Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Land Titles Rules

Regulation 8

Common covenants and conditions in leases or mortgages

Amended byS 30/2012 wef 01/02/2012

Subregulation 1

The Registrar may require that similar terms, covenants and conditions which are intended to apply to 2 or more leases issued by the same lessor, or to 2 or more mortgages created in favour of the same mortgagee, to be set out in a Memorandum of Lease or Memorandum of Mortgage (referred to in this rule as a Document), as the case may be, in the approved form.

Subregulation 2

The Document shall be filed with the Registrar prior to the lodgment of any such instrument of lease or mortgage in the Registry for registration.

Subregulation 3

The covenants and conditions set out in a Document filed with the Registrar shall bind the affected parties to every instrument of lease or mortgage which makes a reference to the Document by its number allotted by the Registrar.

Subregulation 4

The Registrar may refuse to accept for lodgment any instrument of lease or mortgage which exceeds 10 sheets and which sets out in full the terms, covenants and conditions which, in the opinion of the Registrar, should be set out in a Document to be filed with the Registrar prior to the lodgment of the instrument of lease or mortgage.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 30/2012 wef 01/02/2012

This rule shall not apply to the standard covenants and conditions for mortgages prescribed under section 172 of the Act.