Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Executive Condominium Housing Scheme (Exemption) Order 1996
Regulation 4
Exemption from section 5(1)(b) of Act
Subregulation 1
A person is exempt from section 5(1)(b) of the Act, in relation to his or her purchase of any housing accommodation under the executive condominium scheme if any of the conditions in sub‑paragraph (2) applies to the flat, house, building or land (mentioned in section 5(1)(b) of the Act) that the person or his or her spouse sold or divested himself or herself of an estate or interest in (called in this paragraph the disposed property).
Subregulation 2
The conditions mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) are as follows:
the disposed property is a temporary building or structure —
constructed of short‑lived materials; or
permitted to be used by the relevant authority for a period not exceeding 36 months,that is constructed on land in which the person and his or her spouse do not have any estate or interest;
the disposed property is held by the person or his or her spouse as a trustee with no beneficial interest in the disposed property;
the disposed property is public housing accommodation that the Board had granted consent to be sold or divested;
the disposed property is a non‑residential property or a commercial property mentioned in section 5(9) of the Act and at the time of the sale or divestment of the disposed property, the person and his or her spouse did not own or have an estate or interest in any other non‑residential property.