Land Code (Strata) Act · 2000 Revised Edition · Part III · Preparation and Approval of Strata Plans
21. Issue of strata titles
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
On the certification of a strata plan, the Commissioner shall —
strata plan
“strata plan” means a plan that has been or is intended to be certified under section 9;
issue subsidiary strata titles in Form 2 set out in the First
Schedule in the name of the original proprietor of the lot to which the strata plan relates for each stratum estate in each of the principal units shown on the strata plan, which subsidiary strata titles may include one or more accessory units; and
enter an appropriate memorandum on the original proprietor’s extract and in the Register to the effect that the lot is subject to subsidiary strata titles in respect of the units shown on the strata plan.
The subsidiary strata titles shall be endorsed with the amount of the annual rental payable to the Government as determined in accordance with subsection (4) of section 14.
It shall not be necessary in the certificate of the subsidiary strata title referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) to mention the quantum of the undivided share in the common property to which the proprietor is entitled by virtue of section 22.
subsidiary strata title
“subsidiary strata title” means a subsidiary strata title issued by the Commissioner under subsection (1) of section 21 in respect of a principal unit and where applicable, one or more accessory units on a strata plan;
The Commissioner shall —
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;
maintain a separate subsidiary strata title register which shall be in Form 3 set out in the First Schedule;
keep a journal in Form 4 set out in the First Schedule of all transactions in respect of subsidiary strata titles entered in the strata title Register.
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;
common property
Defined · s 2“common property” means common property within the meaning of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 8;
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;
original proprietor
Defined · s 2“original proprietor” means in relation to land being subdivided under this Act, the person who is immediately before the certification of a strata plan by the Commissioner, the proprietor of a lot and includes any successor in title, whether by operation of law or otherwise, of the original proprietor;
proprietor
Defined · s 2“proprietor”, in relation to any unit, means the person for the time being registered as proprietor of the stratum estate in the unit, provided that in sections 37, 38 and 49, where a person is in actual occupation of a unit under a binding agreement for sale and purchase, unless the context otherwise requires, the term
Register
Defined · s 2“Register” means the Register of land established in accordance with section 7 of the Land Code;
strata plan
Defined · s 2“strata plan” means a plan that has been or is intended to be certified under section 9;
stratum estate
Defined · s 2“stratum estate” means a stratum estate within the meaning of subsection (2) of section 9;
subsidiary strata title
Defined · s 2“subsidiary strata title” means a subsidiary strata title issued by the Commissioner under subsection (1) of section 21 in respect of a principal unit and where applicable, one or more accessory units on a strata plan;
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