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HOUSINGDEVELOPERSCONTROLANDLICENSINGACT

HOUSINGDEVELOPERS （CONTROLANDLICENSING）ACT房屋发展（管制及执照）法（第130章）

（CHAPTER130,SECTION 22）

HOUSINGDEVELOPERSRULES

[4thJanuary1985]

Citation

1.TheseRulesmaybecitedastheHousingDevelopers Rules.

Definitions

2.IntheseRules,unlessthecontextotherwiserequires—

"advertisement" includes— 

（a） anynoticepublishedinanynewspaper,journal ormagazine;

（b） anycircular,pamphlet,brochureorotherdocument;

（c） anyannouncementdisplayedonanyhoarding,boarding, roof,wall,paling,fence,frame,signboard,plate,cloth,bar, pillar,post,wire,casingorothererectionorcontrivance;or

（d） anyannouncementmadebymeansoffilmsorby meansofbroadcastsoundreceiversortelevisionreceivers;

"building" includesanycompletedbuilding, oranybuildingpartiallycompletedortobeerected,whetheror notintendedforanystratasubdivisioninaccordancewithanypermission orauthorizationforstratasubdivisiongrantedunderthePlanning Act（Cap.232）;

"CommissionerofBuildings" meansthe CommissionerofBuildingsappointedundertheBuildingMaintenance andStrataManagementAct（Cap.30C）;

"CommissionerofBuildingControl" means theCommissionerofBuildingControlappointedundertheBuilding ControlAct（Cap.29）;

"housingproject" meansanylandonwhich constructionworkisbeingcarriedoutorhasbeencarriedout withaviewtobuilding5ormoreseparateunitsforuseasresidential dwellings;

"land" includeslandofanytenure,any buildingorpartthereof,somuchoftheair-spaceabovethesurface asmaybereasonablyusedorenjoyedbyanyproprietor,andall substancesunderthesurface,whetherornotheldapartfromthe surface,andanyestateorinteresttherein;

"limitedcommonproperty" hasthesame meaningasintheBuildingMaintenanceandStrataManagementAct （Cap.30C）;

"lot" meansastratumwhichisshown asalotonastratatitleplan;

"registeredland" hasthesamemeaning asisassignedtoitintheLandTitles（Strata）Act（Cap.158）;

"RegistrarofTitles" meanstheRegistrar ofTitlesappointedundertheLandTitlesAct（Cap.157）;

"stratasubdivision" hasthesamemeaning asisassignedtoitintheLandTitles（Strata）Act;

"stratatitleplan" hasthesamemeaning asintheLandTitles（Strata）Act;

"stratum" meansanypartoflandconsisting ofaspaceofanyshapebelow,onorabovethesurfaceoftheland, orpartlybelowandpartlyabovethesurfaceoftheland,thedimensions ofwhicharedelineated;

"unit" ,inrelationtoahousingproject, meansaunitinahousingprojectwhichcanbeusedasaseparate andcompletedwelling.

Mandatoryparticularsinadvertisements

3.Anyadvertisement（otherthanthoseconveyedbymeans ofbroadcastsoundreceiversorthroughtelevisionreceivers）made byoronbehalfofalicensedhousingdeveloperinrespectofany housingprojectshallincludethefollowingparticulars:

（a） thenameandthelicensenumberofthehousing developer;

（b） thetenureofthelandandencumbrances,ifany, towhichthelandissubject;

（c） theexpecteddatewhenthepurchasersoftheunits inthehousingprojectwillbeabletotakevacantpossessionof theunits;

（d） theexpecteddatewhenthelegaltitleofthe unitssoldwillbeconveyedtothepurchasers;

（e） thelocationofthehousingprojectincluding thelotnumberandMukim/TownSubdivision;and

（f） thebuildingplannumberallocatedbytheCommissioner ofBuildingControlandthedateofbuildingplanapproval.

PowerofControllertowaiverequirements

4.TheControllermay,inhisdiscretion,waiveanyof therequirementsoftheseRulesrelatingtoadvertisementsofhousing projects.

PermissionofStreetandBuildingNames Board

5.Everylicensedhousingdevelopershallobtainthewritten permissionoftheStreetandBuildingNamesBoardbeforeusingany nameforanysiteusedforahousingproject.

Prohibitedparticularsinadvertisements

6.Anadvertisementofahousingprojectshallnotcontain anythingwhichsuggestsoriscalculatedtosuggest—

（a） thepatronageofthePresidentorofanyofthe membersofhisfamily;

（b） anyconnectionwithanyGovernmentdepartment, statutorybodyorpublicbuildingorplace;or

（c） anyattributetowhichthehousingdevelopercannot genuinelymakeaclaim.

Falseparticularsinadvertisements

7.Nopersonshalldisplayorcausetobedisplayedany advertisementinrelationtoahousingprojectwhich—

（a） containsanystatementwhichisfalseormisleading;

（b） failstocomplywiththerequirementsofrule 3;or

（c） contravenesrule6.

Bookingfee

8.Apurchaserofaunitinahousingprojectshallbe requiredtopayforanyoptionorrighttopurchasetheunit,a bookingfeeormakeanyotherpaymentbywhatevernameitiscalled, whichisnotlessthan5%butnotmorethan10%of thepurchasepriceoftheunit.

Register

9.—

（1） Everyhousingdevelopershallmaintain aregisterasshowninFormAintheScheduleshowingtheparticulars ofthepersonswhohaveobtainedoptionsforthepurchaseofthe unitsinahousingproject. 

（2） TheControlleroranyofhisofficersmayrequire anyhousingdevelopertoproduceforhisinspectiontheregister maintainedbythedeveloperunderparagraph

（1）. 

Option

10.—

（1） Ahousingdevelopershallgivetoan intendingpurchaserofaunitinahousingprojectanoptionfor thepurchasewhichshallbeinFormBintheSchedule. 

（2） Theoptiongrantedbythehousingdevelopershall notbeassignableortransferable. 

（3） Noamendment,deletionoralterationtotheoption referredtoinparagraph

（1）shallbemadeexceptwiththeapproval inwritingoftheController. 

（4） Wherethenumberofparkingspacestobeprovided inahousingprojectislessthanthenumberofunitsinthehousing project,thehousingdevelopershall,beforeacceptingabooking feefromanintendingpurchaserforanoptiontopurchaseaunitin thathousingproject—

（a） notifytheintendingpurchaserthatinformation onthenumberofparkingspacesandunitsinthathousingproject isavailableforhisinspectionataspecifiedplaceandduring specifiedhoursfreeofcharge;and

（b） makeavailablesuchinformationforinspection atthespecifiedplaceandduringthespecifiedhoursifsorequested bythatintendingpurchaser.

（5） Whereaunitinahousingprojectisintended tocomprisealotinastratatitleplan,thehousingdeveloper shall,beforeacceptingabookingfeefromanintendingpurchaser foranoptiontopurchasethatunit—

（a） notifytheintendingpurchaserthatthefollowing documentsareavailableforhisinspectionataspecifiedplace andduringspecifiedhoursfreeofcharge:

（i） acopyofthescheduleofstrataunitsoramended scheduleofstrataunitsforthathousingprojectasfiledwith andacceptedbytheCommissionerofBuildings;

（ii） whereanycommonpropertyofthehousingproject isdesignatedaslimitedcommonproperty,aplanordescription ofthelimitedcommonpropertyandtheunitsinthehousingproject thepurchasersofwhichwillbeentitledtotheexclusivebenefit ofthelimitedcommonproperty;and

（b） makeavailablesuchdocumentsforinspectionat thespecifiedplaceandduringthespecifiedhoursifsorequested bythatintendingpurchaser.

Validityofoption

11.—

（1） Whereahousingdeveloperhasgranted toapersonanoptiontopurchaseaunitinahousingproject, heshallnotgranttoanyotherpersonanoptiontopurchasethe sameunituntilafterthefirst-mentionedoptionhaslapsed. 

（2） Anoptiongrantedbyahousingdevelopertoany persontopurchaseaunitinahousingprojectshallremaininforce for3weeksfromthedateofdeliverytotheoptionholder’s solicitorsofthetitledeedsorcopiesthereofandthedraftagreementfor thesaleandpurchaseoftheunit. 

Saleandpurchaseagreement

12.—

（1） Anagreementmadebetweenahousing developerandapurchaserforthesaleandpurchaseofaunitin ahousingprojectwhichisnotintendedtocomprisealotinastrata titleplanshallbeinFormDintheSchedule. 

（2） Anagreementforthesaleofaunitinahousing projectwhichisintendedtocomprisealotinastratatitleplan shallbeinFormEintheSchedule. 

（3） Noamendment,deletionoralterationshallbe madetotheagreementreferredtoinparagraph

（1）or

（2）without thepriorapprovalinwritingoftheController. 

（4） Anyamendment,deletionoralterationtotheagreement referredtoinparagraph

（1）or

（2）madewithoutthepriorapproval inwritingoftheControllershallbenullandvoid. 

（5） TheSingaporeAcademyofLawestablishedunder theSingaporeAcademyofLawAct（Cap.294A）shallactasstakeholder undertheagreementsreferredtoinparagraphs

（1）and

（2）. 

CompliancewithdirectionsgivenbyController

13.—

（1） TheControllermay,bygivingdirections inwritingpursuanttosection23oftheAct,requireahousing developertofurnishhimwithsuchinformationorparticularsas theControllermayrequirepertainingtoanyhousingprojectwhich isbeingcarriedoutorhasbeencompletedbythehousingdeveloper. 

（2） Whereadirectionreferredtoinparagraph

（1） hasbeengivenbytheController,thehousingdeveloperconcerned shallcomplywiththedirectionwithin14daysofthereceiptof thedirectionunlessthehousingdeveloperhaspriortotheexpirationof the14daysappliedforanextensionoftimetocomplywiththe direction. 

（3） ThehousingdevelopershallsupplytheController withsuchinformationanddocumentsasmayberequiredinsupport oftheapplicationunderparagraph

（2）. 

（4） Whereanapplicationforanextensionoftime—

（a） isrejectedbytheController,thehousingdeveloper shallcomplywiththedirectionreferredtoin