in every case where the land comprised in the instrument or memorial is situated within an area the map of which has neither been prepared under section 14 of the repealed Boundaries and Survey Maps Act (Cap. 25, 1985 Ed.) or under any written law made prior to 21st November 1884¹ nor published for a period of 6 months or, in the case of any land the boundaries of which are in dispute, until the dispute has been finally determined under the provisions of that Act;

in the case of any lease for a period not exceeding 7 years and any assignment thereof where the property demised by the lease forms a portion of a demarcation lot and a plan sufficient for its identification is endorsed upon or annexed to the instrument presented for registration;

where the instrument or memorial affects a portion of any demarcation lot and transfers the legal or equitable estate in such portion to the person by whom the instrument or memorial is presented for registration or forms a link in the title of that person, and that person is also the owner of the legal or equitable estate in the remainder of the demarcation lot;

in the case where any instrument or memorial comprises land or part thereof which has been brought under the provisions of the Land Titles Act (Cap. 157) and all survey fees due have been paid in respect of the land or part thereof except that survey has not been completed, or after completion, has not yet been approved by the Chief Surveyor, the Registrar when exercising his discretion shall endorse a statement on the instrument or memorial to the effect that the boundaries and dimensions of the land or part thereof described in the instrument or memorial are inconclusive and are subject to final survey to be approved by the Chief Surveyor;

in the case where the land or part thereof described in any caveat presented for registration forms part of any demarcation lot, and one or more plans sufficient for its identification and acceptable to the Registrar are annexed to the caveat, and where the survey is required to be approved by the Chief Surveyor, the Registrar when exercising his discretion shall endorse a statement on the instrument or memorial to the effect that the boundaries and dimensions of the land or part thereof described in the instrument or memorial are inconclusive and are subject to final survey to be approved by the Chief Surveyor;

in the case where the instrument grants any easement over land which forms part of any demarcation lot, and one or more plans sufficient for identification of the land affected by the easement and acceptable to the Registrar are annexed to the instrument presented for registration;

in the case where an instrument to register any charge or mortgage over land which forms part of any demarcation lot is presented for registration under the Act and is made in favour of the Central Provident Fund Board constituted under the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 36), and one or more plans sufficient for identification of the land comprised in the instrument and acceptable to the Registrar are annexed to the instrument, and where the survey is required to be approved by the Chief Surveyor, the Registrar when exercising his discretion shall endorse a statement on the instrument or memorial to the effect that the boundaries and dimensions of the land described in the instrument or memorial are inconclusive and are subject to final survey to be approved by the Chief Surveyor;

where parts of a demarcation lot are vested in the State at different stages and they ultimately constitute the whole demarcation lot, such parts of the demarcation lot need be identified only by plans approved by the Chief Surveyor or his duly authorised officer as if they were assurance plans within the meaning of the Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156), subject to conclusiveness of their boundaries and areas;

where any part or parts of a demarcation lot is vested in the State and can be clearly identified by a plan approved by the Chief Surveyor or his duly authorised officer or any duly authorised registered surveyor appointed by the relevant Collector of Land Revenue to carry out the survey of the land affected, the Registrar when exercising his discretion shall endorse a statement on the relevant instrument or memorial to the effect that the boundaries and dimensions of the balance of the land which is not vested in the State are inconclusive and are subject to final survey to be approved by the Chief Surveyor; and

in the case of leases and assignments thereof where the property demised by the lease is a building occupying part of a demarcation lot and the house number of the building allotted by the relevant Government authority is given in the lease or instrument and in the memorial, or where the property demised by the lease is a portion of the building occupying the whole or a part of a demarcation lot and a description or plan of the portion of the building is given in the lease or instrument and in the memorial, sufficient to identify clearly the premises affected.