Clause 36

A registered surveyor who prepares and signs an assurance plan shall carry out and complete the title survey of the land described and shown in the plan within 6 months from the date of approval of the plan by the Chief Surveyor or such extended period as the Board may allow.

Where a registered surveyor has not carried out or has not been able to complete the title survey within the period specified in subsection (1) or any extended period allowed by the Board, the Board may order the title survey to be carried out or completed by a Government surveyor or another registered surveyor and the cost of completing the title survey shall be paid in accordance with section 33.

This section shall not apply to registered surveyors in the employment of any public authority established by any written law.