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Land Surveyors Act 1991 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Privileges of Land Surveyors

10. Illegal practice

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024.

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person must not certify to the correctness or accuracy of any survey unless the person is an authorised surveyor or a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person must not —

(a)

use or cause or permit to be used the abbreviation “RS” as a title before his or her name, or any written words, titles or initials or any abbreviation thereof which are intended to cause or may reasonably cause any person to believe that the person using them is authorised to supply survey services in Singapore; or

(b)

advertise or hold himself, herself or itself out or conduct himself, herself or itself in any way or by any means as a person authorised to supply survey services in Singapore,unless at the time of so doing the person is a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate, or is a licensed corporation, a licensed partnership, a licensed limited liability partnership or a partnership consisting wholly of registered surveyors.

(3)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person is not entitled to recover in any court any charge, fee or remuneration for any survey services rendered in Singapore, unless the person rendering such services is —

(a)

a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate and is doing so on the person’s own account or as a partner in a licensed partnership, a licensed limited liability partnership or a partnership consisting wholly of registered surveyors;

(b)

an allied professional and is doing so only by reason of being a partner in a licensed partnership or a licensed limited liability partnership; or

(c)

a licensed corporation or a licensed limited liability partnership.

(4)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person must not perform or execute any survey or engage in any survey work in Singapore unless the person is —

(a)

a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate;

(b)

an authorised surveyor; or

(c)

under the direction or supervision of any of the persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(5)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Terms defined in s 2

allied professional
Defined · s 2
“allied professional” means —(a)an architect who is registered under the Architects Act 1991; or(b)a professional engineer who is registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991;
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authorised surveyor
Defined · s 2
“authorised surveyor” means a surveyor who is employed by the Authority, whether or not registered under section 12;
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licensed
Defined · s 2
“licensed”, in relation to a corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership, means a corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership which has in force a licence;
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limited liability partnership
Defined · s 2
“limited liability partnership” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;
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practising certificate
Defined · s 2
“practising certificate” means —(a)in relation to a registered surveyor — an annual practising certificate issued under section 15 authorising him or her to engage in survey work in Singapore;(b)in relation to an allied professional who is an architect registered under the Architects Act 1991 — a practising certificate issued under section 18 of that Act; and(c)in relation to an allied professional who is a professional engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991 — a practising certificate issued under section 28 of that Act;
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registered surveyor
Defined · s 2
“registered surveyor” means a person registered as a land surveyor under section 12;
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survey
Defined · s 2
“survey” means the act or process of —(a)determining the form, contour, position, area, height, depth or any other particulars of —(i)the earth’s surface, whether of land or water; or(ii)any natural or artificial features on, below or above any part of the earth’s surface; or(b)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;
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survey services
Defined · s 2
“survey services” means the supply for gain or reward of any services, or any plan, certificate or other document, relating to any survey;
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survey work
Defined · s 2
“survey work” means any work which is part of or related to a survey;
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Report

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Part 4

Registration of Surveyors

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Part 5

Practising Certificates

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Part 6

Multidiscipline and Corporate Practice

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Part 7

Disciplinary Proceedings and Revocationof Licences

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Part 8

General

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