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 titleAn 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