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REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
ACTS SUPPLEMENT
Published by Authority
| NO. 12] | Friday, May 16 | [2003 |
The following Act was passed by Parliament on 24th April 2003 and assented to by the President on 5th May 2003:—
Land Titles (Amendment) Act 2003
(No. 10 of 2003)
I assent.
S R NATHAN,
President. 5th May 2003. |
Date of Commencement: 9th June 2003
An Act to amend the Land Titles Act (Chapter 157 of the 1994 Revised Edition).
Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:
1. This Act may be cited as the Land Titles (Amendment) Act 2003 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
2. Section 4(1) of the Land Titles Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the word “Act” in the definition of “approved form”, the words “and includes an electronic form produced by making an electronic copy, image or reproduction of a written instrument”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “dealing”, the following definition:
“ “electronic instrument” means an instrument in an electronic form;”.
3. Section 26 (1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “in the approved form” in the 3rd and 4th lines, the words “together with any deed, conveyance or instrument affecting the land”.
4. The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 51, the following section:
51A.
—(1) Subject to this section, an instrument may be lodged in such electronic form as may be approved by the Registrar.
(2) No person shall lodge an instrument in electronic form unless he is authorised by the Registrar to do so.
(3) Every instrument lodged in electronic form under this section shall be completed in such manner as may be required by the Registrar.
(4) Where an instrument is lodged in electronic form under this section —
(a)
it shall be the duty of the person who certifies the correctness of the instrument under section 59 to ensure that all particulars entered therein are complete and accurate; and
(b)
the Registrar shall not be concerned to enquire into the completeness or accuracy of the particulars as entered in the instrument and shall, on acceptance of the instrument so lodged, register the instrument in accordance with those particulars.”.
6. Section 57 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “The Registrar shall” in the 1st line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (3), the Registrar shall”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:
“(3) The Registrar may dispense with proof of due execution of an instrument intended for registration under this Act for any of the following purposes:
(a)
for the entry, extension or withdrawal of a caveat;
(b)
for the registration of —
(i)
a writ of execution or an order of court; or
(ii)
the withdrawal of a writ of execution or an order of court;
(c)
for the cancellation of a writ of execution; or
(d)
for such other purpose as may be prescribed.”.
7. Section 58 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “In favour of purchasers,” in the 1st line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (4), in favour of purchasers,”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:
8. Section 59 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “registered land” in the 3rd and 4th lines of subsection (1) and substituting the words “land (whether registered or unregistered)”; and
(b)
by deleting paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(b)
where it is signed by a solicitor employed by the party to the instrument, the solicitor holds a practising certificate which is in force as at the date of the instrument.”.
9. Section 127 (2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “within 30 days from the date of the notice” in the 7th line and substituting the words “within 30 days from the date of the service of the notice”.
10. Section 132 (2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “the writ or order, or an office copy thereof,” and substituting the words “a copy of the writ or order”.
11. Section 143 (4) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “thereby acquired” in the penultimate and last lines and substituting the words “not affected by the acquisition”.
12. Section 144 (1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “the Collector, the Comptroller of Property Tax or the Director-General of Public Works” in the 6th and 7th lines and substituting the words “the Collector or the Comptroller of Property Tax”.
13. Section 161 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the word “microfilmed” in the 2nd line of subsection (3), the words “or imaged”; and
14. Section 164 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “The Registrar” in the 1st line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (4), the Registrar”; and