MALAYAN RAILWAY LAND IN SINGAPORE

Mr Shriniwas Rai asked the Minister for Law what is the tenure of the land occupied by the Malayan Railway in Singapore.

Prof. S. Jayakumar: There are over 50 lots of Malayan Railway Administration land in Singapore under various types of titles.

With respect to lands occupied by the Malayan Railway, save for a couple of branch lines which are on 99-year lease terms, these lands are held under 999-year Crown leases issued to the Federal Lands Commissioner, Malaysia.

The 999-year leases are subject to a covenant that should the land cease to be used and not be required for the purposes of the Malayan Railway Administration, the land may be resumed by the Government of Singapore. The 99-year leases also provide that the land be used only for railway purposes.