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Particulars of acquiring party to be disclosed in instruments

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—(1) For the purpose of complying with the requirements of section 19 of the Residential Property Act (Cap. 274), every instrument under which a person acquires an estate or interest in land shall disclose —(a)in the case of a natural person, the following particulars:(i)where the person is a citizen of Singapore, his citizenship status and the number of his identity card;(ii)where the person is a citizen of Singapore but has yet to be issued with an identity card, his citizenship status, the number and date of issue of his birth certificate, and the number of his passport or citizenship certificate;(iii)where the person is not a citizen but a permanent resident of Singapore, his citizenship, the number of his identity card, if any, his permanent resident status, his unique identification number relating to his permanent resident status issued to him by the relevant Government department or statutory authority in Singapore and the number and place of issue of his passport; or(iv)where the person is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident of Singapore but holds a pass, assigned with a foreigner identification number, issued to him by the relevant Government department or statutory authority in Singapore, his citizenship, the foreigner identification number and the number and place of issue of his passport;(b)in the case of a body corporate, the following particulars:(i)where the body corporate is incorporated in Singapore and registered under the Companies Act (Cap. 50), its place of incorporation, the registration number of the company assigned to it by the Registrar of Companies and its registered address in Singapore;(ii)where the body corporate is incorporated outside Singapore and has a registered office or place of business in Singapore, its place of incorporation, the registration number of the company, if any, assigned to it by the Registrar of Companies and its address for service of notice in Singapore; or(iii)where the body corporate is incorporated outside Singapore and has no registered office or place of business in Singapore, its place of incorporation and its address for service of notice within Singapore; or(c)in the case of an unincorporated body, its place of formation, and where formed in Singapore, its registration number as assigned by the relevant Government department or statutory authority in Singapore.(2) Where the person or body corporate has obtained —(a)a clearance certificate from the Controller of Residential Property; or(b)the approval of the Minister for the acquisition of an estate or interest in land under the Residential Property Act (Cap. 274),the instrument shall be lodged together with a copy of the clearance certificate or letter of approval and such other documents as the Registrar may require.(3) The family name, surname or the first name of a person (where applicable) acquiring any estate or interest in land under an instrument shall be underlined and shall be shown in the instrument in the same order as that shown in his identity card, birth certificate, passport or other document of identity, as the case may be.(4) In this rule, “identity card” means an identity card issued under the provisions of the National Registration Act (Cap. 201).

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