24. Rectification of register by General Division of High Court
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Any person claiming any estate or interest in any land within Singapore may at any time apply to the General Division of the High Court for an order that —
land
“land” means —(a)the surface of any defined parcel of the earth, so much of the subterranean space below the surface 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 use and enjoyment of the proprietor, 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 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;
the register or any book or index kept at the Registry under this Act or the rules must be rectified;
any entry may be made or interpolated in any such register, book or index;
any entry in such a register, book or index may be cancelled;
any certificate endorsed or given under this Act may be amended or cancelled;
any deed, probate, letters of administration, certificate or other document may be produced to the Registrar for the purpose of any registration, entry or cancellation; or
the priority by this Act granted to assurances or other instruments upon the registration thereof may be suspended in whole or in part during the continuance of any proceedings then pending in any court as to any assurances registered after the date of the order.
An application mentioned in subsection (1) must be served on the Registrar of Titles where the application affects the proprietorship, description or area of any land comprised in a certificate of title issued under the Land Titles Act (Cap. 157, 1985 Revised Edition).
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Deeds and includes any Deputy Registrar of Deeds appointed under this Act;
The court may either refuse such an application or, if satisfied of the justice of the case, may make such order in reference thereto and as to the costs thereof as in the opinion of the court is just and expedient.
Any jurisdiction under this section may be exercised by any judge whether sitting in open court or in chambers.
Any person aggrieved by an order made by the court under this section may appeal within the prescribed time in the same manner and with the same incidents in and with which orders made by the court in cases within its ordinary jurisdiction may be appealed from.
Upon registration of an order made by the court under this section, any instrument, register, book or index kept at the Registry which is affected by the order of court is to be construed as if the amendments, rectifications, cancellations or endorsements ordered by the court had been made in the instrument, register, book or index and the Registrar must, if so directed by the order of court, make the amendments, rectifications, cancellations or endorsements on the instrument, register, book or index unless it is not practicable for the Registrar to do so.
The Registrar may require any person who has custody, possession or control of any instrument which is the subject of an order of court made under this section to produce that instrument to the Registrar for amendments, rectifications or endorsements to be made on the instrument or to cancel the instrument in accordance with the terms of that order of court; and if that person refuses or neglects to produce that instrument, that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
order of court
“order of court” means any judgment, decree, writ of execution or sequestration, adjudication in bankruptcy or other order or process of or issuing from that court or other court of competent jurisdiction whereby any interest in any land is or may be affected;