Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Section 13 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in subsection (1), by inserting after the words
“title surveys” the words “and geomatics surveys”;
(b)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
by substituting for the words “Director General of
Survey” the words “Director General of Survey and Mapping”; and
(ii)
by inserting after the words “title survey”
the words “and geomatics survey”;
Licensed Land Surveyors (Amendment)
(c)
in subsection (3), by inserting after the words
“title surveys” the words “and geomatics surveys”;
(d)
in subsection (4), by inserting after the words
“title survey” the words “or geomatics survey”; and
(e)
by substituting for subsection (5) the following subsection:
“(5) For the purpose of obtaining data for a title survey or geomatics survey, a licensed land surveyor may, at all reasonable times be permitted to inspect relevant maps, plans and records of the Survey and
Mapping Department Malaysia and to make copies of such information therefrom as he may require without payment of search fees, but he shall not remove any such maps, plans and records from the custody of the Survey and Mapping Department
Malaysia and he will be held pecuniarily liable for any damage which he may cause to them while they are under his control.”.
Amendment of section 14