Clause 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Act;

“approved co-ordinates” means co-ordinates approved by the Chief Surveyor or approved under section 7(c) which are capable of describing and ascertaining the boundaries of any land in relation to survey control marks;

“boundary mark” includes any survey stone, iron pipe, spike, or other survey mark authorised by law for the purpose of marking boundaries;

“cadastral survey” means any survey relating to the recording of land boundaries, subdivision lines, buildings and related details;

“certified plan” means a survey plan which has been approved by, and filed in the office of, the Chief Surveyor under section 4(1)(e);

“Chief Surveyor” means the Chief Surveyor appointed under section 3(1) and includes an acting Chief Surveyor appointed under section 3(2);

“land” includes —

“owner”, in relation to any parcel of land, means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the land, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or who would receive the rent if the land were let to a tenant;

“registered surveyor” means a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156);

“repealed Act” means the Boundaries and Survey Maps Act (Cap. 25) in force immediately before the appointed day;

“survey control mark” means any survey mark placed under the supervision of the Chief Surveyor the horizontal position or height of which is determined;

“survey officer” means any person authorised by the Chief Surveyor to carry out a cadastral survey for any parcel of land.

In this Act, any reference to a plan shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include a reference to a plan in electronic form.