Parent agency Ministry of Law | ||
Formed June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) Preceding agency Land Office, Singapore Land Registry, Survey Department and Land Systems Support Unit Headquarters 55 Newton Road #12-01 Revenue House Singapore 307987 Agency executives Mr Lim Sim Seng, ChairmanMr Ang Cheng Hock, Board MemberMr Tan Boon Khai, Board MemberDr Chong Yoke Sin, Board MemberMr Tham Kui Seng, Board MemberMr Lai Huen Poh, Board MemberMr Walter Fernandez, Board MemberMr Mok Wei Wei, Board MemberMr Poon Hong Yuen, Board Member | ||
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.
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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:
Core values:
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.