Residential Property Act
Residential Property (Fees) Rules
R 2
G.N. No. S 109/1996
REVISED EDITION 2001
(31st January 2001)
[1st April 1996]
Citation
Fees
2.  Subject to rule 4, there shall be paid to the Controller of Residential Property, in respect of the matters specified in the first column of the Schedule, the fees specified opposite thereto in the second column thereof.
No refund of fees
3.  No refund of any fee paid under these Rules shall be made by the Controller.
Remission of fees
4.  The Controller may, with the approval of the Minister, remit wholly or in part the fees payable under these Rules.
THE SCHEDULE
Fees
First column
 
Second column
1.
For the issuance —
 
$600.
(a)
to a Singapore company of a certificate under section 10(2) of the Act;
 
 
(b)
to a Singapore limited liability partnership of a certificate under section 11(2) of the Act; or
 
 
(c)
to a Singapore society of a certificate under section 16(2) of the Act
 
 
2.
For the grant of —
 
$203.50.
(a)
approval for a Singapore company to become a foreign company under section 14 of the Act;
 
 
(b)
approval for a Singapore limited liability partnership to become a foreign limited liability partnership under section 14A of the Act; or
 
 
(c)
approval for a Singapore society to become a foreign society under section 17 of the Act
 
 
3.
For every application under section 25 of the Act for the purchase or acquisition of an estate or interest in a residential property —
 
$900 per property.
(a)
by any of the following natural persons:
 
 
(i)
applicant applying in sole name;
 
 
(ii)
applicant applying jointly with spouse and/or unmarried children;
 
 
(iii)
siblings applying jointly;
 
 
(iv)
wife of an approved purchaser applying to be co-owner;
 
 
(v)
members of an approved purchaser’s family applying to be co-owners; or
 
 
(vi)
other joint applicants;
 
 
(b)
by a foreign company or society; or
 
 
(c)
by a foreign limited liability partnership
 
 
4.
For every application under section 25 of the Act for the retention of any residential property by a foreign company, foreign limited liability partnership or foreign society
 
$800, for the first residential property, and an additional $50 for every subsequent residential property included in the application.
5.
For every application to vary any condition attached to the grant of approval by the Minister under section 25 of the Act
 
$800.
6.
For making any representation under section 25(12) of the Act to the Minister against his decision
 
$500.
7.
For every application under section 26 of the Act for the Minister’s approval to convert from a Singapore company, a Singapore limited liability partnership or a Singapore society to a converted foreign company, a converted foreign limited liability partnership or a converted society, as the case may be, and to retain any estate or interest in any residential property
 
$800, for the first residential property, and an additional $50 for every subsequent residential property included in the application.
8.
For every application under section 28 or 28A of the Act to change the existing use of an immovable property
 
$800 per property.
9.
For every application under section 30 of the Act to purchase or acquire any estate or interest in a residential property
 
$600 per property.
10.
For every application for the issue of a qualifying certificate under section 31(3) of the Act
 
$400 per property.
11.
For every application under section 32 of the Act for exemption from all or any of the provisions of the Act
 
$500.
12.
For filing a statement by the legal personal representatives or trustees of the will or estate of a deceased person under section 3(5) of the Act
 
$500 per property.
13.
For filing a statutory declaration under section 12(1), 12A(1) or 17(1) of the Act
 
$60.
14.
For filing a document or statutory declaration by a company exempted under section 32 of the Act
 
$60.
15.
For filing a document or statutory declaration with the Controller of Residential Property under the Act
 
$60.
16.
For the issue of a direction to attach and sell a residential property upon failure to sell within the prescribed period — section 3, 5, 6, 9, 14, 22 or 27 of the Act
 
$500.
17.
For initiating and arranging the sale of a residential property under section 3, 5, 6, 9, 14, 22 or 27 of the Act
 
(a)
1% of the proceeds where the sale is completed; or
 
 
(b)
$500 plus disbursements incurred in the case of an abortive sale.
18.
Deleted by S 36/2007, wef 01/02/2007.
19.
For the certification of any document under the Act
 
$13.50 per page.
[G. N. Nos. S 109/96; S 202/97; S 121/98; S 166/2000; S 504/2002; S 129/2005; S 490/2005; S 36/2007; S 348/2010; S 497/2011]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Residential Property (Fees) Rules
(CHAPTER 274, R 2)
This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Residential Property (Fees) Rules. It is not part of these Rules.
1.  
Date of operation
:
1 April 1996
2.  
G. N. No. S 109/1996—Residential Property (Fees) Rules 1996
Date of commencement
:
1 April 1996
3.  
G. N. No. S 202/1997—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1997
Date of commencement
:
17 April 1997
4.  
G. N. No. S 121/1998—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1998
Date of commencement
:
1 April 1998
5.  
G. N. No. S 166/2000—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2000
Date of commencement
:
1 April 2000
6.  
Date of operation
:
31 January 2001
7.  
G. N. No. S 504/2002—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2002
Date of commencement
:
1 October 2002
8.  
G. N. No. S 129/2005—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2005
Date of commencement
:
1 April 2005
9.  
G. N. No. S 490/2005—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2005
Date of commencement
:
1 August 2005
10.  
G. N. No. S 36/2007—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2007
Date of commencement
:
1 February 2007
11.  
G. N. No. S 348/2010—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2010
Date of commencement
:
1 October 2010
12.  
G.N. No. S 497/2011—Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2011
Date of commencement
:
1 September 2011