Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2014.
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Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1960
- Sections
- 9
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About this subsidiary legislation
Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PTA-S691-2013 1960, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1960.
Part I
DEFINITIONS
Regulation 2
Residential premises
Amended byS 299/2022 wef 31/12/2021
Subregulation 1
In this Order, subject to sub‑paragraph (2), “residential premises” means any building, flat or tenement, or any part thereof, principally used for residential purposes.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 299/2022 wef 31/12/2021
Where any building, flat or tenement, or any part thereof, referred to in sub‑paragraph (1) is used for any period as any of the following and for which planning permission has been given by the competent authority under the Planning Act 1998, it shall not be “residential premises” for the duration of that period:
(a)
accommodation facilities within any sports and recreational club;
(b)
a chalet;
(c)
a child care centre, students care centre, or kindergarten;
(d)
a welfare home;
(e)
a hospital, hospice, or place for rehabilitation, convalescence, nursing care or other similar purpose;
(f)
a hotel, backpackers’ hostel, boarding house, or guest house;
(g)
a serviced apartment;
(h)
staff quarters that are part of any property exempted from tax under section 6(6) of the Act;
(i)
a students’ boarding house or hostel;
(j)
a workers’ dormitory.
Regulation 3
Owner of residential premises
For the purposes of this Order, an individual is an owner of residential premises if his name appears in the Valuation List as the owner of the residential premises.
Regulation 4
Owner‑occupation
Amended byS 299/2022 wef 01/01/2023
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of this Order, whether residential premises are owner‑occupied shall be determined in accordance with this paragraph.
Subregulation 2
Residential premises are owner‑occupied if they are or are to be principally used or occupied as such by the owner of the residential premises.
Subregulation 3
Notwithstanding sub‑paragraph (2), upon the demise of the owner, the residential premises shall continue to be regarded as owner‑occupied for the period immediately following the demise of the owner up to and including the earlier of the following, if all the conditions specified in sub‑paragraph (4) are satisfied:
(a)
the date on which the residential premises are transferred to —
(i)
a beneficiary under a will made by the owner; or
(ii)
a person entitled to succeed beneficially to the residential premises under any written law in consequence of the death of the owner as intestate; (b)2 years after the date of demise of the owner.
Subregulation 4
Amended byS 299/2022 wef 01/01/2023
The conditions referred to in sub‑paragraph (3) are as follows:
(a)
the tax rates specified in Part 1 of the Schedule were already being applied to the residential premises in accordance with paragraph 6(2) immediately before the demise of the owner; (b)the residential premises are not leased, licensed or otherwise let to any person during the period specified in sub‑paragraph (3).
Subregulation 5
Subject to sub‑paragraphs (6) and (7), where 2 individuals are married to each other and there are 2 or more residential premises of which the 2 individuals or either of them is the owner, then —
(a)
only one of those premises that is owner‑occupied by both or one of them as residential premises shall, at the option of the Comptroller, be regarded as residential premises that are owner‑occupied; and
(b)
the other residential premises shall be regarded as residential premises that are not owner‑occupied.
Subregulation 6
Where an individual referred to in sub‑paragraph (5), being also an owner of any residential premises referred to in that sub‑paragraph, satisfies the Comptroller in such manner as the Comptroller may direct that —
(a)
the 2 individuals referred to in that sub‑paragraph are separated pursuant to an order of court or deed of separation; and
(b)
the 2 of them are living apart,then, for so long as they remain separated and live apart, each of the residential premises principally used or occupied by each of them as such shall be regarded as residential premises that are owner‑occupied.
Subregulation 7
Where an owner of residential premises satisfies the Comptroller in such manner as the Comptroller may direct that —
(a)
the owner has more than one lawful spouse; and
(b)
each of the spouses principally uses or occupies different residential premises of the owner as such,each of the residential premises referred to in sub‑paragraph (b) shall be regarded as residential premises that are owner‑occupied.
Subregulation 8
In this paragraph, 2 persons shall not be regarded as being married to each other, and a person shall not be regarded as being a lawful spouse of another, except where recognised as such under and in accordance with any applicable law or custom in Singapore.
Regulation 5
Prescribed classes of properties
The prescribed classes of properties to which this Order applies are as follows:
(a)
residential premises that are owner‑occupied;
(b)
residential premises that are not owner‑occupied.
Regulation 6
Tax payable in respect of owner‑occupied residential premises
Amended byS 299/2022 wef 01/01/2023S 1070/2024 wef 01/01/2025
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 299/2022 wef 01/01/2023S 1070/2024 wef 01/01/2025
The tax payable per annum in respect of any residential premises that are owner‑occupied shall be at the rates specified in Part 1 of the Schedule on every dollar of the annual value thereof, as from (and including) 1 January 2025 or the date on which the residential premises become owner‑occupied, whichever is the later.
Subregulation 2
Notwithstanding sub‑paragraph (1), the rates referred to therein shall not be applied to any premises unless the owner thereof satisfies the Comptroller, in such manner as the Comptroller may direct, that the premises are residential premises that are owner‑occupied in accordance with paragraph 4.
Regulation 7
Tax payable in respect of residential premises that are not owner‑occupied
Amended byS 299/2022 wef 01/01/2023
The tax payable per annum in respect of any residential premises that are not owner‑occupied shall be at the rates specified in Part 2 of the Schedule on every dollar of the annual value thereof, as from and including 1 January 2023 or the date on which the residential premises that are owner‑occupied cease to be owner‑occupied, whichever is the later.
Regulation 8
Notices
Amended byS 299/2022 wef 31/12/2021
A notice referred to in section 19(9) of the Act is not required to be given in any of the following circumstances:
(a)
without prejudice to paragraph 6(2), where the change in the prescribed class of the property is from residential premises that are not owner‑occupied, to residential premises that are owner‑occupied; (b)for the avoidance of doubt, where there is a change in the prescribed class of the property by virtue only of the coming into operation of this Order.
Regulation 9
Revocation
The following Orders are revoked:
(a)
the Property Tax (Owner‑Occupied Wood and Attap Dwelling‑house) Order (O 1);
(b)
the Property Tax (Rates) Order (O 9); (c)the Property Tax (Rate for Owner‑Occupied Residential Premises) Order (O 10).
Common questions
- What is Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013?
- Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PTA-S691-2013 1960, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1960.
- Is Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 still in force?
- Yes — Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 is currently in force.
- When did Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 take effect?
- Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 was first recorded in 1960.
- How many regulations does Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 have?
- Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 contains 9 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013?
- The official text of Property Tax (Rates for Residential Premises) Order 2013 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.