Town and Country Planning Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Preliminary
4. Meaning of “subdivision” and “consolidation”
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to this section, in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “subdivision” means the division of any land or piece of state land —
land
“land” includes buildings, land covered by water and any estate or interest in or right over land;
for the purpose of creating separate documents of title for all or any portion of such lot or land;
for the purpose of parting with possessing or disposing of any portion thereof, either by way of lease, sale, gift or exchange or for the erection of a building or structure thereon;
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on the application to the officer in charge of the Land Office under section 21 of the Land Code (Chapter 40) for the partitioning of land, and includes any subdivision agreement for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
Subject to this section, in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “consolidation” means the consolidation in one document of title of two or more existing documents of title, which relate to contiguous land areas.
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the lease of any portion of a building for a use approved under section 24 or by a Municipal Board is not deemed to be subdivision or consolidation.
building
“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure (whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise) and also any wall, fence, platform, staging, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing-stage or bridge, or any structure or foundation connected to the foregoing;
Terms defined in s 2
building
Defined · s 2“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure (whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise) and also any wall, fence, platform, staging, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing-stage or bridge, or any structure or foundation connected to the foregoing;
land
Defined · s 2“land” includes buildings, land covered by water and any estate or interest in or right over land;
lot
Defined · s 2“lot” means any piece of land entered in the Register kept under section 7 of the Land Code under a single document of title;
subdivision agreement
Defined · s 2“subdivision agreement” means any agreement whereby any person is given — (a) a right, whether vested or contingent, to acquire, lease or obtain possession of any lot or piece of land, whether immediately or on the fulfilment of any condition or on the happening of any event or after the lapse of any period of time or on the exercise of any option or on payment of any sum whether by instalments or otherwise; or (b) a right to erect a building on any portion of a property belonging to some other person;
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Development Plans
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Planning, Subdivision, Consolidation and Conservation of Land
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