Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Property Tax (Residential Properties) (Remission) Order 2007

Regulation 3

Remission of property tax

Subregulation 1

Subject to this Order, there shall be allowed for the period from 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2009, a remission of an amount of $100 of the annual property tax payable in respect of any —

(a)

owner-occupied dwelling-house to which the Property Tax (Rate for Owner-Occupied Residential Premises) Order (O 10) applies; and

(b)

vacant land to which the Property Tax (Residential Premises under Construction) (Remission) Order (O 17) applies.

Subregulation 2

Where the annual property tax payable in respect of a dwelling-house or vacant land referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is less than $100, the remission in respect of that dwelling-house or vacant land, as the case may be, shall be the amount of the annual property tax payable.

Subregulation 3

Where a dwelling-house is not owner-occupied during any part of the period of remission referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the owner of the dwelling-house shall be allowed the remission for such period that the dwelling-house is owner-occupied on a pro-rata basis.

Subregulation 4

Where the Property Tax (Residential Premises under Construction) (Remission) Order ceases to apply in respect of a vacant land during any part of the period of remission under sub-paragraph (1), the owner of the vacant land shall be allowed the remission for such period that that Order applies in respect of the vacant land on a pro-rata basis.