Singapore legislation
Regulation 33
of Housing and Development (Polling for Upgrading Works) Rules
Regulation 33
Results of poll
Subregulation 1
The results of a primary poll to establish the opinions about proposals to carry out general upgrading works in a precinct shall be ascertained in accordance with the formula where A is the total value in votes cast at the primary poll in favour of the proposal to carry out general upgrading works; andB is the total value in votes of all registered owners of flats within the precinct who are entitled to vote at that primary poll.
Subregulation 2
The results of a secondary poll to establish the opinions about proposals to carry out specified upgrading works in a building comprising residential flats shall be ascertained in accordance with the formula where C is the total value in votes cast at the secondary poll by the registered owners of residential flats in the building in favour of the proposal to carry out those specified upgrading works; andD is the total value in votes of all registered owners of residential flats in the building who are entitled to vote at that secondary poll.
Subregulation 3
The results of a secondary poll to establish the opinions about proposals to carry out specified upgrading works in any part of a building comprising non-residential flats shall be ascertained in accordance with the formula where E is the total value in votes cast at the secondary poll by the registered owners of non-residential flats in the building in favour of the proposal to carry out those specified upgrading works; andF is the total value in votes of all registered owners of non-residential flats in the building who are entitled to vote at that secondary poll.
Subregulation 4
The results of a special poll to establish the opinions about proposals to carry out special upgrading works in a building or for 2 or more buildings (whether comprising wholly residential flats or partly residential and non-residential flats) shall be ascertained in accordance with the formula where G is the total value of votes cast at the special poll by the registered owners of beneficiary flats in the building or buildings, as the case may be, in favour of the proposal to carry out those special upgrading works; andH is the total value in votes of all registered owners of beneficiary flats in the building or buildings, as the case may be, who are entitled to vote at that special poll.
Subregulation 5
The results of a flat upgrading poll to establish the opinions about any proposal to carry out flat upgrading works within flats comprised in a building in a precinct or within any building in a precinct shall be ascertained in accordance with the formula where M is the total value of votes cast at the flat upgrading poll by the registered owners of flats in the building in favour of the proposal to carry out those flat upgrading works; andN is the total value in votes of all registered owners of flats in the building who are entitled to vote at that flat upgrading poll.
Subregulation 5A
The results of a commercial property upgrading poll to establish the opinions about any proposal to carry out commercial property upgrading works within a precinct are to be ascertained in accordance with the formula where —
S is the total value of votes cast at the commercial property upgrading poll by the registered owners of beneficiary commercial properties in the precinct in favour of the proposal to carry out those commercial property upgrading works; and
T is the total value in votes of all registered owners of beneficiary commercial properties in the precinct who are entitled to vote at that commercial property upgrading poll.
Subregulation 6
For the purposes of determining the total value in votes of all registered owners of flats within a precinct or a building or part thereof, the value in the vote of the senior owner among the joint registered owners of a flat who are entitled to vote in any poll shall be counted to the exclusion of the other joint owners.