Land Revenue Collection Act

(CHAPTER 155)

(Original Enactment: Ordinance 47 of 1940)

REVISED EDITION 1985

(30th March 1987)

An Act to provide for the collection of land revenue.

[1st January 1941]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Land Revenue Collection Act.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act —

“Authority” means the Singapore Land Authority established under the Singapore Land Authority Act 2001;

[17/2001 wef 01/06/2001]

“Collector” means —

(a)	any officer of the Authority; or
(b)	any public officer or officer of any other public authority constituted under any written law for a public purpose,

appointed by the Minister to be a Collector of Land Revenue, and includes any Deputy Collector of Land Revenue appointed before the date of commencement of the Singapore Land Authority Act 2001;

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“land revenue” means every sum now due or which hereafter becomes due to the State on account of premium, rent, royalty, charges and fees of any kind chargeable in respect of land;

“proprietor” includes a lessee of State land.

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(2) Any person who, immediately before the date of commencement of the Singapore Land Authority Act 2001, holds office as a Collector of Land Revenue or Deputy Collector of Land Revenue shall continue to hold such office as if he had been appointed under this Act until his appointment is revoked.

[17/2001 wef 01/06/2001]

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