Clause 12

Except for a mortgage created under section 9, the assurances referred to in subsection (2)(e) and (f) thereof or a discharge of a statutory charge in favour of the Central Provident Fund Board, no assurance or caveat in respect of the unregistered land surrendered to the President pursuant to section 9, 10 or 11 shall be capable of being registered under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds Act [Cap. 269] and the Registrar of Deeds shall have the power to refuse the registration of that assurance or caveat when presented for registration and, in the case where that assurance or caveat has been registered, the Registrar of Deeds shall have the power to cancel the registration of that assurance or caveat and any entries relating thereto.

Except for a mortgage created pursuant to section 9 or a discharge of a statutory charge in favour of the Central Provident Fund Board or an extension or withdrawal of a caveat notified under this Act, no instrument in respect of the registered land surrendered to the President pursuant to section 9 or 10 shall be capable of being registered or notified under the provisions of this Act and the Registrar shall have the power to refuse the registration or notification of such instrument when presented for registration or notification and where such instrument has been registered or notified, the Registrar shall have the power to cancel the registration or notification of such instrument and any entries relating thereto.