Section 4 — Land Surveyors Ordinance, 2001

(a)

to formulate and review from time to time, and to enforce, the standards or requirements for the conduct of cadastral land surveys in the State of Sarawak, including determining the qualification for registration as land surveyors under this Ordinance;

(b)

to keep and maintain a Register of land surveyors qualified to be registered and licensed, and a Subsidiary Register of surveying assistants to be registered, under this Ordinance;

(c)

to approve or reject applications for registration under this Ordinance or to approve any such application subject to such conditions or restrictions as it may deem fit to impose;

(d)

to order the issuance of a written reprimand, the imposition of a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit, the suspension for a period not exceeding three years, or the cancellation of registration, the removal from or the reinstatement into the Register in accordance with this Ordinance;

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(e)

to fix, from time to time, with the approval of the

Minister, the scale of fees to be charged by land surveyors for professional advice or service rendered;

(f)

to hear and determine disputes relating to professional conduct or ethics of land surveyors and to appoint a committee or an arbitrator or arbitrators to hear and determine such disputes;

(g)

to represent the profession of land surveyors in any matter in which it may be necessary or expedient and to examine and if thought fit to report upon current legislation and any other professional matters submitted to it or to make recommendations to the Government or any institute, body or society for the time being representing the profession;

(h)

to provide scholarships, loans, grants and other facilities for the promotion of learning, training, research and education in connection with cadastral land surveys; and

(i)

generally, to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2)

Without prejudice to the general powers conferred by subsection (1), the Board shall have power—

(a)

to purchase or lease any land or building required for any of the purposes of the Board;

(b)

from time to time to borrow or raise money by bank overdraft or otherwise for the purposes specified in paragraph (a);

(c)

to lease out, dispose of, or otherwise deal in, any immovable property of the Board; and

(d)

to form or constitute such committees, comprising members of the Board and any land surveyors, as the Board deems necessary to assist the Board in the discharge of its duties and functions.

Composition of the Board