collective sale of the property in accordance with Part VA of the Land Titles (Strata) Act shall be returned as soon as practicable to the subsidiary proprietors of the lots in shares proportional to the contributions levied by the management corporation on the subsidiary proprietors in accordance with this Act.”;

(e)

by deleting subsection (2) of section 90 and substituting the following subsection:“(2) The Minister may appoint such number of deputy presidents of the Boards as he may consider necessary.”;

(f)

by deleting subsection (4) of section 90 and substituting the following subsection:“(4) For the purpose of enabling the Boards to be constituted under this Part, the Minister shall appoint a panel consisting of such number of persons as he may consider necessary and shall publish their names in the Gazette.”;

(g)

by deleting the words “of 2 years” in section 90(5) and substituting the words “not exceeding 3 years”; and

(h)

by deleting the words “as may be prescribed by regulations made under this Act” in section 100 and substituting the words “as the Minister may determine”.