Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
These Rules are the Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 and come into operation on 3 October 2017.
/akn/sg/act/sub_leg/1988/TCA-S557-2017
Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017
The full official text, structured for quick navigation. Copy any provision or jump straight to a section.
- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1988
- Sections
- 4
Quick answer
About this subsidiary legislation
Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation TCA-S557-2017 1988, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1988.
Regulation 2
Definitions
Amended byS 702/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 702/2024 wef 16/09/2024S 702/2024 wef 16/09/2024S 702/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 702/2024 wef 31/12/2021
In these Rules —“building” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act 1989, and any reference to a building includes a reference to a part of a building;“communal space”, for a building comprising Community Care Apartments, means any space in the building that is demarcated by the Board for communal use;“Community Care Apartments” means the category of flats sold subject to Part 4 of the Housing and Development Act 1959 with the provision of care services and social activities to residents of each flat;“housing estate under construction” means any land vested in or held in trust for the Board —
(a)
that is the subject of an approval under section 5 of the Building Control Act 1989 for the plans of the building works carried out on the land; and
(b)
in respect of which no temporary occupation permit has been issued for any building where building works have been carried out under the approval;“open space” means any area that is not in, on or part of a building;“temporary occupation permit”, in respect of a building or part of a building in a housing estate, means —
(a)
a temporary occupation permit granted under the Building Control Act 1989 for the building or part of the building; or
(b)
a certificate of statutory completion granted under that Act for that building or part of that building where no temporary occupation permit is so granted.
Definition
“building” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act 1989, and any reference to a building includes a reference to a part of a building;
Amended byS 702/2024 wef 31/12/2021
Definition
“communal space”, for a building comprising Community Care Apartments, means any space in the building that is demarcated by the Board for communal use;
Amended byS 702/2024 wef 16/09/2024
Definition
“Community Care Apartments” means the category of flats sold subject to Part 4 of the Housing and Development Act 1959 with the provision of care services and social activities to residents of each flat;
Amended byS 702/2024 wef 16/09/2024
Definition
“housing estate under construction” means any land vested in or held in trust for the Board —
(a)
that is the subject of an approval under section 5 of the Building Control Act 1989 for the plans of the building works carried out on the land; and
(b)
in respect of which no temporary occupation permit has been issued for any building where building works have been carried out under the approval;
Amended byS 702/2024 wef 31/12/2021
Definition
“temporary occupation permit”, in respect of a building or part of a building in a housing estate, means —
(a)
a temporary occupation permit granted under the Building Control Act 1989 for the building or part of the building; or
(b)
a certificate of statutory completion granted under that Act for that building or part of that building where no temporary occupation permit is so granted.
Amended byS 702/2024 wef 31/12/2021
Regulation 3
Exclusion of property
Amended byS 702/2024 wef 16/09/2024S 702/2024 wef 16/09/2024S 702/2024 wef 16/09/2024S 702/2024 wef 31/12/2021
For the purposes of paragraph (n) of the definition of “common property” in section 2(1) of the Act, “common property” does not include —
(a)
the central television antenna system; (b)any open space in a housing estate under construction; and
(c)
any communal space in a building comprising Community Care Apartments.
Regulation 4
Revocation
The Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Order (O 4) is revoked.
Common questions
- What is Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017?
- Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation TCA-S557-2017 1988, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1988.
- Is Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 still in force?
- Yes — Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 is currently in force.
- When did Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 take effect?
- Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 was first recorded in 1988.
- How many regulations does Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 have?
- Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 contains 4 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017?
- The official text of Town Councils (Exclusion of Property from Definition of Common Property) Rules 2017 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.