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Condominium Property Act (No. 12 of 1970) - Sect 3

Requisites for registration of Condominium Plans

3.
(1) Every application for the registration of a Condominium Plan shall be in the prescribed form and shall
(a) specify the name or assessment number if any and the extent of the land to which title is claimed;
(b) contain a description of the land by reference to its extent, boundaries and situation;
(c) contain particulars of the deeds, instruments or other documents and of other evidence of title relied upon by the applicant in support of his claim;
(d) contain particulars of every encumbrance, Us pendens, seizure, order or decree affecting the land to the knowledge of the applicant or his proctor, if any.
(2) The Condominium Plan shall
(a) delineate the horizontal surface boundaries of the parcel and the location of the building in relation thereto;
(b) include a drawing illustrating the units and distinguishing such units by numbers or other symbols;
(c) define the boundaries of each unit by reference to the floors, walls or ceiling and the approximate floor area of each unit;
(d) have attached to it a schedule with the names and addresses of the designated owners of each unit;
(e) define any portion of the parcel or part of the building not within the unit itself but intended to be used in conjunction with the enjoyment of the unit;
(f) have endorsed upon it a schedule specifying in whole numbers the unit factor for each unit in the parcel;
(g) be signed by the owners of the property;
(h) have endorsed upon it the address at which documents may be served on the body corporate;
(i) have endorsed upon it the name of the scheme and the number of the block, if any;
(j) contain all other particulars and information as may be prescribed by regulation;
(k) be endorsed or accompanied by a certificate of a licensed surveyor that the building shown in the plan is within the external horizontal boundaries of the parcel;
(l) be endorsed or accompanied by a certificate of a chartered architect or chartered civil or structural engineer that the units shown in the plan are the same as those existing on the land;
(m) be endorsed or accompanied by a certificate of the local authority within whose administrative jurisdiction the building comprised in the plan is situated, that the proposed division of the building as illustrated in the plan has been approved by such authority.

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