Executive Condominium Housing Scheme (Exemption) Order 1996

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No. S 254

Executive Condominium Housing Scheme Act 1996

(Act 10 of 1996)

Executive Condominium Housing Scheme (Exemption) Order 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Executive Condominium Housing Scheme Act 1996, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Executive Condominium Housing Scheme (Exemption) Order 1996 and shall come into operation on 7th June 1996.

Definitions

2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —

“public housing accommodation” means any housing accommodation developed and sold by the Board, other than those on the parcels of land described in the First Schedule;

“relevant authority” means the competent authority appointed under section 3 of the Planning Act [Cap. 232] or the Building Authority appointed under section 3(1) of the Building Control Act [Cap. 29].

Exemption

3. The Minister hereby exempts —

(a)	from section 9(1)(b) of the Act, any purchaser of a housing accommodation under the executive condominium scheme who has or whose spouse has acquired, by operation of law or otherwise, any title to or any estate or interest in any flat, house, building or land after the minimum occupation period has expired;
(b)	from sections 5 (1)(a) and 9(1)(b) of the Act, the persons set out in the Second Schedule;
(c)	from section 5(1)(b) of the Act, the persons set out in the Third Schedule;
(d)	from sections 5 (1)(a), (b) and (d) and 9(1)(b) of the Act, any purchaser of a housing accommodation under the executive condominium scheme who has been permitted by the developer of the housing accommodation to purchase and occupy a public housing accommodation, which is to be purchased from any person other than the Board, prior to the issue of the temporary occupation permit in respect of the housing accommodation under the executive condominium scheme; and
(e)	from section 13(1) of the Act, any permanent resident who purchases any housing accommodation under the executive condominium scheme jointly with any Singapore citizen.

Made this 4th day of June 1996.

LAM CHUAN LEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 311/4-269 V2; AG/LEG/SL/99A/96/1]

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