Singapore legislation
Section 12
Section 12
Death of grantee or lessee
(1)
Where a grant or lease has been issued under this Act, or a certificate has been issued by the Collector pursuant to Part 3 of the Land Titles Act 1993, to an individual who, unknown to the Collector, was deceased at the date of the issue of the grant or lease or Collector’s Certificate and pursuant to the issue of such grant, lease or certificate the Registrar of Titles has issued a certificate of title to the deceased —
the personal representative of the deceased may apply to the Registrar of Titles to have the certificate of title duly amended and endorsed with the personal representative’s name as the registered proprietor of the land comprised in the certificate of title in place of the deceased; and
the Registrar of Titles, if he or she is satisfied that the personal representative has obtained a grant of probate of the will or letters of administration of the estate of the deceased or has been vested with authority to act as such personal representative (as the case may be) must make the appropriate amendment and endorsement on the certificate of title, and the State grant or lease affected, and thereupon section 109 of the Land Titles Act 1993 applies with the necessary modifications.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, “personal representative” includes —
an executor, whether original or by representation;
an administrator; or
a trustee,for the time being of the estate of a deceased.[5