Residential Property Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
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 Disposal of estate or interest in residential property by foreign companies
5 Controller to sell estate or interest in residential property
6 Sections 4 and 5 not applicable to foreign natural persons or societies
7 Change of status of local companies and local societies
8 Certain local companies to amend their memorandum and articles of association
9 Certain local societies to amend their constitution and rules
10 Every conveyance of land to specify citizenship status of purchaser or place of registration or incorporation of a body corporate
11 Presumption by Registrar
12 Transfer of any estate or interest in residential property vested in foreign person
13 Sale of residential property by mortgagee or chargee
14 Residential property not to be purchased or acquired by a citizen or an approved purchaser as a nominee of a foreign person
15 Final registration to be suspended if Act contravened
Part III APPROVAL TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE OR RETAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
16 Application by foreign person for approval to purchase, acquire or retain residential property
17 Foreign natural person or society not required to apply for retention of residential property
18 Change of existing use to use for residential purposes
Part IV MISCELLANEOUS
19 Controller of Residential Property to administer this Act
20 Diplomatic and consular missions and religious groups in Singapore
21 Housing developers
22 Exemption
23 Savings
24 Direction of Minister to be conclusive evidence
25 General penalty
26 Consent of Public Prosecutor
27 Service of notices, etc.
28 Regulations
29 Rules
30 Validation of acts done and directions given by the Government, etc.
31 Miscellaneous amendments
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money