Residential Property Act(CHAPTER 274)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OR ACQUISITION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BY FOREIGN PERSONS
3 Prohibition on transfer to, or purchase or acquisition by, foreign persons of residential property
4 Flats in buildings of 6 levels or more, etc.
5 Disposal of estate or interest in residential property by foreign companies
6 Controller to sell estate or interest in residential property
7 Foreign companies to file statutory declarations with Controller
8 Sections 5 and 6 not applicable to foreign natural persons or societies
9 Position of Singapore companies and Singapore societies with residential properties wishing to become or becoming converted foreign companies or converted societies, as the case may be
10 Vesting of residential properties in Singapore companies
11 Singapore company owning immovable property
12 Singapore company to file statutory declaration
13 Registrar may refuse to register instrument of transfer
14 Alteration of memorandum or articles of association of a Singapore company
15 Singapore company to file amended memorandum or articles of association
16 Vesting of residential properties in Singapore societies
17 Singapore society to file statutory declaration
18 Registrar may refuse to register an instrument of transfer
19 Every transfer of land to specify citizenship status of purchaser or place of registration or incorporation of a body corporate
20 Presumption by Registrar
21 Transfer of any estate or interest in residential property vested in foreign person
22 Sale of residential property by mortgagee or chargee
23 Residential property not to be purchased or acquired by a citizen or an approved purchaser as a nominee of a foreign person
24 Final registration to be suspended if Act contravened
Part III APPROVAL TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE OR RETAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
25 Application by foreign person for approval to purchase, acquire or retain residential property
26 Application for approval by Singapore company or Singapore society with residential properties to become converted foreign company or converted society and for retention of its residential properties
27 Minister may issue direction for sale of residential property
28 Change of existing use to use for residential purposes
Part IV MISCELLANEOUS
29 Controller of Residential Property to administer this Act
30 Diplomatic and consular missions and religious groups in Singapore
31 Housing developers
32 Exemption
33 Savings
34 Direction of Minister to be conclusive evidence
35 Penalty for failure to comply with a condition imposed by Minister
36 General penalty
36A Compounding of offences
37 Consent of Public Prosecutor
38 Service of notices, etc.
39 Regulations
40 Rules
41 Validation of acts done and directions given by Government, etc.
Legislative History