Singapore legislation
Regulation 40
of Boundaries and Survey Maps (Conduct of Cadastral Surveys) Rules 2005
Regulation 40
Field survey procedures
Subregulation 1
Every strata lot must be surveyed and the linear measurements of the survey must be rounded off to the nearest centimetre.
Subregulation 2
The building comprising the strata lots must be fixed directly in relation to the boundaries of the lot on which the building is situated unless ground circumstances do not permit such fixing, and all common properties which encroach on adjacent land must be surveyed.
Subregulation 3
Where strata lots on the same storey or on different storeys of a building are identical, the strata lots of one such storey may be shown in the field book complete with dimensions.
Subregulation 4
Every page of the field book bearing diagrams of identical strata lots must contain the following statement: “All strata lots including those shown as ‘similar’ herein have been entered into and all relevant measurements have been fully made.”.
Subregulation 5
Where the strata lots involve land, they must be marked with the approved survey marks on the ground.