Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
Amendment of section 26
Section 26(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the definition of “owner” and substituting the following definition:“ “owner” —
in relation to a subdivided building comprised in a strata title plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act, means —
the management corporation having control of the common property of the building, or the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of that common property; and
in relation to any limited common property of the building, the subsidiary management corporation established under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act having control of the limited common property, or the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of that limited common property;
in relation to any subdivided building which is not comprised in a strata title plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act, means —
in relation to the common property of residential and commercial property in any housing estate of the Housing and Development Board, that Board;
in relation to the common property of any subdivided building in any housing estate under the HUDC Housing Estates Act, any body corporate constituted under an order made by the Minister under section 3 of that Act; and
in relation to the common property of any other subdivided building, every person who is a registered proprietor in the land-register under the Land Titles Act of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of a lot in that building, or the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of the common property of the building;
in relation to any premises which are not subdivided, means any person who is the registered proprietor of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of those premises in the land-register under the Land Titles Act; and
where paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) do not apply, means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises or building, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the premises or building were let to a tenant and includes the person whose name is entered in the Valuation List prepared under section 10 of the Property Tax Act as the owner of the premises or building, or a mortgagee in possession;”.