s 5A Authorisation of strata subdivision under notification made by Minister under Planning Act 1998
5A.—(1) Where by reason of any notification made by the Minister under section 21(6) of the Planning Act 1998 —(a) the strata subdivision of any building or class of buildings as specified in that notification is authorised; and (b) the approval by the competent authority of a strata subdivision plan for that building or class of buildings is not required under the Planning Act 1998, then for the purposes of this Act and any regulations made under this Act, where any thing or matter is required to be done in accordance with or to be ascertained from any strata subdivision plan approved or issued by the competent authority, such requirement is deemed to be complied with or satisfied if it is done in accordance with or ascertained from building plans approved by the relevant authority. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the building plans approved by the relevant authority —(a) must be endorsed with a certificate by a registered surveyor under the Land Surveyors Act 1991 who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act certifying that the boundaries of all the strata lots which the surveyor has delineated on the approved building plans have been endorsed by the proprietor of the development to be correct and in accordance with what was sold or agreed to be sold by the proprietor; and[Act 25 of 2024 wef 01/10/2025] (b) must contain such other certifications and particulars as may be required by the Registrar or the Chief Surveyor.