Land Code (Strata) Act · 2000 Revised Edition · Part III · Preparation and Approval of Strata Plans
13. Requirements for strata plans, units and common property
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A strata plan shall —
strata plan
“strata plan” means a plan that has been or is intended to be certified under section 9;
define the units and the common property to be created by the plan in a manner that allows the boundaries of each unit and the common property to be ascertained;
assign to each unit a distinguishing number;
include a schedule of unit entitlements in relation to the units;
delineate the boundaries of the land comprised in the plan;
delineate in relation to those boundaries the external lateral boundaries of all buildings on the land;
comply with the provisions of all regulations as to survey made under the Licensed Land Surveyors Act (Chapter 100); and
comply with any other requirements stipulated by the
Surveyor General.
A unit —
unit
“unit”, in relation to any land, means a part of the land consisting of a space of any shape situated on or above the surface of the land, or below the surface of the land to the extent that any buildings or related structures occupy the subsoil, or partly in one such situation and partly in another or others, all the dimensions of which are limited, and that is designed for separate ownership;
shall, except in the case of an accessory unit, consist of or include the whole or part of a building;
need not be wholly within one or more buildings;
may be on or above the surface of land;
may be below the surface of the land to the extent that the subsoil is occupied by buildings or other structures;
may be wholly on one storey or level or partly on one storey or level and partly on another or others.
Subject to any explicit statement to the contrary in a strata plan, the following principles apply to the definition of a unit by strata plan —
Land Code (Strata)
land
“land” includes land of any tenure, any building or parts thereof, the air space above the surface, the surface of the land and such of the subsoil as is occupied by any buildings and related structures, but excludes the right to all minerals and mineral products including oil and gas;
where a boundary is defined by reference to a wall or fence, the boundary is the centre line of the wall or fence;
where a boundary is defined by reference to a floor, the boundary is the centre line of the floor;
where a boundary is defined by reference to a roof, the boundary is the centre line of the roof.
The common property comprises —
common property
“common property” means common property within the meaning of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 8;
any land or space that is not within a unit;
any pipe, cable, wire, duct or drain that is not for the exclusive use of a unit;
any structure that is not for the exclusive use of a unit installed or erected before the certification of the strata plan by the
Commissioner;
any structure installed or erected by a strata corporation as part of the common property;
any other structure on the land committed to the care of a strata corporation as part of the common property.
Terms defined in s 2
accessory unit
Defined · s 2“accessory unit” means a unit, whether or not part of a building, that is designed for use with any principal unit, whether as a garden, garage, car parking space, storage space, swimming pool, laundry, stairway, passage or any other such purpose, and that is shown on a strata plan as an accessory unit;
building
Defined · s 2“building” means any completed building which complies with approvals granted by the relevant authority;
Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Land, being the officer appointed as the head of the Land Department and includes any person for the time being lawfully exercising his powers;
common property
Defined · s 2“common property” means common property within the meaning of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 8;
land
Defined · s 2“land” includes land of any tenure, any building or parts thereof, the air space above the surface, the surface of the land and such of the subsoil as is occupied by any buildings and related structures, but excludes the right to all minerals and mineral products including oil and gas;
strata plan
Defined · s 2“strata plan” means a plan that has been or is intended to be certified under section 9;
Surveyor General
Defined · s 2“Surveyor General” means the officer appointed as the head of the Survey Department and includes any person for the time being lawfully exercising his powers;
unit
Defined · s 2“unit”, in relation to any land, means a part of the land consisting of a space of any shape situated on or above the surface of the land, or below the surface of the land to the extent that any buildings or related structures occupy the subsoil, or partly in one such situation and partly in another or others, all the dimensions of which are limited, and that is designed for separate ownership;
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Strata Corporation
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Service Charges
Part VI
Insurance
Part VII
Rules of Strata Corporation
Part VIII
Variation Plans
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Part X
Expiry of Strata Plan
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