Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Instruments
58. Execution of instruments by corporations, etc.
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Subject to subsection (4), in favour of purchasers, an instrument dealing with registered land is deemed to have been duly executed by a corporation or a limited liability partnership if the seal of the corporation or limited liability partnership is affixed thereto in the presence of and attested by —
instrument
“instrument” includes a transfer, lease, mortgage, transmission application, charge and any other application, or any other document in writing relating to any disposition, devolution or acquisition of land or any claim to or vesting of interest in land;
in the case of the corporation (other than a limited liability partnership) — its secretary or other permanent officer, and a member of its board of directors, council or other governing body; or
in the case of the limited liability partnership — its partner, manager or an attorney appointed in that behalf by the limited liability partnership.
Where a seal purporting to be the seal of a corporation or a limited liability partnership appears to have been affixed to an instrument in accordance with subsection (1), the instrument is deemed to have been executed in accordance with the requirements of this section.
limited liability partnership
“limited liability partnership” means any limited liability partnership whether registered in Singapore under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 or otherwise;
Any mode of execution or attestation authorised by law or by practice or by the written law, charter, memorandum or articles, deed of settlement or other instrument constituting the corporation or the limited liability partnership or regulating the affairs thereof is, in addition to the modes authorised by this section, effectual as if this section had not been enacted.
Where an instrument dealing with land (whether registered or unregistered) is an electronic instrument, it is deemed to have been duly executed by a corporation or a limited liability partnership aggregate if it is executed in such manner and form as may be approved by the Registrar.
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;