Planning (Development) (Amendment) Rules 2000

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 29 Feb 2000

No. S 81

Planning Act

(Chapter 232)

Planning (Development) (Amendment) Rules 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Planning Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Planning (Development) (Amendment) Rules 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2000.

New rule 3A

2. The Planning (Development) Rules (R 3) are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 3, the following rule:

“Applications with view to collective sales

3A.—(1) Notwithstanding rule 3, where an application under rule 3 (1) or an outline planning application is made with a view to a collective sale of all the lots and common property in a strata title plan, it shall be sufficient compliance with rule 3 (3) if the applicant produces with the application a resolution of such other documentary proof as the competent authority may require that —

(a)	in the case of a newer development, the subsidiary proprietors of the lots with not less than 90% of the share values have authorised the making of the application; or
(b)	in the case of an older development, the subsidiary proprietors of the lots with not less than 80% of the share values have authorised the making of the application.

(2) Notwithstanding rule 3, where an application under rule 3 (1) or an outline planning application is made with a view to a collective sale of all the flats and the land in a development to which section 84D of the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Cap. 158) applies, it shall be sufficient compliance with rule 3 (3) if the applicant produces with the application such documentary proof as the competent authority may require that —

(a)	in the case of a newer development, the proprietors of the flats who own not less than 90% of the share value of the land have authorised the making of the application; or
(b)	in the case of an older development, the proprietors of the flats who own not less than 80% of the share value of the land have authorised the making of the application.

(3) Notwithstanding rule 3, where an application under rule 3 (1) or an outline planning application is made with a view to a collective sale of all the flats and the land in a development to which section 84E of the Land Titles (Strata) Act applies, it shall be sufficient compliance with rule 3 (3) if the applicant produces with the application such documentary proof as the competent authority may require that —

(a)	in the case of a newer development, the proprietors of the flats who own not less than 90% notional share of the land have authorised the making of the application; or
(b)	in the case of an older development, the proprietors of the flats who own not less than 80% notional share of the land have authorised the making of the application.

(4) Notwithstanding rule 3, where an application under rule 3 (1) or an outline planning application is made in respect of any development after a Strata title Board has made an order under section 84A, 84D or 84E, as the case may be, of the Land Titles (Strata) Act for the sale of all the flats and the land in the development, it shall be sufficient compliance with rule 3 (3) if the application is accompanied by the order of the Strata Titles Board.

(5) In this rule —

(a)	“newer development” means a development (including one comprised in a strata title plan) where less than 10 years have passed since the date of the issue of the latest temporary occupation permit on completion of any building comprised in 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;
(b)	“older development” means a development (including one comprised in a strata title plan) where 10 years or more have passed since the date of the issue of the latest temporary occupation permit on completion of any building comprised in 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; and
(c)	the words and expressions used shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings assigned to them respectively in the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Cap. 158).”.

Made this 29th day of February 2000.

LAM CHUAN LEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 265/5-68 V20; AG/LEG/SL/232/97/2 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 61(4) of the Planning Act).

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