Clause 22

by deleting the words “or any subdivided building in a housing estate under the HUDC Housing Estates Act (Cap. 131)” in paragraph (b) of the definition of “owner” in section 2(1);

by deleting the words “or the HUDC Housing Estates Act, as the case may be;” in paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of “owner” in section 2(1) and substituting the word “; and”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of “owner” in section 2(1);

by deleting sub‑paragraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of the definition of “owner” in section 2(1);

by inserting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of “owner” in section 26(1); and

by deleting sub‑paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of the definition of “owner” in section 26(1).

by deleting paragraph (d) of subsection (1); and

by deleting paragraph (d) of subsection (2).

by deleting “, 126A” in section 6(5);

by deleting the words “126, 126A or 127” in sections 14 and 128(2) and substituting in each case the words “126 or 127 or the repealed section 126A”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (14) of section 84A, the following subsection:“(14A) Where an application under subsection (1) relates to any land or housing estate to which the repealed section 126A or the repealed HUDC Housing Estates Act (Cap. 131) applied immediately before the date of commencement of section 22(6) of the Statute Law Reform Act 2021 —

any reference in subsection (1)(a) or (b) to the date of the issue of the latest Certificate of Statutory Completion for any building (not being any common property) comprised in the strata title plan is a reference to the date of completion of the construction of the last building (not being any common property) comprised in the strata title plan as certified by the relevant authority;

any reference in subsection (1)(a) or (b) to the date of the issue of the latest Certificate of Statutory Completion for any building (not being any common property) comprised in the strata title plan is a reference to the date of the issue of the Certificate of Fitness for any building (not being any common property) comprised in the strata title plan for land specified in the First Schedule to the repealed HUDC Housing Estates Act; and

a certificate purporting to be under the hand of an officer of the relevant authority specifying the date of completion of the construction of the last building (not being any common property) comprised in the strata title plan referred to in paragraph (a) is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, and without further proof of the signature appended to the certificate, sufficient evidence of the matters specified therein.”;

by repealing sections 126A and 126B; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “as defined in” in item 3 of the Fourth Schedule, the words “the repealed”.

by deleting the words “or a subdivided building in a housing estate as defined in section 2(1) of the HUDC Housing Estates Act (Cap. 131) (called a HUDC housing estate)” in paragraph (b) of the definition of “owner”;

by deleting the words “or section 2(1) of the HUDC Housing Estates Act, as the case may be” in paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of “owner”;

by inserting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of “owner”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(iii) of the definition of “owner”; and

by deleting sub‑paragraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of the definition of “owner”.

by deleting paragraph (a) of section 2(2);

by deleting the words “such other” in section 2(2)(c) and substituting the word “any”;

by deleting subsection (10) of section 33; and

by deleting the definition of “designated land” in section 33(12).