Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Land Surveyors Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “allied professional”, the following definitions:“ “approved assistant surveyor” means a person approved to be employed as an assistant surveyor under Part VA;“assistant surveyor” means a person who performs or executes any survey or engages in any survey work under the direction or supervision of a registered surveyor;”;
by deleting the definition of “cadastral survey services”;
by deleting the definition of “Chief Surveyor” and substituting the following definition:“ “Chief Surveyor” means the Chief Surveyor appointed under section 3(1) of the Boundaries and Survey Maps Act 1998 (Act 35 of 1998);”;
by deleting the word “cadastral” in the definition of “licence”; and
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “rules”, the following definitions:“ “survey” means the act or process of —
determining the form, contour, position, area, height, depth or any other particulars of —
the earth’s surface, whether of land or water; or
any natural or artificial features on, below or above any part of the earth’s surface; or
planning the position or the boundary lines of any part of the earth’s surface, or of any natural or artificial features referred to in paragraph (a)(ii),and includes the act or process of making or obtaining any plan therefrom;“survey services” means the supply for gain or reward of any services, or any plan, certificate or other document, relating to any survey;“survey work” means any work which is part of or related to a survey;”.