State Lands (Fees) Rules 2015

No. S 310

State Lands Act

(CHAPTER 314)

State Lands (Fees) Rules 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the State Lands Act, the Minister for Law makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the State Lands (Fees) Rules 2015 and come into operation on 1 June 2015.

Fees

2.  The fees specified in the second column of the Schedule are payable for the supply of goods or services specified opposite in the first column.

Remission or refund of fees

3.—(1)  A Collector of Land Revenue may remit or refund, wholly or in part, any fee paid or payable under rule 2 for the supply of goods or services specified in items 1 to 11 of the Schedule.

(2)  Paragraph (1) applies regardless of whether the fee was paid or payable before, on or after 1 June 2015.

Revocation and savings

4.—(1)  The State Lands (Fees) Rules (R 3) are revoked.

(2)  Despite paragraph (1), the Schedule to the revoked State Lands (Fees) Rules continues to apply to an application for any item in that Schedule made before 1 June 2015 as if those Rules had not been revoked.

THE SCHEDULE

Rule 2

Fees

First column		Second column
1. For every certified or photostat copy of any temporary occupation licence, receipt, grant, lease or other instrument issued by the Commissioner of Lands or Collector of Land Revenue		$6 per sheet
2. For the supply of quit rent information —
(a) in any case where the supply requires an evaluation of whether there is outstanding quit rent or annual rent		$250
(b) in any other case not referred to in paragraph (a)		$5
3. For the processing of an application for —
(a) the alienation of any State land		$1,000
(b) the variation, amendment or removal of any restrictive condition in a State title —
(i) in any case where there is an enhancement in land value arising from the variation, amendment or removal of that restrictive condition		$1,000
(ii) in any other case not referred to in sub‑paragraph (i)		$65
(c) the grant of an in‑principle approval for the alienation of any State land that is incapable of independent development (called in this Schedule remnant State land)		$1,605
(d) the extension of an in‑principle approval granted for the alienation of any remnant State land		$321
(e) the upgrading of tenure (based on a provisional permission or a written permission granted by the competent authority under the Planning Act (Cap. 232))		$1,000
(f) the grant of an in‑principle approval for the upgrading of tenure (based on outline permission or provisional permission granted by the competent authority under the Planning Act)		$1,605
(g) the extension of an in‑principle approval granted for the upgrading of tenure (based on outline planning permission or provisional permission granted by the competent authority under the Planning Act)		$321
4. For the investigation of title in connection with title surrendered to the President for regrant of fresh title		$315
5. For the endorsement of layout or building plans		$30
6. For the grant of any permission required under any term or condition in a State title —
(a) to mortgage property		$130
(b) to assign property		$540
(c) to sublet property		$130
7. For the sale of site plans		$20
8. For the sale of tender or auction documentation inviting offers for —
(a) a tenancy of any State land		$10.50 per set
(b) a lease of any State land not within the Government Land Sales Programme		$57.75 per set
(c) a lease of any State land within the Government Land Sales Programme		$105 per set
9. For the processing of an application for a tenancy of any State land		$200
10. For the processing of an application for a licence to occupy any State land for temporary purposes —
(a) where the occupation is —		$48
(i) for any wake, wedding, on‑location filming, religious event (whether or not food or beverage is provided) or soil testing
(ii) for any community or social event or activity (but excluding any sales event) organised by a grassroots organisation
(b) where the occupation is —		$200
(i) for the purpose of any construction worksite, site office or storage area, whether with or without workers’ quarters
(ii) for the purpose of any project signboard or any signage whatsoever, outdoor refreshment area, showflat, landscaping, sales event, entertainment event or sports and recreational event
(c) where the occupation is for a purpose other than as set out in paragraphs (a) and (b), and the licence period does not exceed one day		$48
(d) where the occupation is for a purpose other than as set out in paragraphs (a) and (b), and the licence period exceeds one day		$200
11. For each search in electronic form, and print‑out of, an encroachment boundary plan		$31.50
12. For the removal from State land of —
(a) sand		75 cents per cubic metre
(b) clay		10 cents per cubic metre
(c) granite in the mainland of Singapore		10% of the average price of the granite, as published by the Building and Construction Authority from time to time, for the month in which the date of removal of the granite falls
(d) granite in any of the surrounding islands of Singapore		10% of the average price of the granite, as published by the Building and Construction Authority from time to time, for the month in which the date of removal of the granite falls
(e) laterite, red earth, iron stone, gravel or puddle		10 cents per cubic metre
(f) coral or shells		35 cents per cubic metre
(g) turf		15 cents per square metre or 65 cents per cubic metre, whichever is the greater.

Made on 21 May 2015.

NG HOW YUE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 06/011/038; SLA/CF/6.5.69 V3; SLA/LMS/6.0.32 V3; AG/LLRD/SL/314/2011/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 19(2) of the State Lands Act).