Residential Property (Retention of Commercial and Residential Land — Exemption) Notification 2023

is, immediately before 20 July 2023, the owner of any estate or interest in any land that, as at that date —

is zoned under the Master Plan as “Commercial and Residential”; or (ii)is permitted to be used (other than for temporary use) pursuant to the Planning Act 1998 or any other written law for commercial and residential purposes, consistent with land zoned as “Commercial and Residential”; and

desires to retain that estate or interest in the land on or after that date.

is pursuant to an option to purchase the land —

that was granted before 20 July 2023; (ii)that was exercised not later than 9 August 2023; and

that was not varied on or after 20 July 2023;

is pursuant to any other agreement for the sale and purchase of the land that was entered into before 20 July 2023; or

resulted from any estate or interest in the land —

passing by bequest, succession or inheritance to the foreign person who is beneficially entitled under a will or under any written law governing intestate succession to an estate or interest in the land; or

passing to a foreign person who is a legal personal representative to whom probate or letters of administration are granted in respect of the land, where the deceased person died before 20 July 2023.

the date the foreign person develops, or permits development of, the land, otherwise than pursuant to a written permission granted under the Planning Act 1998 that resulted from an application for the written permission submitted before 20 July 2023.