Land Titles (Amendment) Rules 2004

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 13 Jul 2004

No. S 426

Land Titles Act

(Chapter 157)

Land Titles (Amendment) Rules 2004

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 170(1)(c) of the Land Titles Act, the Singapore Land Authority, with the approval of the Minister for Law, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Land Titles (Amendment) Rules 2004 and shall come into operation on 15th July 2004.

Amendment of rule 55

2. Rule 55 of the Land Titles Rules (R 1) is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(2) The additional fee payable in respect of any instrument which is not in order for registration or notification under —

(a)	paragraph (1)(b)(i) shall be the same amount as the fee specified in the Schedule in respect of that instrument; and
(b)	paragraph (1)(b)(ii) shall be the fee specified in the Schedule.

(2A) The additional fee referred to in paragraph (2) shall in no case be paid by any party to that instrument if he is represented by a solicitor but shall be paid by the solicitor for such party.”.

Amendment of Schedule

3. The Schedule to the Land Titles Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after item 19, the following item:

“

20. Additional fee payable under rule 55 (1) (b) (ii) when the Registrar receives the certificate of title, duplicate instrument of title or other supporting document that the Registrar requires for the registration or notification of an instrument not in order

$35

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 571/99; S56/2000; S 163/2000; S 146/2001; S 600/2001; S 368/2002; S 428/2002; S 502/2002; S 276/2003]

Made this 9th day of July 2004.

LIEW HENG SAN

Chairman,
Singapore Land Authority.

[LAW 26/001/003 V2; AG/LEG/SL/157/2003/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 170(2) of the Land Titles Act).

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