Section 16

The Director General of Survey or other person authorized by him to approve survey plans, may by notice in writing, instruct any licensed land surveyor to correct at his own expense within a time specified in such notice any error made by him:

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Provided that such notice is sent not more than twelve months after the date on which the relevant survey plan was deposited with the

Survey Department as provided in section 14.

In the event of such licensed land surveyor refusing or neglecting within the time specified to correct such error it shall be lawful for the Director General of Survey to undertake such correction departmentally and to recover the whole cost of such correction from the licensed land surveyor concerned.

If such licensed land surveyor refuses or neglects to refund the cost of the correction survey referred to in subsection (3) within fourteen days of the receipt of the statement of cost the Director

General of Survey may report the facts to the Board for disciplinary action, and after due enquiry the Board may order such licensed land surveyor to pay the cost of correction of his work or to pay his client such sum by way of compensation as the Board thinks fit; and if such licensed land surveyor refuses or neglects to comply with such order within one month of the date of such decision the Board may, subject to section 18, suspend such licensed land surveyor from practice as a licensed land surveyor until the cost of such correction survey has been paid, or for a period not exceeding three years.

Disciplinary powers of the Board