Land Titles Act

This Act shall be administered by the Registrar of Titles who shall be appointed by the President and who shall carry into execution the provisions of this Act and be responsible for the general administration of the Land Titles Registry.

The President may appoint an Inspector of Titles who, for the purpose of supervising the practice of the Land Titles Registry, shall visit it at such intervals of time and for such periods as the President may require, and who shall also counsel and advise the Registrar of Titles on such questions as are from time to time referred by him.

The President may also appoint such Examiners of Titles, Deputy Registrars of Titles, Assistant Registrars of Titles and other officers as may be necessary for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act.

Whenever by law anything is appointed or authorised to be done by the Registrar of Titles that thing may lawfully be done by a Deputy Registrar of Titles or an Assistant Registrar of Titles.

The Registrar shall have and use a seal of office having inscribed in the margin thereof the words “Registrar of Titles, Singapore”.

Every instrument bearing the imprint of that seal and purporting to be signed or issued by the Registrar or by any Deputy or Assistant Registrar shall be received in evidence and, unless the contrary is shown, shall be deemed without further proof to be issued by or under the direction of the Registrar.

The Registrar may exercise the following powers:

Knowledge of the fact that land has been acquired or will be held by a proprietor acting in a fiduciary capacity is not of itself a ground for the entry of a caveat by the Registrar.