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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Land Survey Act,
No. 8
of 1997
Long title
To regulate the survey of land in the Republic; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
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Long title
To regulate the survey of land in the Republic; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
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| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Appointment, powers and functions of Chief Surveyor-General |
| 2A. | Appointment, powers and functions of Chief Director [...inserted by Act 1998_061_010_19980928] |
| 3. | Duties of Chief Surveyor-General [...inserted by Act 1998_061_012_19980928] |
| 3A. | Duties of Chief Director |
| 4. | Establishment of offices of Surveyors-General for provinces |
| 5. | Appointment of Surveyor-General |
| 6. | Powers and duties of Surveyor-General |
| 7. | Delegation of powers |
| 8. | Fees of office |
| 9. | Survey regulations board |
| 10. | Regulations |
| 11. | Duties of land surveyor |
| 12. | Improper conduct of land surveyor |
| 13. | Limitation of liability |
| 14. | No registration of land without approved diagram or general plan |
| 15. | Manner of preparing diagram and general plan |
| 16. | Diagram and general plan must be signed by land surveyor |
| 17. | No approval of diagram of portion of unsurveyed land |
| 18. | Original survey of land to which title has been issued |
| 19. | Original survey of land to which no title has been issued |
| 20. | Division surveys |
| 21. | Diagram of exact fraction of land |
| 22. | Land represented by incorrect diagram |
| 23. | Rectification of overlap of diagrams |
| 24. | Replacing existing diagram by new diagram after resurvey |
| 25. | Resurvey of block of land other than township |
| 26. | Resurvey of townships |
| 27. | Approval of superseding general plan |
| 28. | Registration of pieces of land on superseding general plan |
| 29. | Resolution of boundary disputes |
| 30. | Rules for arbitrators |
| 31. | Rectification of title deeds after resolution of boundary dispute |
| 32. | Survey of water feature or line parallel thereto defining boundary of State land |
| 33. | Removal of uncertainty in description of river boundary |
| 34. | Removal of uncertainty in description of curvilinear boundary other than a river boundary |
| 35. | Beacons and boundaries lawfully established |
| 36. | Correction of registered diagram |
| 37. | Alteration or cancellation of general plan |
| 38. | Diagram for consolidated title |
| 39.. | Manner of erecting beacons for survey purposes |
| 40. | Reference marks |
| 41. | Maintenance and re-erection of beacons |
| 42. | Town survey marks |
| 43. | Protection of trigonometrical stations |
| 44. | Offences and compensation for damages sustained thereby |
| 45. | Power of entry upon land |
| 46. | Notice to Surveyor-General of application to court |
| 47. | Act binding on State |
| 48. | Repeal of laws of former entities, and transitional provisions |
| 49. | Amendment of Act 40 of 1984, repeat of laws, and transitional provisions |
| 50. | Repeal of laws of the Republic, and transitional provisions |
| 51. | Short title |
| Sch. I. | SCHEDULE I. SECTIONS 29(2), 33(2)(b) AND 34(1)) [s29; s33; s34] |
| Sch. II. | SCHEDULE II. SECTION 48(1)(a) [s48] |
| Sch. III. | SCHEDULE III. SECTION 49(1) [s49] |
| Sch. IV | SCHEDULE IV. SECTION 50(1) [s50] |
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