Laws of Malawi

LAND SURVEY: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

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LAND SURVEY: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

LAND SURVEY REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Application

    4.    Surveys subject to approval

PART II
LICENSING OF LAND SURVEYORS

    5.    Assessment of applicants

    6.    Setting examination

    7.    Oral interviews

    8.    Licensing

    9.    Surveyor General may check field work

PART III
REGISTRATION OF SURVEY TECHNICIANS, GRADUATE SURVEYORS AND LICENSED SURVEYORS

    10.    Registration as surveying technician

    11.    Registration as a graduate land surveyor

    12.    Registration as licensed surveyor

    13.    Certificate of registration

    14.    Register

    15.    Authorized common seal

PART IV
CHECKING OF SURVEY WORK

    16.    Surveyor General may test surveys of doubtful accuracy

PART V
FIELD WORK

    17.    Information previous to survey

    18.    Testing, adjustment and registration of survey equipment

    19.    Field book observations

    20.    Surveys to be based on geodetic stations

    21.    Position of geodetic station shall be determined

    22.    Baseline measurements

    23.    Determination of true north

    24.    Determination of points

    25.    Checking of surveys and limits of allowable error

    26.    Beacon on or near boundaries

    27.    Curves as boundaries

    28.    Unacceptable boundaries

    29.    Curvilinear boundaries

    30.    Topographical features to be surveyed

    31.    Surveys to be based on reference marks

PART VI
BEACONS

    32.    Beacons to be placed

    33.    Types of beacons

    34.    When beacons are not required

    35.    Indicatory beacons

    36.    Moving of beacons

    37.    Damage to beacons and geodetic stations

PART VII
DEED PLANS

    38.    Deed plan forms

    39.    Quality and size of material

    40.    Margin

    41.    Ink

    42.    Geometrical figure

    43.    How to indicate beacons and geodetic stations

    44.    Colouring

    45.    Lettering

    46.    How to indicate contiguous properties

    47.    Unit of measure

    48.    Scales

    49.    Numerical data to be recorded on a deed plan

    50.    Coordinates

    51.    Limits of inconsistency

    52.    How to indicate North

    53.    Topography

    54.    Names of rivers, etc. to be given

    55.    Direction of rivers

    56.    Direction of roads and railways

    57.    Irregular boundaries

    58.    Limits of the figure to be clearly described

    59.    Land to be designated by a name or number

    60.    Locality to be stated

    61.    Easements and rights of way

    62.    Beacons to be described

    63.    Connecting data

    64.    Composite deed plans

    65.    Erasures

    66.    Approved deed plans

    67.    Untidy and dilapidated plans

    68.    Deed plans to be signed and dated

PART VIII
WORKING PLANS

    69.    When a working plan is required

    70.    Material to be used

    71.    Margins

    72.    Scales

    73.    Data and details to be recorded on the working plan

    74.    How to show data and details

    75.    Conventional signs to be used on plans

    76.    Working plans to be signed and dated

PART IX
SURVEY RECORDS

    77.    Survey records

    78.    Computations

    79.    Comparison of data

PART X
GENERAL PLANS

    80.    When a general plan is required

    81.    Data and details to be shown on a general plan

    82.    Survey records to accompany the general plan

    83.    Survey records retained by the surveyor

    84.    Alternative format for a general plan

    85.    Reference numbering for a general plan and its records

    86.    Alterations to a general plan

    87.    Surveyor General to maintain a Cadastral Index

    88.    Limits of accuracy

    89.    Survey procedure

    90.    Registration diagrams

PART XI
DEMARCATION OF CUSTOMARY ESTATES

    91.    Nature of general boundaries

    92.    Identifying physical features

    93.    Verifying land parcels

    94.    Demarcation and field verification of land parcels

    95.    Use of fixed boundaries

    96.    Plotting of title plans

    97.    Individual and contiguous land properties

    98.    Unique number of land parcels

    99.    Content of a title plan

PART XII
MEASUREMENT BY GNSS

    100.    Registration of GNSS receivers and drones

    101.    Specification of survey done with receiver

    102.    Approval of transformation parameters

    103.    Establishing geodetic survey controls

    104.    Method of cadastral, etc. surveys

    105.    Placing beacons in cadastral surveys

    106.    Approved data software

    107.    Submission of survey records

    108.    Format of generated field book

PART XIII
MISCELLANEOUS

    109.    Surveys of land on behalf of Government

    110.    Surveyor General not liable for cost of any document officially required

    111.    Replacement of lost beacon to be reported by the Surveyor

    112.    Plan to be in duplicate

    113.    Tariff for surveys

    114.    Surveyor General to be taxing officer

    115.    Board to be assessment…

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