Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Stamp Duties (Non-Licensed Housing Developers) (Remission of ABSD) Rules 2015

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 947/2021 wef 16/12/2021S 245/2023 wef 27/04/2023S 370/2022 wef 09/05/2022S 245/2023 wef 27/04/2023

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —“additional buyer’s stamp duty” or “ABSD” means the duty referred to in paragraph (bf), (bh) or (bi) of Article 3 of the First Schedule to the Act;“conveyance direction” means a direction referred to in section 22(4) of the Act;“housing accommodation” includes a building or tenement wholly or principally constructed, adapted or intended for human habitation, or for human habitation and as business premises, but excludes a serviced apartment and a workers’ dormitory;“housing developer” means a company which engages in a business of housing development;“housing development” means the construction of no more than 4 units of housing accommodation, including any building operations in, on, over or under the land for the purpose of erecting such housing accommodation, and the sale of land which would be appurtenant to such housing accommodation;“trustee for a housing developer” —

(a)

in relation to an instrument executed before 27 April 2023 — means a trustee who holds the residential property on trust for a housing developer whether or not for any other person, when acting in that capacity; and

(b)

in relation to an instrument executed on or after 27 April 2023 — means a trustee who holds the residential property on trust solely for a housing developer for the purpose of housing development by the housing developer.

Definition

“additional buyer’s stamp duty” or “ABSD” means the duty referred to in paragraph (bf), (bh) or (bi) of Article 3 of the First Schedule to the Act;

Amended byS 947/2021 wef 16/12/2021S 245/2023 wef 27/04/2023

Definition

“conveyance direction” means a direction referred to in section 22(4) of the Act;

Definition

“housing accommodation” includes a building or tenement wholly or principally constructed, adapted or intended for human habitation, or for human habitation and as business premises, but excludes a serviced apartment and a workers’ dormitory;

Definition

“housing developer” means a company which engages in a business of housing development;

Definition

“housing development” means the construction of no more than 4 units of housing accommodation, including any building operations in, on, over or under the land for the purpose of erecting such housing accommodation, and the sale of land which would be appurtenant to such housing accommodation;

Amended byS 370/2022 wef 09/05/2022

Definition

“trustee for a housing developer” —

(a)

in relation to an instrument executed before 27 April 2023 — means a trustee who holds the residential property on trust for a housing developer whether or not for any other person, when acting in that capacity; and

(b)

in relation to an instrument executed on or after 27 April 2023 — means a trustee who holds the residential property on trust solely for a housing developer for the purpose of housing development by the housing developer.

Amended byS 245/2023 wef 27/04/2023