Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Instruments
60A. Service of notices, etc.
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Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Act, a notice that is required or authorised by this Act to be given to or served on a person may be given to or served on that person —
by posting it or sending it by fax to that person’s address for service (within the meaning of this section) or to that person’s last known place of residence or business in Singapore;
by leaving it at that person’s address for service (within the meaning of this section) or at that person’s last known place of residence or business in Singapore; or
by publishing a copy of the notice in one or more local daily newspapers circulating in Singapore.
The address of a person, specified in —
any instrument by which that person becomes a registered proprietor; or
any caveat lodged by or on behalf of that person,may be regarded as that person’s address for service.
On being notified through any prescribed method or in writing by a registered proprietor or a caveator of any change of the registered proprietor’s or caveator’s address for service or place of residence or business in Singapore, the Registrar must make an appropriate record of the change of address.
proprietor
“proprietor” means any person who appears from the land‑register to be the person entitled to an estate or interest in any land which has been brought under the provisions of this Act, and includes a mortgagee, chargee and lessee;
Where any notice or other document is —
sent by fax in accordance with subsection (1), it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed where there is an acknowledgment by electronic or other means to the effect that the notice or document has been received at the address for service or place of residence or business in Singapore, as the case may be;
sent by prepaid registered post, it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed 2 days after the day the notice or document was posted, even if it is returned undelivered; or
served by publishing a copy of it in one or more local daily newspapers circulating in Singapore, it is deemed to have been duly served on the person to whom it is addressed on the day of the last publication.
This section does not apply to notices and documents to be served in proceedings in court.