Land Code (Strata) Act · 2000 Revised Edition · Part XI · Miscellaneous
69. Appointment of administrator
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The strata corporation, a creditor of the body corporate or any person having a registered interest in a unit may apply to the Court for the appointment of an administrator.
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;
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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;
The Court may, in its discretion on cause shown, appoint an administrator for an indefinite period or for a fixed period on such terms and conditions as to remuneration or otherwise as it thinks fit. The remuneration and expenses of the administrator shall be an administrative expense for the purpose of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 31.
Subject to subsection (7), the administrator shall, to the exclusion of the strata corporation and the committee, have and exercise the powers of the strata corporation and the committee and be subject to the duties of the strata corporation and the committee or such of those powers and duties as the Court orders.
administrator
“administrator” means an administrator appointed by the Court under section 69;
The administrator may, in writing, delegate any of the powers so vested in him and at any time revoke such delegation.
The Court may, in its discretion on the application of the administrator or any other person referred to in subsection (1), remove or replace the administrator.
On any application made under this section the Court may make such order for the payment of costs as it thinks fit.
Nothing in this section shall permit an administrator to do anything which requires a unanimous resolution or prevent the passing of a unanimous resolution; but without restricting the generality of subsection
unanimous resolution
“unanimous resolution”, in relation to a strata corporation, means — (a) a resolution which is passed unanimously at a general meeting of the strata corporation at which every proprietor is present and votes either in person or by proxy; (b) a resolution which is passed unanimously at a general meeting of the strata corporation by every proprietor who is present, and votes either in person or by proxy and agreed to within 28 days after the date of the meeting, by every other proprietor who was entitled to be present and vote at the meeting or by his successor in title if he has ceased to be a proprietor after the meeting; or (c) where there is only one proprietor, a decision of that proprietor.
, the administrator shall, subject to any order of the Court, be entitled on his own initiative and to the exclusion of the strata corporation, to do any act which under the Rules may be done by special resolution only.
Rules
“Rules”, in relation to any strata corporation, means the rules applicable to that strata corporation prescribed by or under sections 46 and 47;
An administrator when appointed shall forthwith lodge with the
Commissioner a sealed copy of the Court making the appointment.
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;
Regulations.
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;
Committee
Defined · s 2“Committee”, in relation to any strata corporation, means — (a) its committee constituted under its Rules; or (b) in the case of a strata corporation, where there are less than four proprietors, the proprietor or proprietors who comprise the strata corporation,
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;
Rules
Defined · s 2“Rules”, in relation to any strata corporation, means the rules applicable to that strata corporation prescribed by or under sections 46 and 47;
unanimous resolution
Defined · s 2“unanimous resolution”, in relation to a strata corporation, means — (a) a resolution which is passed unanimously at a general meeting of the strata corporation at which every proprietor is present and votes either in person or by proxy; (b) a resolution which is passed unanimously at a general meeting of the strata corporation by every proprietor who is present, and votes either in person or by proxy and agreed to within 28 days after the date of the meeting, by every other proprietor who was entitled to be present and vote at the meeting or by his successor in title if he has ceased to be a proprietor after the meeting; or (c) where there is only one proprietor, a decision of that proprietor.
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;