Singapore Land Authority

Singapore Land Authority

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Agency overview
Formed	June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01)
Preceding agency	Land Office, Singapore Land Registry, Survey Department and Land Systems Support Unit
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	55 Newton Road #12-01 Revenue House Singapore 307987
Agency executives	Mr Lim Sim Seng, Chairman Mr Ang Cheng Hock, Board Member Mr Tan Boon Khai, Board Member Dr Chong Yoke Sin, Board Member Mr Tham Kui Seng, Board Member Mr Lai Huen Poh, Board Member Mr Walter Fernandez, Board Member Mr Mok Wei Wei, Board Member Mr Poon Hong Yuen, Board Member
Parent agency	Ministry of Law
Website	www.sla.gov.sg

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. As of November 2011, SLA has a staff strength of roughly 550 employees.

Vision, Mission and Values

Vision: Limited Land • Unlimited Space

Mission: To optimise land resources for the economic and social development of Singapore. We balance our economic and social needs while:

• ensuring the best use of State land and buildings,
• providing an effective and reliable land management system, including the issuance and guarantee of land titles and geo-spatial demarcation of land, and
• enabling the full use of land information for better land management and creation of new business opportunities.

Core values:

• Nation First
• People Organisation
• Innovation and Dynamism
• Always Delighting Customers
• Integrity and Professionalism

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.

References

SLA Website

External links

• Singapore Land Authority Official Website
• OneMap.sg
• State Property Information Online
• Singapore Land Companies