§ 21 — Unregistered land may be brought under this Act at instance of Registrar or on registration of conveyance

21.—(1) The Registrar may, if he or she thinks fit, bring under the provisions of this Act any unregistered land comprised in any conveyance registered under the Registration of Deeds Act 1988.(2) If the Registrar intends to bring any unregistered land under the provisions of this Act in accordance with subsection (1), the Registrar must —(a)

give notice of the Registrar’s intention to do so to the owner of the land (as shown from the records in the Registry of Deeds); and

(b)

require the owner to produce for cancellation, within the time specified in the notice, the owner’s documents of title or any other evidence substantiating the owner’s ownership of the land.

(3) Where the owner of the land fails, neglects or refuses to comply with the notice under subsection (2), the Registrar must insert a notice in one or more local daily newspapers circulating in Singapore stating the Registrar’s intention to bring the unregistered land under the provisions of this Act, including particulars of the owner of the land as shown from the records in the Registry of Deeds or such other particulars as the Registrar may in his or her discretion deem appropriate.

(4) After the Registrar has given notice under subsection (2) or (3) (as the case may be) the Registrar must bring the land specified in the notice under the provisions of this Act by creating one or more folios for that land.

(5) Where a person entitled to the unregistered land does not or is unable to produce the documents of title or any other evidence substantiating that person’s claim, the Registrar may, in his or her discretion, issue a certificate of title to that person if a statutory declaration (in a form acceptable to the Registrar) has been executed by that person, that person’s successor‑in‑title, that person’s mortgagee or any person who has possession or control of the documents of title, and produced to the Registrar for his or her inspection and, if the Registrar so requires, retention.[8/2014]

(6) On registering a conveyance in accordance with section 7(2) and (3) of the Registration of Deeds Act 1988, the Registrar of Deeds must forward the conveyance to the Registrar who may, if he or she thinks fit, bring the land comprised in the conveyance under the provisions of this Act.

(7) The Registrar must cancel the last deed pertaining to any land brought under the provisions of this Act in accordance with this section.

—(1) The Registrar may, if he or she thinks fit, bring under the provisions of this Act any unregistered land comprised in any conveyance registered under the Registration of Deeds Act 1988.

(2) If the Registrar intends to bring any unregistered land under the provisions of this Act in accordance with subsection (1), the Registrar must —(a)

give notice of the Registrar’s intention to do so to the owner of the land (as shown from the records in the Registry of Deeds); and

(b)

require the owner to produce for cancellation, within the time specified in the notice, the owner’s documents of title or any other evidence substantiating the owner’s ownership of the land.

(3) Where the owner of the land fails, neglects or refuses to comply with the notice under subsection (2), the Registrar must insert a notice in one or more local daily newspapers circulating in Singapore stating the Registrar’s intention to bring the unregistered land under the provisions of this Act, including particulars of the owner of the land as shown from the records in the Registry of Deeds or such other particulars as the Registrar may in his or her discretion deem appropriate.

(4) After the Registrar has given notice under subsection (2) or (3) (as the case may be) the Registrar must bring the land specified in the notice under the provisions of this Act by creating one or more folios for that land.

(5) Where a person entitled to the unregistered land does not or is unable to produce the documents of title or any other evidence substantiating that person’s claim, the Registrar may, in his or her discretion, issue a certificate of title to that person if a statutory declaration (in a form acceptable to the Registrar) has been executed by that person, that person’s successor‑in‑title, that person’s mortgagee or any person who has possession or control of the documents of title, and produced to the Registrar for his or her inspection and, if the Registrar so requires, retention.[8/2014]

(6) On registering a conveyance in accordance with section 7(2) and (3) of the Registration of Deeds Act 1988, the Registrar of Deeds must forward the conveyance to the Registrar who may, if he or she thinks fit, bring the land comprised in the conveyance under the provisions of this Act.

(7) The Registrar must cancel the last deed pertaining to any land brought under the provisions of this Act in accordance with this section.