Clause 4

No registered surveyor shall employ any person as his assistant surveyor unless that person is approved by the Board and the approval has not been revoked or suspended.(2) A registered surveyor who desires to employ any person as his assistant surveyor shall apply to the Board for approval in such form and manner as the Board may prescribe.(3) The Board may approve, for such period as may be prescribed, an application under subsection (2) if the Board is satisfied that the person to be employed as an assistant surveyor possesses the necessary qualifications recognised by the Board.(4) The Board shall not approve an application under subsection (2) if the registered surveyor does not have in force a practising certificate.(5) Every application under subsection (2) shall be accompanied by a prescribed fee.(6) For the purposes of this section, “employ” means to engage or use the service of any person, whether under a contract of service or otherwise, with or without salary.Register to be kept16B. The Board shall keep and maintain a register in which shall be entered the names and such particulars of the approved assistant surveyors as the Board may determine.Registered surveyor to notify Board of cessation in employment16C.—

A registered surveyor shall forthwith notify the Board in writing if an approved assistant surveyor ceases to be employed by him.(2) The approval granted under section 16A(3) in respect of an assistant surveyor shall be deemed to be revoked upon the cessation of his employment.Approval may be revoked or suspended16D.—

The Board may revoke or suspend, for such period as the Board thinks fit, any approval granted under section 16A(3) if an approved assistant surveyor is, in the opinion of the Board, unfit to carry out survey work.(2) Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Board under subsection (1) may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.Penalty under this Part16E. Any registered surveyor who contravenes or fails to comply with section 16A(1) or 16C(1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.”.