Land Code (Strata) Act · 2000 Revised Edition · Part IX
Section 54
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Prior to the expiry of the strata plan, the Commissioner may cancel a strata plan upon the application of the proprietor of all the units shown on the plan.
strata plan
“strata plan” means a plan that has been or is intended to be certified under section 9;
Every such application to the Commissioner for cancellation of a strata plan shall be in Form 7 set out in the First Schedule and shall be accompanied by or have lodged in support of that application —
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 outstanding subsidiary strata title for every unit;
the outstanding copy, if any, of every registered charge, lease or sublease relating to any unit or to any part of the common property; and
evidence sufficient to satisfy the Commissioner in relation to the matters specified in subsection (3) and evidence that the original proprietor has been notified of the intention to make the application:
Provided that the Commissioner may dispense with production of any such outstanding subsidiary strata title or copy.
Before cancelling the strata plan, the Commissioner shall satisfy himself that all charges which have been assessed in respect of the units and the common property have been paid, and that any administrator has consented to the cancellation, and that no unit is subject to any charge, lease, sublease or easement registered against the title to the unit.
Terms defined in s 2
administrator
Defined · s 2“administrator” means an administrator appointed by the Court under section 69;
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;
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
strata plan
Defined · s 2“strata plan” means a plan that has been or is intended to be certified under 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;
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;