Section 6

to optimise land resources;

to provide secure, reliable and effective registration systems for recording transactions relating to land in Singapore in accordance with the Land Titles Act 1993, the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967 and the Registration of Deeds Act 1988;

to manage and maintain the cadastral survey system in Singapore as a foundation for land title, any spatial reference database or information system and for the purposes of any written law, including regulating the conduct of cadastral survey in Singapore;

to promote, develop or contribute to the development of an integrated spatial reference database or information system relating to land tenure, land transactions, land ownership, land boundaries and other related geographical information so as to facilitate the exchange and dissemination between the Government, public authorities, educational institutions and persons in the private sector of such information;

to act as agent of the Government in —

the acquisition of land under the Land Acquisition Act 1966 or any other method, or the resumption or forfeiture of land under the State Lands Act 1920, the State Lands Encroachments Act 1883 or any other law;

the administration and management of all State lands and buildings on State lands in accordance with the Foreshores Act 1920, the Sand and Granite Quarries Act 1970, the State Lands Act 1920, the State Lands Encroachments Act 1883 and any other written law;

the allocation and disposal of State land or grant of any State title to any person or public authority in accordance with the Foreshores Act 1920, the State Lands Act 1920 and any other written law; and

the assessment, collection and recovery of any premium (including differential premium), rent, royalty, fee or charge for or in connection with the mining or working of land for minerals, or with the disposition of any State land or grant of any State title or the exercise of any rights under any State title;

to administer the Residential Property Act 1976;

to report to and advise the Government on matters relating to land survey, land tenure, land transactions, land ownership, land boundaries and the administration, management, allocation, acquisition and disposition of State land;

to maintain and provide access by the public to documents and information relating to land survey, land tenure, land transactions, land ownership, land boundaries, State lands, State titles and other related matters kept or maintained by the Authority;

to manage technical cooperation and exchange in the area of land survey and land resource administration and management with other persons and organisations, including foreign organisations and international intergovernmental organisations, on its own or on behalf of the Government;

to represent the Government internationally in respect of matters relating to land survey and land resource administration and management;

to provide training, advice and assistance in relation to land survey and land resource administration and management to any Government department or any public authority, or to authorities of other countries and territories which administer and manage public lands and resources;

to provide administrative support services to the Land Surveyors Board in the performance of its functions under the Land Surveyors Act 1991; and

to exercise any other functions and duties conferred on the Authority by or under this Act or any other written law.

have regard to efficiency and economy and to the social, industrial, commercial and economic needs of Singapore; and

as far as practicable, promote, develop and provide facilities or services that facilitate or are necessary for land planning, land infrastructure development and maintenance, and economic growth in Singapore.