Section 67
Acquisition of additional land, grant and acceptance of easements, etc.
of Strata Management Ordinance, 2019
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A management corporation, if authorized by a unanimous resolution, may—
(a)
acquire land outside the lot to be used for the purposes connected with subdivided building or land;
(b)
accept the benefit of an easement imposed in favour of the lot on some other land; or
(c)
grant or accept the burden of an easement imposed on the lot for the benefit of some other land.
(2)
The land outside the lot acquired under subsection
(1)
—
(a)
shall be treated and dealt with as if it was part of the common property; and
(b)
shall be held on a separate title and shall not be amalgamated with the lot.
(3)
Where an instrument is executed by the management corporation in the exercise of its powers under subsection (1)—
(a)
the instrument shall be valid and effective without execution by any subsidiary proprietor or other person or body having an interest in the land;
(b)
the receipt by the management corporation of any monies payable to the management corporation under the instrument shall be a good and sufficient discharge which exonerates the person or body paying the monies from responsibility for the application of the monies; and
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(c)
the instrument shall be lodged with the Registrar in accordance with the provision of the Land Code [Cap. 8 (1958
Ed.)], and it shall be accompanied with a certificate under the seal of the management corporation stating that—
(i)
the resolution directing the transaction to which the instrument relates was duly passed; and
(ii)
the transaction conforms to the terms of the resolution.
(4)
A certificate given under subsection (3)(c) shall, be conclusive evidence of the facts certified to the Commissioner or a party to the transaction other than the management corporation.