s.3Chief Surveyor and his duties
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Section 3Part 1 — Preliminary

Chief Surveyor and his duties

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There shall be a Chief Surveyor appointed by the Governor who shall, subject to this Law —
direct and control all public surveys;
supervise and control all other surveys;
examine all general and particular plans of surveys before any registration of land is effected in accordance with the Registered Land Law (1995 Revision) and approve such plans if satisfied that such surveys have been carried out, and the plans prepared in accordance with the Regulations;
take charge of and preserve all survey records;
cancel or amend, in accordance with the provisions of any law, any survey plan or diagram found to be incorrect, outdated or inadequate; and
prepare, certify and issue at the request of any person upon payment of the prescribed fees, copies of diagrams and documents filed within his department which are available to the public.
The Chief Surveyor shall be the authority for the preparation and publication of the official maps of the Islands, and no other person shall, without licence in writing of the Chief Surveyor, make use of any material which has been prepared or published in official maps in the preparation or publication of any other map.

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