No. S 390
Stamp Duties Act
(Chapter 312)
Stamp Duties (HDB Transitional Housing) Remission Order 1996
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 75 of the Stamp Duties Act, the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following Order:
1.  This Order may be cited as the Stamp Duties (HDB Transitional Housing) Remission Order 1996 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 15th May 1996.
2.  In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Board” means the Housing and Development Board established under the Housing and Development Act [Cap. 129];
“flat” means a flat sold under Part IV of the Housing and Development Act;
“resale flat” means a flat other than a flat directly sold by the Board.
3.  There shall be remitted all duty chargeable under section 22A of the Act on any conveyance on sale, and any instrument chargeable in like manner, made on or after 15th May 1996 which relates to the disposition of a resale flat or any share therein by any person consequent to his taking possession of a flat from the Board, being a person who is registered with the Board to purchase a new flat directly from the Board.

Made this 20th day of August 1996.

NGIAM TONG DOW
  Permanent Secretary, 
Ministry of Finance, 
Singapore.   
[MF(R)R54.1.001 Vol. 9; AG/SL/42/95]