Singapore legislation

Clause 147

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 147

Amendment of Land Titles Act

The Land Titles Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “a writ of execution” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “an enforcement order”:Section 42(2)(b)Section 57(3)(b)(i) and (ii) and (c);

(b)

by deleting the word “leave” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “permission”:Section 121(7)Section 153(2);

(c)

by deleting the words “either ex parte” in the following provision and substituting the words “whether in the absence of the caveator”:Section 127(1);

(d)

by deleting the word “WRITS” in the following provision and substituting the words “ENFORCEMENT ORDERS”:Part XIII (Part heading);

(e)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “order” in section 131, the following definition:“ “enforcement order” means an enforcement order against land issued by a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order, and, where the context admits, includes renewal of an enforcement order and a second or subsequent enforcement order on the same judgment;”;

(f)

by deleting the words “levy execution on land;” in the following provision and substituting the words “execute an enforcement order against land.”:Section 131 (definition of “Sheriff”);

(g)

by deleting the definition of “writ” in section 131;

(h)

by deleting the words “A writ of execution” in the following provision and substituting the words “An enforcement order”:Section 132(1);

(i)

by deleting the words “the writ” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “the enforcement order”:Section 132(1) and (3)Section 133(1)Section 134(1) and (4)Section 135(1), (2) and (3)Section 136(3);

(j)

by deleting the words “a writ” wherever they appear in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “an enforcement order”:Section 132(4) and (6)Section 133(1) and (2)Section 134(1), (2), (4) and (5)Section 135(1) and (3)Section 136(2) and (3);

(k)

by deleting the words “A writ” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “An enforcement order”:Section 132(5)Section 136(1);

(l)

by deleting the words “that writ” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “that enforcement order”:Section 132(6)Section 136(1);

(m)

by deleting the words “subsequent writ” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “subsequent enforcement order”:Section 132(6)Section 133(2)Section 134(2);

(n)

by deleting the word “Writs” in the following provision and substituting the words “Enforcement orders”:Section 132 (section heading);

(o)

by deleting the word “writs” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the words “enforcement orders”:Section 134(3) and section headingSection 135 (section heading)Section 136 (section heading); and

(p)

by deleting the word “plaintiff” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “claimant”:Section 156(3) and (4).

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