Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Initial Registration of Titles
21. Unregistered land may be brought under this Act at instance of Registrar or on registration of conveyance
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The Registrar may, if he or she thinks fit, bring under the provisions of this Act any unregistered land comprised in any conveyance registered under the Registration of Deeds Act 1988.
If the Registrar intends to bring any unregistered land under the provisions of this Act in accordance with subsection (1), the Registrar must —
unregistered land
“unregistered land” means any land which has not yet been brought under the provisions of this Act.
give notice of the Registrar’s intention to do so to the owner of the land (as shown from the records in the Registry of Deeds); and
require the owner to produce for cancellation, within the time specified in the notice, the owner’s documents of title or any other evidence substantiating the owner’s ownership of the land.
Where the owner of the land fails, neglects or refuses to comply with the notice under subsection (2), the Registrar must insert a notice in one or more local daily newspapers circulating in Singapore stating the Registrar’s intention to bring the unregistered land under the provisions of this Act, including particulars of the owner of the land as shown from the records in the Registry of Deeds or such other particulars as the Registrar may in his or her discretion deem appropriate.
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;
After the Registrar has given notice under subsection (2) or (3) (as the case may be) the Registrar must bring the land specified in the notice under the provisions of this Act by creating one or more folios for that land.
Where a person entitled to the unregistered land does not or is unable to produce the documents of title or any other evidence substantiating that person’s claim, the Registrar may, in his or her discretion, issue a certificate of title to that person if a statutory declaration (in a form acceptable to the Registrar) has been executed by that person, that person’s successor‑in‑title, that person’s mortgagee or any person who has possession or control of the documents of title, and produced to the Registrar for his or her inspection and, if the Registrar so requires, retention.
On registering a conveyance in accordance with section 7(2) and (3) of the Registration of Deeds Act 1988, the Registrar of Deeds must forward the conveyance to the Registrar who may, if he or she thinks fit, bring the land comprised in the conveyance under the provisions of this Act.
Registrar of Deeds
“Registrar of Deeds” means the Registrar of Deeds appointed under the Registration of Deeds Act 1988;
The Registrar must cancel the last deed pertaining to any land brought under the provisions of this Act in accordance with this section.