This Act provides for the urban and not only land development in Singapore, the responsibilities of the land tenants and owners, the planning of construction, restoration or building activtities, the imposition of land fees for the further use and exploitation of land in the territory of Singapore.

Minor Amendment of paragraph 2, with the sibstitution in the text of the period 12 months with 3 years.The functions of the Authority include to optimize land resources and to provide secure and effective registration systems for transactions relating to land in Singapore. The Authority shall also manage and maintain the cadastre survey system as a foundation for land title as well as advising the government on matters relating to land survey, tenure, ownership and disposition. The Authority has the power to direct for the purpose of discharging its functions under this Act (sect. 7).

This Ordinance regulates the mapping of the boundaries of land owned privately or by the State and the application of provisions related therefore.

This Decree provides for the exemption from the agricultural land use tax in case of land assigned by the State to households and individuals for agricultural development, or belonging to farmer cooperatives whose land has been assigned for agricultural production, or for agricultural and forestry farmers which have been assigned lands for farming, in poor and less favoured areas.