Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Initial Registration of Titles
12. Restriction on registration or notification of assurance, instrument or caveat pending issue of fresh State title
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After the surrender of the title to land is lodged with the Registry of Deeds or the Land Titles Registry (as the case may be) under section 9, and pending the issuance of a fresh State title or titles by the President —
land
“land” means —(a)the surface of any defined parcel of the earth, so much of the subterranean space below and so much of the column of airspace above the surface whether or not held apart from the surface as is reasonably necessary for the proprietor’s use and enjoyment, and includes any estate or interest therein and all vegetation growing thereon and structures affixed thereto; or(b)any parcel of airspace or any subterranean space whether or not held apart from the surface of the earth and described with certainty by reference to a plan approved by the Chief Surveyor and filed with the Authority, and includes any estate or interest therein and all vegetation growing thereon and structures affixed thereto,and where the context so permits, the proprietorship of land includes natural rights to air, light, water and support and the right of access to any highway on which the land abuts;
except for a discharge of a statutory charge in favour of the Central Provident Fund Board or a withdrawal of a subsisting caveat registered under the Registration of Deeds Act 1988 —
no assurance or caveat in respect of the unregistered land surrendered is capable of being registered under the provisions of that Act; and
assurance
“assurance”, in relation to unregistered land, has the meaning given by the Registration of Deeds Act 1988;
where such assurance or caveat has been registered, the Registrar of Deeds has the power to cancel the registration of such assurance or caveat and any entries relating thereto from the records kept by the Registry of Deeds; and
Registrar of Deeds
“Registrar of Deeds” means the Registrar of Deeds appointed under the Registration of Deeds Act 1988;
except for a discharge of a statutory charge in favour of the Central Provident Fund Board or an extension or withdrawal of a subsisting caveat notified under this Act —
no dealing or caveat in respect of the registered land surrendered is capable of being registered or notified under the provisions of this Act; and
dealing
“dealing” means any instrument other than a certificate of title or caveat which is registrable or capable of being made registrable under the provisions of this Act or in respect of which any entry or notification in the land‑register is by this Act required or permitted to be made;
where such dealing or caveat has been registered or notified, the Registrar has the power to cancel the registration or notification of such dealing or caveat and any entries relating thereto from the records kept by the Land Titles Registry.