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Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 175).

Country/Territory
Vanuatu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu Revised Edition 1988.
Long title
An Act to provide for the setting up of a Land Surveyors Board, for registration and regulation of professional conduct of land surveyors and for matters incidental thereto.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Survey/mapping Institution
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides rules relative to the carrying out of land survey and creates the Land Surveyors Board. The Board shall maintain a register of surveyors, determine the qualifications and experience of surveyors and hear and determine disciplinary proceedings against surveyors in accordance with the provisions of this Act. There shall be a Director of the Department of Land Surveys who shall: (a) direct and control all public surveys; (b) supervise and control all other surveys; (c) examine all general and particular plans of surveys made in respect of leases of land; (d) approve such plans if satisfied that such surveys have been carried out and the plans prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and (e) carry out other functions outlined in section 2.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Land Surveyors Regulations (Cap. 175).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 1985 (1988)

Keyword: Survey/mapping, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Land Surveyors (Amendment) Act 2003 (No. 23 of 2003).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 2003

Keyword: Survey/mapping, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX