Singapore Land Authority
This article relies too much on references to primary sources. (November 2007) |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 June 2001 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
Headquarters | 55 Newton Road #12-01 Revenue House Singapore 307987 |
Agency executives | |
Parent agency | Ministry of Law |
Website | www |
The Singapore Land Authority (Abbreviation: SLA; Chinese: 新加坡土地管理局; Malay: Penguasa Tanah Singapura) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law of the Singapore Government.
History[]
The SLA was formed on 1 June 2001 when the Land Office, Singapore Land Registry, Survey Department and Land Systems Support Unit were merged.[3]
As of November 2011, SLA has a staff strength of roughly 550 employees.
Role[]
SLA's focus is on land resource optimization and it has 2 main roles: developmental and regulatory.
- In its developmental role, SLA oversees the management of State land and buildings, land sales, leases, acquisitions and allocation, developing and marketing land-related information and maintaining the national land information database.
- In its regulatory role, SLA is the national land registration authority and is responsible for the management and maintenance of the national land survey system.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "PwC executive chairman Yeoh Oon Jin to succeed Lim Sim Seng as SLA board chairman". CNA. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Ng, Keng Gene (24 March 2021). "SLA appoints Frasers Hospitality Trust CEO as new chief, effective April 12". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ SLA's official Site
External links[]
Categories:
- Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
- 2001 establishments in Singapore
- Government agencies established in 2001
- Regulation in Singapore
- Singapore organisation stubs