Singapore legislation
Section 47
Section 47
Rules
(1)
The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act and for any matter which is required under this Act to be prescribed.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules —
prescribing forms of applications under this Act and certificates of registration, practising certificates and licences;
prescribing the form and manner of application for approval of any person to be employed as an assistant surveyor and the duration of such approval;
prescribing the fees payable to the Board under this Act;
prescribing the subject-matter of examinations to be conducted by or under the direction of the Board in the case of applicants or class of applicants for registration;
prescribing the form of the register of surveyors,register of approved assistant surveyors, register of practitioners and register of licensees to be kept and the particulars to be entered therein;
prescribing a code of professional conduct and ethics;
regulating the preparation and making of cadastral surveys;
requiring all or any of the following to take out and maintain insurance against liability for breach of professional duty in the course of supplying survey services:
any partnership consisting wholly of registered surveyors;
any partnership or unlimited corporation applying for a licence;
any registered surveyor applying for a practising certificate for the purpose of engaging in survey practice on his own account;
any registered surveyor applying for a practising certificate who is employed or about to be employed by any person or body referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii);
any other registered surveyor applying for a practising certificate;
prescribing the terms and conditions of insurance against professional liability under this Act, including a minimum limit of indemnity; and
regulating the proceedings of an Investigation Committee.
(3)
The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules prescribing the fees to be charged by the Authority in connection with cadastral surveys and the time for payment of those fees.
(4)
All rules made under this section shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette. [40