(1) A surveyor shall not survey or commence to survey Crown Lands registered in the Land Register without first obtaining an order or licence signed by the Governor General or the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(2) A surveyor who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of not less than $5,000.
(3) All markings placed on Crown Lands by a surveyor who has committed the offence referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall be removed by the surveyor and if he or she refuses to remove the markings by the date indicated by the Governor General or the Commissioner of Crown Lands, the offence shall be considered a continuing offence for which the surveyor is liable to a fine of $500 for each day the offence continues.
(4) The court shall uphold the charge against the surveyor unless he or she proves that he or she did not commit the offence referred to in subsection (1).
(Substituted by Act 16 of 2002)