Land Code (Strata) Act · 2000 Revised Edition · Part III · Preparation and Approval of Strata Plans
14. Application for certification of strata plan
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An application for certification of a strata plan by the
strata plan
“strata plan” means a plan that has been or is intended to be certified under section 9;
Commissioner shall be in Form l set out in the First Schedule and must be accompanied by —
Commissioner
“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;
the original strata plan to which it relates;
the original extract from the Register for the land to which the strata plan relates;
any necessary certificate of approval from a relevant authority;
a certificate from the Commissioner that the rental payable to the Government in respect of the land to which the strata plan relates has been reassessed and determined in accordance with subsection (4);
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a certificate of approval by the Surveyor General in the prescribed form, which may be endorsed on the strata plan, certifying that the plan has been correctly prepared in accordance with this Act and that all buildings shown on the strata plan are within the external surface boundaries of the lot;
a certificate from a recognised valuer certifying that the schedule of unit entitlements is correct; and
any instrument, duly executed, that is to be registered on the certification of the strata plan by the Commissioner.
The applicant must provide evidence to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner that any person with a charge or easement registered in relation to the lot consents to the application.
The applicant must furnish the Commissioner with such other information as the Commissioner may require.
On receipt of an application in accordance with this section, the
Commissioner shall reassess and determine the rent payable to the
Government under the Land Code (Chapter 40) to be effective from the approval of the strata plan by the Commissioner, in respect of the land to which that plan relates.
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;
Terms defined in s 2
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;
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;
lot
Defined · s 2“lot” means the whole of a separate area of land having a government survey lot number and registered with the Land Office;
recognised valuer
Defined · s 2“recognised valuer” means an appropriately qualified valuer recognised by the Commissioner;
Register
Defined · s 2“Register” means the Register of land established in accordance with section 7 of the Land Code;
relevant authority
Defined · s 2“relevant authority” means any one or more Government or statutory authorities empowered to approve plans for development or subdivision of any land or plans relating to the construction of any building or to serve any notice or order requiring any repair work or act to be carried out under the Town and Country Planning (Development Control) Act, Municipal Boards Act or under any other written law;
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
Part V
Service Charges
Part VI
Insurance
Part VII
Rules of Strata Corporation
Part VIII
Variation Plans
Part IX
Part X
Expiry of Strata Plan
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