Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 28/1998

Read the first time on 29th June 1998.
An Act to amend the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Chapter 158 of the 1988 Revised Edition).
Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:
Short title and commencement
1.  This Act may be cited as the Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Act 1998 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
Amendment of section 3
2.  Section 3 of the Land Titles (Strata) Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the definition of “assurance”, the following definition:
“ “Board” means a Strata Titles Board constituted under section 86;”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after the definition of “planning permission”, the following definition:
“ “President” means the President or a Deputy President of the Boards and includes an acting President;”.
Amendment of section 7
3.  Section 7 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “or (8)” in subsection (11) and substituting the words “, (8) or (15)”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after subsection (13), the following subsections:
“(14)  Subsection (1) shall not apply where a purchaser under section 84A, 84D, 84E or 84F has entered into a contract to dispose of a new flat in his proposed development project to a subsidiary proprietor of a lot in the strata title plan under section 84A or a registered proprietor of a flat in the development under section 84D, 84E or 84F before the legal completion of the transfer for the lot or flat.
(15)  Where a purchaser referred to in subsection (14) has been registered as the proprietor of the lots and common property in a strata title plan referred to in section 84A or the flats and land referred to in section 84D, 84E or 84F, and has obtained planning permission from the competent authority in respect of any proposed development of the land intended for strata subdivision after the completion of any building thereon, he shall, within 6 months of obtaining the planning permission, file the schedule of strata units with the Commissioner in accordance with subsection (1) for acceptance by the Commissioner before selling any other flat in the development.
(16)  Subsections (2) to (10) and (13) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to any development referred to in subsection (14), including the modification that subsection (6) shall apply to such a development after the Commissioner has accepted the schedule of strata units filed under subsection (15).”.
Amendment of section 45
4.  Section 45 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:
“(3A)  Where an order made under Part VI has not been complied with, the management corporation may carry out any work specified in the order and recover from the person against whom the order was made the cost of so doing as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately before the word “the” in the tenth line of subsection (4), the words “and the defect is not due to any breach of the duty imposed on any person by section 57(a),”.
Amendment of section 49
5.  Section 49(1) of the principal Act is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c);
(b)by deleting the comma at the end of paragraph (d) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
“(e)any investigation or work required to be carried out by a management corporation under any order made by a Board under section 103,”; and
(c)by inserting, immediately after the words “purpose of” in the fifteenth line, the words “investigating or”.
Amendment of section 54
6.  Section 54(1) of the principal Act is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c)(iv); and
(b)by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (v) of paragraph (c) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:
“(vi)whether the management corporation has received a copy of any application made under section 84A.”.
Amendment of section 78
7.  Section 78 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (10), the following subsection:
“(11)  No application shall be made under this section where the subsidiary proprietors intend to effect a sale of all the lots and common property in a strata title plan and there is no reason for applying to the court under this section other than that the subsidiary proprietors —
(a)have not been able to satisfy the requirement under section 84A(1);
(b)have been able to satisfy the requirement under section 84A(1) but have not made an application to a Board under section 84A(1); or
(c)have been able to satisfy the requirement under section 84A(1) but their application for an order under section 84A has been refused by a Board.”.
New Part VA
8.  The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 84, the following Part:
“PART VA
COLLECTIVE SALE OF PROPERTY
Application for collective sale of parcel by majority of subsidiary proprietors who have made conditional sale and purchase agreement
84A.—(1)  An application to a Board for an order for the sale of all the lots and common property in a strata title plan with more than 10 lots may be made by —
(a)the subsidiary proprietors of the lots with not less than 90% of the share values where less than 10 years have passed since the date of the issue of the latest Temporary Occupation Permit on completion of the development or, if no Temporary Occupation Permit was issued, the date of the issue of the latest Certificate of Statutory Completion for any building comprised in the strata title plan, whichever is the later; or
(b)the subsidiary proprietors of the lots with not less than 80% of the share values where 10 years or more have passed since the date of the issue of the latest Temporary Occupation Permit on completion of the development or, if no Temporary Occupation Permit was issued, the date of the issue of the latest Certificate of Statutory Completion for any building comprised in the strata title plan, whichever is the later,
who have agreed in writing to sell all the lots and common property in the strata title plan to a purchaser under a sale and purchase agreement which specifies the proposed method of distributing the sale proceeds to all the subsidiary proprietors, subject to an order being made under subsection (6) or (7).
(2)  The subsidiary proprietors referred to in subsection (1) shall appoint not more than 3 persons (jointly and severally) from among themselves to act as their authorised representatives in connection with any application made under that subsection.
(3)  No application may be made under subsection (1) by the subsidiary proprietors referred to in that subsection unless they have complied with the prescribed requirements and provided an undertaking to pay the costs of the Board under subsection (5).
(4)  A subsidiary proprietor of any lot in the strata title plan who has not agreed in writing to the sale referred to in subsection (1) and any mortgagee, chargee or other person with an estate or interest in the land and whose interest is notified on the land register for that lot may each file an objection with a Board stating the grounds for the objection within 21 days of the date of the notice served pursuant to this section or such further period as the Board may allow.
(5)  The Board shall have power —
(a)to mediate in any matter arising from an application made under subsection (1); and
(b)to call for a valuation report or other report and to require the subsidiary proprietors referred to in subsection (1) to pay for the costs.
(6)  After mediation, if any, and considering the matters raised in the objection filed under subsection (4), the scheme and intent of this section, the interests of all the subsidiary proprietors and all the circumstances of the case, the Board may refuse the application or approve the application and order that the lots and common property in the strata title plan be sold.
(7)  If no objection has been filed under subsection (4), the Board shall order that the lots and common property in the strata title plan be sold.
(8)  The Board may make all such other orders and give such directions as may be necessary or expedient to give effect to any order made under subsection (6) or (7).
(9)  The Board may, at any time it thinks fit, extend, vary, revoke or discharge any order made under this section, and may vary any term or condition upon or subject to which any such order has been made.
(10)  A notice sent by registered post under this section or any regulation made for the purposes of this section to —
(a)a subsidiary proprietor at the address as recorded in the strata roll;
(b)a management corporation at its address under section 55; or
(c)any mortgagee, chargee or other person with an estate or interest in the land notified on the land register at its registered address in the case of a corporation or otherwise at its last recorded address at the Land Titles Registry,
shall be deemed to be duly served on the person to whom it is addressed 2 days after the day on which the notice was posted by registered post, notwithstanding the fact that the letter may be returned by the post office as undelivered.
(11)  For the purposes of this section, “subsidiary proprietor” includes a successor in title.
Effect of order of Board
84B.—(1)  Where a Board has made an order under section 84A(6) or (7) —
(a)the order shall bind all the subsidiary proprietors of the lots in the strata title plan who have not agreed in writing to sell their lots and shares in the common property;
(b)the order shall bind the successors in title and assigns of all the subsidiary proprietors of the lots in the strata title plan and any mortgagee, chargee or other person with an estate or interest in the land;
(c)the subsidiary proprietors of the lots referred to in section 84A(1) shall sell the lots and common property in accordance with the sale and purchase agreement; and
(d)a lease affecting any of the lots in the strata title plan (other than a lease held by a subsidiary proprietor) shall, if there is no earlier agreed date, determine on the date on which vacant possession is to be given to the purchaser of the lots and common property.
(2)  Nothing in subsection (1)(d) shall prejudice the rights of any lessee of a subsidiary proprietor to compensation from the subsidiary proprietor.
(3)  The subsidiary proprietors of the lots referred to in subsection (1)(a) and any mortgagee, chargee or other person with an estate or interest in the land for those lots shall, for the purposes of the sale of the lots and common property, produce the certificates of title for the lots to the person having conduct of the sale or to his solicitor.
Power of Board to appoint person to act for certain subsidiary proprietor
84C.—(1)  Where a Board has made an order under section 84A(6) or (7), the Board may, on application by the representatives of the subsidiary proprietors appointed under section 84A(2), appoint any person to deal with all matters in connection with the sale of any lot —
(a)where the subsidiary proprietor of the lot has died and no personal representative has been appointed; or
(b)in such other case as the Board thinks fit.
(2)  The Board may authorise the person appointed under subsection (1) to act for the subsidiary proprietor concerned in all aspects of the sale, including the redemption of mortgages and charges, the execution of the transfer, the receipt of moneys, the settlement of encumbrances on the lot, applying for a replacement or subsidiary certificate of title, giving valid receipts thereof and as soon as practicable paying the remaining moneys into court under section 65 of the Trustees Act (Cap. 337).
(3)  The execution of any instrument in respect of any lot by the person appointed under subsection (1) shall have the same force and validity as if it had been executed by the subsidiary proprietor in whom the lot is vested.
(4)  When the transfers of the lots in the strata title plan are lodged for registration under this Act, the authorised representatives or the solicitor acting for the subsidiary proprietors or the person appointed under subsection (1) shall certify in such form as the Registrar may approve that the provisions of section 84A have been complied with; and the certificate in favour of the purchaser of the lots and common property and the Registrar shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated therein.
Application for collective sale of parcel not registered under Act by majority of proprietors where proprietors of flats own the land
84D.—(1)  This section shall apply where there are subsisting leases of flats in a development with more than 10 flats registered under the Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 269) or the Land Titles Act (Cap. 157) and the proprietors of the flats own the land comprised in the development.
(2)  An application to a Board for an order for the sale of all the flats and the land in a development to which this section applies may be made by —
(a)the proprietors of the flats who own not less than 90% share of the land where less than 10 years have passed since the date of the issue of the latest Temporary Occupation Permit on completion of the development or, if no Temporary Occupation Permit was issued, the date of the issue of the latest Certificate of Statutory Completion for any building comprised in the development, whichever is the later; or
(b)the proprietors of the flats who own not less than 80% share of the land where 10 years or more have passed since the date of the issue of the latest Temporary Occupation Permit on completion of the development or, if no Temporary Occupation Permit was issued, the date of the issue of the latest Certificate of Statutory Completion for any building comprised in the development, whichever is the later,
who have agreed in writing to sell all the flats and the land in the development to a purchaser under a sale and purchase agreement which specifies the proposed method of distributing the sale proceeds to all the proprietors of the flats, subject to an order being made under subsection (4) or (5).
(3)  A proprietor of any flat in the development who has not agreed in writing to the sale referred to in subsection (2) and any mortgagee or chargee whose interest is shown on the land register for that flat may each file an objection with a Board stating the grounds for the objection within 21 days of the date of the notice served pursuant to this section or such further period as the Board may allow.
(4)  After mediation, if any, and considering the matters raised in the objection filed under subsection (3), the scheme and intent of this section, the interest of all the proprietors and all the circumstances of the case, the Board may refuse the application or approve the application and order that the flats and the land in the development be sold.
(5)  If no objection has been filed under subsection (3), the Board shall order that the flats and the land in the development be sold.
(6)  Sections 84A(2), (3), (5), (8), (9) and (10)(c), 84B and 84C shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to any application or order made under this section, including the modification that section 84A(10)(c) shall apply to any proprietor of a flat.
(7)  For the purposes of this section —
“development” means any parcel of land with one or more buildings where the parcel is owned by the proprietors of the flats;
“proprietor” includes a successor in title.
Application for collective sale where proprietors of flats own leasehold estate of at least 999 years or other estate in flats not registered under Act but do not own the land
84E.—(1)  This section shall apply where there are subsisting leases of flats in a development with more than 10 flats registered under the Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 269) or the Land Titles Act (Cap. 157) for a leasehold estate of 999 years or more or for such other estate as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify and where the proprietors of the flats do not own the land comprised in the development.
(2)  The proprietors of 25% of the flats to which this section applies may apply to the Registrar for notional shares in the land to be assigned to each of the flats based on the method used by the Commissioner for the allocation of share values.
(3)  An application to a Board for an order for the sale of all the flats and the land in a development to which this section applies may be made by —
(a)the proprietors of the flats who own not less than 90% notional share of the land where less than 10 years have passed since the date of the issue of the latest Temporary Occupation Permit on completion of the development or, if no Temporary Occupation Permit was issued, the date of the issue of the latest Certificate of Statutory Completion for any building comprised in the development, whichever is the later; or
(b)the proprietors of the flats who own not less than 80% notional share of the land where 10 years or more have passed since the date of the issue of the latest Temporary Occupation Permit on completion of the development or, if no Temporary Occupation Permit was issued, the date of the issue of the latest Certificate of Statutory Completion for any building comprised in the development, whichever is the later,
who have agreed in writing to sell all the flats in the development to a purchaser under a sale and purchase agreement which specifies the proposed method of distributing the sale proceeds to all the proprietors of the flats, subject to an order being made under subsection (6) or (7).
(4)  The proprietors of the flats referred to in subsection (3) shall also serve a copy of the notice to be served pursuant to this section on the proprietor of the land, the mortgagees or chargees or other persons with an estate or interest in the land and whose interests are notified on the land register for that land.
(5)  A proprietor of any flat in the development who has not agreed in writing to the sale referred to in subsection (3) and any mortgagee, chargee or other person with an estate or interest in the land whose interest is shown on the land register for that flat may each file an objection with a Board stating the grounds for the objection within 21 days of the date of the notice served pursuant to this section or such further period as the Board may allow.
(6)  After mediation, if any, and considering the matters raised in the objection filed under subsection (5), the scheme and intent of this section, the interests of all the proprietors of the flats and all the circumstances of the case, the Board may refuse the application or approve the application and order that the flats and the land in the development be sold.
(7)  If no objection has been filed under subsection (5), the Board shall order that the flats and the land in the development be sold.
(8)  Where a Board has made an order for the sale of the flats and the land, the proprietor of the land shall be deemed to have transferred his estate and interest in the land to the purchaser without consideration upon the registration by the Registrar of the transfers of all the flats (except the flats owned by the proprietor of the land) in the development and the Registrar shall enter a notification of the vesting of the land in the purchaser on the land register.
(9)  The proprietors of the flats who are deemed to have agreed to sell, the proprietor of the land, a mortgagee, chargee or other person with an estate or interest in the land, where applicable, shall produce the title deeds for the flats or the land to the person having conduct of the sale or to his solicitor.
(10)  If the title deeds for the flats or the land are not produced under subsection (9), the person having conduct of the sale shall not be required to produce to the purchaser any title deed other than a certified true copy of the title deed or a subsidiary certificate of title.
(11)  Where the registered proprietor of the land in a development referred to in subsection (1) has granted leases for some but not all the flats in the development, he shall be deemed to be the proprietor of the flats which are still owned by him.
(12)  Section 84D(6) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to any application or order made under this section, including the modification that section 84A(10)( c) shall apply to any proprietor of a flat and the proprietor of the land.
(13)  For the purposes of this section —
“development” means any parcel of land with one or more buildings;
“proprietor” includes a successor in title.
Application for collective sale by all proprietors of flats who own leasehold estate of at least 999 years or other estate in flats not registered under Act but do not own the land
84F.—(1)  This section shall apply where there are subsisting leases of flats registered under the Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 269) or the Land Titles Act (Cap. 157) for a leasehold estate of 999 years or more or for such other estate as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify and where the proprietors of the flats do not own the land comprised in the development.
(2)  Where the proprietors of all the flats in a development to which this section applies agree in writing to sell all their flats to a purchaser, they shall serve a notice on the proprietor of the land and the mortgagees, chargees or other persons with an estate or interest in the land notified on the land register at least 21 days before the date of the first transfer of any such flat informing them of the transfer under subsection (3).
(3)  The proprietor of the land referred to in subsection (2) shall be deemed to have transferred his estate and interest in the land to the purchaser without consideration upon the registration by the Registrar of the transfers of all the flats in the development and the Registrar shall enter a notification of the vesting of the land in the purchaser on the land register.
(4)  A notice sent by registered post under this section to a proprietor of the land, his mortgagee, chargee or other person with an estate or interest in the land notified on the land register at the address or at its last registered address in the case of a company registered under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) or otherwise at its last recorded address at the Registry of Titles or the Registry of Deeds, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be duly served on the person to whom it is addressed 2 days after the day on which the notice was posted by registered post, notwithstanding the fact that the letter may be returned by the post office as undelivered.
(5)  When the transfers of the flats to which this section applies are lodged for registration with the Registrar, the solicitors acting for the proprietors of the flats shall certify in such form as the Registrar may determine that the provisions of this section have been complied with, and the certificate in favour of the purchaser and the Registrar shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated therein.
(6)  Section 84E(9), (10), (11) and (13) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to a development to which this section applies.”.
Repeal of section 85
9.  Section 85 of the principal Act is repealed.
Amendment of section 86
10.  Section 86 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsections:
“(1A)  The Minister may appoint 2 Deputy Presidents of the Boards.
(1B)  Unless otherwise provided by this Act, a Board shall determine by arbitration every dispute of which it has cognizance and every matter with respect to which it has jurisdiction under this Act.”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:
“(2A)  Any party to a dispute of which a Board has cognizance, or a matter with respect to which a Board has jurisdiction, under this Act may, within the prescribed period and for any reasonable cause, object in writing to any member of the Board selected by the President under subsection (2).
(2B)  The Board shall be constituted —
(a)upon the expiration of the prescribed period if the Registrar of the Boards does not earlier receive any objection under subsection (2A);
(b)if any objection received under subsection (2A) is allowed by the President, upon the selection of another member by the President; or
(c)if any objection received under subsection (2A) is disallowed by the President, upon the decision to disallow the objection.”; and
(c)by deleting the words “the Deputy President” in subsections (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “a Deputy President”.
Amendment of section 87
11.  Section 87(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “20 persons” and substituting the words “24 persons”.
Amendment of section 92
12.  Section 92 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “such” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “a Registrar of the Boards (referred to in this Part as the Registrar) and such other”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsections:
“(1A)  Subject to the directions of the President, the Registrar may, in connection with any application to a Board, make interlocutory orders.
(1B)  The Registrar shall, in the performance of his functions and duties under subsection (1A), have the same protection and immunity as a member of a Board.”; and
(c)by inserting, immediately after the words “remuneration of” in subsection (2), the words “the Registrar,”.
Amendment of section 99
13.  Section 99(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “planning approval” in paragraph (a) and substituting the words “planning permission for the development of land”.
Repeal and re-enactment of section 103
14.  Section 103 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
“Disputes regarding performance of functions, etc.
103.—(1)  Subject to subsections (4), (6) and (7), a Board may, pursuant to an application by a management corporation, subsidiary proprietor, mortgagee in possession, lessee or occupier of a lot in a subdivided building, make an order for the settlement of a dispute, or the rectification of a complaint, with respect to —
(a)any defect in a lot, a subdivided building or its common property;
(b)the liability of a subsidiary proprietor to bear the costs of or any part thereof for any work carried out by a management corporation in the exercise or performance of its powers, duties or functions conferred or imposed by this Act or the by-laws relating to the subdivided building; or
(c)the exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise or perform, a power, authority, duty or function conferred or imposed by this Act or the by-laws relating to the subdivided building.
(2)  An order under subsection (1) may be made on —
(a)any person entitled to make an application under this section; or
(b)the chairman, secretary or treasurer of a management corporation or its council.
(3)  Any order made under subsection (1), except an order made with respect to the exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise or perform, a power, authority, duty or function conferred or imposed by this Act or the by-laws, may provide for the payment of damages.
(4)  For the purposes of this section, where a management corporation has a discretion as to whether or not to exercise or perform a power, authority, duty or function conferred or imposed on it by this Act or the by-laws, it shall be deemed to have refused or failed to exercise or perform that power, authority, duty or function only if it has decided not to exercise or perform that power, authority, duty or function.
(5)  For the purposes of subsection (4), where an application is made to a management corporation to exercise a discretion referred to in that subsection, and the management corporation does not, before the expiration of 2 months after the making of the application —
(a)exercise or perform a power, authority, duty or function in accordance with the application; or
(b)inform the applicant that it has decided not to exercise or perform the power, authority, duty or function in accordance with the application,
the management corporation shall be deemed to have decided not to exercise or perform the power, authority, duty or function.
(6)  Nothing in subsection (1) shall empower a Board to make an order with respect to the exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise or perform, a power, authority, duty or function of a management corporation where that power, authority, duty or function may, in accordance with any provision of this Act or the by-laws, only be exercised or performed pursuant to a unanimous resolution or a special resolution.
(7)  An order in respect of any matter dealt with in any other section in this Part shall not be made under this section.
(8)  Subsection (5) shall apply to any application to a management corporation made before the date of commencement of the Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Act 1998 as if the application had been made immediately after that date.”.
Amendment of section 109
15.  Section 109 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “For the purpose of securing compliance with an order under this Part” in the first and second lines of subsection (2) and substituting the words “Without prejudice to subsection (1)”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:
“(3)  Any order made by a Board under this Act may, by leave of a District Court, be enforced against the person in the same manner as a judgment of that Court, and where leave is so given, judgment may be entered in terms of that order.”.
Repeal and re-enactment of section 110
16.  Section 110 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
“Representation before Board
110.—(1)  An applicant for an order under this Act may appear before a Board or may be represented by counsel, or such other person as the Board may allow, who may examine witnesses and address the Board on behalf of the applicant.
(2)  A management corporation appearing before a Board may be represented by counsel, a member of the council of the management corporation or such other person as the Board may allow.”.
Amendment of section 118
17.  Section 118 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:
“(1)  In any proceedings brought by one or more subsidiary proprietors against the management corporation, or by the management corporation against one or more subsidiary proprietors (including subsidiary proprietors joined in third party proceedings), the court or a Board may order that any moneys (including costs) payable by the management corporation pursuant to an order of the court or a Board, as the case may be, in those proceedings shall be paid, in respect of such lots as are specified in the order and in such proportions as may be specified, by the management corporation out of contributions levied for the purpose.”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after the word “court” in the first line of subsection (2), the words “or a Board”.
New section 125A
18.  The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 125, the following section:
“Subsidiary strata certificates of title for flats where proprietors own leasehold estate of at least 999 years or other estate
125A.—(1)  Where the subsisting leases of the flats registered under the Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 269) or the Land Titles Act (Cap. 157) are for a leasehold estate of 999 years or more or for such other estate as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify and where the proprietors of those flats who altogether own not less than 25% of the total number of flats in the development have agreed to have the land brought under the Land Titles Act and for the issue of subsidiary strata certificates of title for all the flats, the proprietor of the land shall be deemed to have agreed to the transfer of the land without consideration to the proprietors of the flats in the shares as specified in section 125(2)(a) or section 126(1) or (2), as the case may be.
(2)  The proprietors of the flats referred to in subsection (1) shall serve a notice on the proprietor of the land and the subsisting mortgagees, chargees or other persons with an estate or interest in the land who appear as such in the records of the Land Titles Registry or the Registry of Deeds, as the case may be, at least one month before the date of the application for registration of the strata title plan is filed with the Registrar, informing him of the transfer under subsection (1).
(3)  Section 125 or 126, as the case may be, shall, except the provisions relating to the transfer of the land by the registered proprietors, continue to apply to the proprietors of the flats referred to in subsection (1).
(4)  Upon registration of the strata title plan for the development and the issue of subsidiary strata certificates of title for the flats in the development, the estate and interest of the registered proprietor in the land shall vest in the subsidiary proprietors.”.
Amendment of Third Schedule
19.  Paragraph 11 of the Third Schedule to the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “paragraph 4” and substituting the words “paragraph 3”.
Saving
20.—(1)  This Act shall not affect —
(a)any proceeding commenced or pending before any Strata Titles Board before the date of commencement of this Act, and every such proceeding may be continued and everything in relation thereto may be done in all respects after that date as if section 12 had not been enacted;
(b)the continued operation or force of any order or decision of a Strata Titles Board made before the commencement of this Act; and
(c)any right of appeal accrued before the commencement of this Act in respect of any such order or decision of a Strata Titles Board.
(2)  The first Registrar of the Strata Titles Boards shall be the person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, held office as the Secretary of the Strata Titles Boards, and he shall continue to hold office as if he had been appointed under the principal Act as amended by this Act.
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