No. S 62
Residential Property Act
(CHAPTER 274)
Residential Property
(Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2015
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 40(1)(b) and (c) of the Residential Property 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 Residential Property (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2015 and shall come into operation on 9 February 2015.
Deletion of rule 3
2.  Rule 3 of the Residential Property (Fees) Rules (R 2) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is deleted.
Deletion and substitution of rule 4
3.  Rule 4 of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:
“Remission or refund of fees
4.—(1)  The Controller may, in his discretion, remit or refund, wholly or in part, any fee paid or payable under these Rules.
(2)  Paragraph (1) applies regardless of whether the fee was paid or payable before, on or after 9 February 2015.”.
Deletion and substitution of Schedule
4.  The Schedule to the principal Rules is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:
“THE SCHEDULE
Rule 2
fees
First column
 
Second column
1.For filing a statement by the legal personal representatives or trustees of the will or estate of a deceased person under section 3(5) of the Act
 
$500 per property.
2.For the issue —
(a)to a Singapore company of a certificate under section 10(2) of the Act;
(b)to a Singapore limited liability partnership of a certificate under section 11(2) of the Act; or
(c)to a Singapore society of a certificate under section 16(2) of the Act
 
$600.
3.For every application —
(a)under section 10(5) of the Act by a Singapore company to cancel a certificate issued under section 10(2) of the Act;
(b)under section 11(5) of the Act by a Singapore limited liability partnership to cancel a certificate issued under section 11(2) of the Act; or
(c)under section 16(5) of the Act by a Singapore society to cancel a certificate issued under section 16(2) of the Act
 
$518.
4.For the grant of —
(a)approval for a Singapore company which does not own any residential property apart from non-restricted residential property to become a foreign company under section 14(2) of the Act;
(b)approval for a Singapore limited liability partnership which does not own any residential property apart from non-restricted residential property to become a foreign limited liability partnership under section 14A(2) of the Act; or
(c)approval for a Singapore society which does not own any residential property apart from non-restricted residential property to become a foreign society under section 17(2) of the Act
 
$518.
5.For every application under section 25 of the Act for approval to purchase or acquire an estate or interest in a residential property —
(a)by any of the following foreign individuals:
(i)a foreign individual applying in sole name;
(ii)a foreign individual applying separately to be co-owner with any one or more other individuals (whether or not they are foreign individuals or have been granted approval earlier under section 25 of the Act);
(iii)2 foreign individuals married to each other, applying jointly to be co‑owners, and whose marriage is one that is recognised by the laws of Singapore;
(b)by a foreign company;
(c)by a foreign limited liability partnership; or
(d)by a foreign society
 
$1,220 per property.
6.For every application under section 25 of the Act by a foreign person who is the personal representative of a deceased person, to be registered as the proprietor by transmission of any residential property of the deceased under section 107 of the Land Titles Act (Cap. 157)
 
$600.
7.For every application under section 25 of the Act for the retention of any residential property by a foreign company, foreign limited liability partnership or foreign society
 
$1,060.
8.For making any representation under section 25(12) of the Act to the Minister against his decision
 
$500.
9.For every application under section 26 of the Act for the Controller’s approval to convert from a Singapore company, a Singapore limited liability partnership or a Singapore society to a converted foreign company, a converted foreign limited liability partnership or a converted society, as the case may be, and to retain any estate or interest in any residential property
 
$1,100 for the first residential property, and an additional $800 for every subsequent residential property, included in the application.
10.For every application under section 28 or 28A of the Act to change the use of an immovable property
 
$1,000 per property.
11.For every application for permission under section 30 of the Act to purchase or acquire any estate or interest in a residential property
 
$800 per property.
12.For every application under section 31(2) of the Act for approval for a housing developer to purchase or acquire an estate or interest in a residential property
 
$650 per property.
13.For an appeal to the Minister under section 31A of the Act
 
$900.
14.For every application —
(a)to vary any condition attached to a grant of approval by the Minister under section 25 of the Act relating to —
(i)the manner of holding of a residential property; or
(ii)the erection, extension, demolition, alteration, addition or repair of a residential property (excluding a condition on the time for completion of any of these building works); or
 
 
$500.
(b)to vary any condition attached to a grant of approval by the Minister under any provision of the Act relating to any matter not referred to in paragraph (a)
 
$900.
15.For every application to assess the applicant’s suitability for exemption under section 32 of the Act from all or any of the provisions of the Act
 
$500.
16.For filing a document or statutory declaration required as a condition of an exemption granted under section 32 of the Act
 
$60.
17.For filing a document or statutory declaration with the Controller under any provision of the Act
 
$65.
18.For the issue of a notice to attach and sell a residential property (upon failure to sell within the prescribed period) under section 3(6), 3A(3), 4(8), 5(7), 9(11), 22(3), 27(3) or 32(2A) of the Act, or under section 14(5), 14A(5) or 17(5) of the Act read with section 9(11) of the Act
 
$500.
19.For initiating and arranging the sale of a residential property pursuant to a notice to attach and sell a residential property (upon failure to sell within the prescribed time) under section 3(6), 3A(3), 4(8), 5(7), 9(11), 22(3), 27(3) or 32(2A) of the Act, or under section 14(5), 14A(5) or 17(5) of the Act read with section 9(11) of the Act
 
(a)1% of the proceeds, where the sale is completed; or
(b)$500 plus disbursements incurred, in the case of an abortive sale.
20.For the certification of any document under the Act
 
$15 per page.
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Savings and transitional provision
5.  Despite rule 4, where any application or request has been made before 9 February 2015 in respect of any matter specified in the first column of the Schedule to the principal Rules as in force immediately before that date, the fee specified in that Schedule for that matter continues to apply to that matter as if rule 4 had not been enacted.
[G.N. Nos. S 504/2002; S 129/2005; S 490/2005; S 36/2007; S 348/2010; S 497/2011]
Made on 30 January 2015.
LIM SIM SENG
Chairman,
Singapore Land Authority.
[LAW 26/001/002 Vol. 2; LDU 1/88 Vol. 14; AG/LLRD/SL/274/2010/1 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 40(2) of the Residential Property Act).
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