Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 56

Section 56 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (g) of subsection (1), the following paragraph:“(ga)if the owner or any owner thereof made a misleading or false statement in his application to the Board for, or a misrepresentation of a material fact (whether innocently or otherwise) to the Board relating to —

(i)

his acquisition of the flat, house or other living accommodation or an interest in it from a related person; or

(ii)

his transfer of an interest in the flat, house or other living accommodation to a related person;”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (9), the following subsection:“(10) For the purposes of subsection (1)(ga), a person (A) is related to an owner of a flat, house or other living accommodation (B) if A is the spouse, a parent, remoter lineal ancestor, step‑parent, son, daughter, son‑in‑law, daughter‑in‑law, remoter issue, stepson, stepdaughter, brother or sister, or the spouse of a brother or sister, of B.”.