PART 3
THE CONDUCT OF SURVEYS
13. Duties of licensed surveyors and non-liability of government
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(1) Every surveyor shall carry out every survey undertaken by him or her in such manner as will ensure that—
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(a) the interests of good government are served and the survey conforms to the survey practice in the Survey Department where the procedure is not laid down by Regulations;
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(b) the survey accords in all respects with the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder; and
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(c) every survey carried out by him or her or under his or her supervision is correct and complete.
However, the Chief Surveyor may, in his or her discretion in the case of a particular survey, by notice in writing to the surveyor, direct that the standards of accuracy prescribed by such regulations may be relaxed in such manner, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he or she may specify in the notice.
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(2) Neither the Government nor any public officer is liable for any defective survey, or any work appertaining thereto, performed by a licensed surveyor although any plan relating to such survey has been authenticated in accordance with the requirements and provisions of this Act or accepted for registration under the Land Registration Act, or any other Act.
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(3) Without prejudice to his or her other legal rights any person who is dissatisfied with the actions or conduct of a surveyor in the conduct of a survey or as a result of having conducted a survey shall report the matter to the Chief Surveyor who shall thereupon investigate the matter and deal with it in any manner that he or she thinks fit.