Geological Survey Act 1974 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Geological Surveys by Geological Survey Officers
8. Power of a Geological Survey Officer
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Upon service of the notice under section 7 and subject to subsection (2) the Geological Survey Officer or any authorized person may, for purpose of making such investigations as the
Geological Survey Officer
“Geological Survey Officer” means any person appointed under section 3;
Director General considers desirable in relation to any geological survey—
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Geological Survey appointed under section 3;
enter upon any land within the designated area;
cut, remove or otherwise clear such uncultivated vegetation as may be necessary for the proper conduct of such survey;
erect or emplace such pegs and marks as may be necessary for the proper conduct of such survey;
conduct a superficial geological survey;
conduct an artificial geophysical survey;
bore, drill, fracture, dig or pit over the land;
obtain and remove any specimen or sample from the land in furtherance of such survey and remove and dispose of as he deems fit such superficial or cognate material as may be necessary to obtain the specimen or sample.
Any Geological Survey Officer or authorized person entering upon any land for the purpose of a geological survey shall, on demand by the occupier of the land, produce to the occupier his letter of authority in the form prescribed.
geological survey
“geological survey” means any systematic investigation of the surface, or content of the earth with or without the aid of any physical or chemical measurement;
In this section—
“artificial geophysical survey” means any investigation of the surface, subsurface, or content of the earth by measuring the deviations of artificially induced physical forces;
“geochemical survey” means any systematic investigation of the surface, subsurface, or content of the earth by means of chemical analysis of specimens or samples taken from the earth, terrestrial water or vegetation;
analysis
“analysis” means the determination of the composition of a specimen or sample by physical or chemical method;
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“natural geophysical survey” means any investigation of the surface or subsurface or content of the earth by measurement of its innate physical properties;
“superficial geological survey” means any systematic investigation of the surface, subsurface, or content of the earth by means of natural geophysical survey, geochemical survey or physical examination;
“systematic investigation” means any investigation including a preliminary examination.
Terms defined in s 2
analysis
Defined · s 2“analysis” means the determination of the composition of a specimen or sample by physical or chemical method;
authorized person
Defined · s 2“authorized person” means a person authorized by a Geological Survey Officer in making a geological survey;
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Geological Survey appointed under section 3;
geological survey
Defined · s 2“geological survey” means any systematic investigation of the surface, or content of the earth with or without the aid of any physical or chemical measurement;
Geological Survey Officer
Defined · s 2“Geological Survey Officer” means any person appointed under section 3;
sample
Defined · s 2“sample” means a fraction of naturally occurring matter representative of the mass of which it forms a part;
specimen
Defined · s 2“specimen” means a fraction of naturally occurring matter not necessarily representative of the mass of which it forms a part.
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