Land Surveyors Act
(Chapter 156, Section 40)
Land Surveyors
(Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules
R 4
REVISED EDITION 1991
(25th March 1992)
[13th September 1991]
Citation
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
Surveyor to be familiar with related legislation
2.—(1)  Every registered surveyor shall be familiar with the Act and any rules made thereunder, with all written laws relating to title to land and land use and affecting title survey work of a registered surveyor, and with the instructions and circulars of the Survey Department.
(2)  A list of the principal Acts is given in the First Schedule.
(3)  The fact that any survey or plan has been approved by the Chief Surveyor or by any officer appointed by him to approve such survey or plan shall be no defence to any charge in relation to a defective survey or plan.
Personal direction and supervision of surveys
3.—(1)  Every title survey shall be carried out under the immediate personal direction and supervision of a registered surveyor and in strict accordance with these Rules.
(2)  Every field assistant employed by a registered surveyor shall possess educational qualifications acceptable to the Board and shall be registered with the Board by the registered surveyor who employs him.
(3)  An application for the registration of a field assistant shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.
(4)  An annual renewal fee of $25 for such registration shall be payable in January of each year.
(5)  The registered surveyor shall notify the Board when any field assistant ceases to be employed by him.
(6)  The Board may cancel, refuse to renew, or suspend for such period as the Board thinks fit, the registration of a field assistant if the field assistant is, in the opinion of the Board, unable to carry out the duties of a field assistant effectively.
(7)  No fee or part thereof shall be refunded by the Board in respect of the unexpired period of any registration which has been cancelled or suspended under paragraph (6).
(8)  Any registered surveyor who employs as a field assistant any person —
(a)who at or during the time of the employment is not registered by the registered surveyor with the Board as a field assistant; or
(b)whose registration with the Board as a field assistant at or during the time of the employment has not been renewed, or has been suspended or cancelled,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
[S 411/96 wef 16/09/1996]
Existing survey data to be obtained
4.  Before commencing a title survey, every registered surveyor or his representative shall —
(a)consult the records of the Survey Department, or of any other registered surveyor or other authority to which he may be directed by that Department;
(b)obtain therefrom all relevant information available which may be necessary to effect the survey;
(c)obtain from the Survey Department the lot numbers to be used in connection with the survey he is to carry out, and shall not use other lot numbers without the express sanction of the Chief Surveyor; and
(d)not use or quote the lot number in any instrument or caveat to be lodged in the Registry of Land Titles, unless the relevant assurance plan, certified plan, strata certified plan or strata title plan has been approved by the Chief Surveyor.
Notice of intention to commence a title survey
5.—(1)  A registered surveyor shall, before commencing any title survey, give the Chief Surveyor not less than 2 days’ written notice of intention to commence the title survey.
(2)  Such notice referred to in paragraph (1) shall set out the purpose and extent of the proposed survey and the date on which the registered surveyor intends to commence work.
Compliance with requirements of Survey Department, Land Office, etc.
6.—(1)  A registered surveyor shall, before carrying out work on any title survey, ensure that the proposed title survey complies with all legal requirements of the Survey Department, the Land Office, the Registry of Land Titles and Deeds and other relevant authorities.
(2)  A registered surveyor shall complete a title survey in accordance with section 35 of the Act.
(3)  A fee of $50 shall be payable to the Board in respect of any application for extension of time to complete a title survey.
Deposit of field notes, etc.
7.—(1)  On completion of a title survey of such a nature that a plan thereof is not required to be lodged with the Survey Department under the provisions of the Act, the registered surveyor responsible for the survey shall supply the Chief Surveyor with such field notes, diagrams and other information as the Chief Surveyor may request.
(2)  The registered surveyor shall ensure that the field notes and plans submitted to the Survey Department in respect of a title survey contain all information obtained by the registered surveyor in the field relating to the property which is the subject of the title survey.
Compliance with directions of Chief Surveyor
8.—(1)  The registered surveyor shall comply promptly with any direction of the Chief Surveyor in respect of any survey he has made.
(2)  If any direction of the Chief Surveyor is not complied with, the Chief Surveyor shall serve on the registered surveyor concerned notice of such non-compliance by registered post addressed to the last known address of the registered surveyor.
(3)  If any direction of the Chief Surveyor is not complied with, or no reasonable excuse for such failure to comply is given to the Chief Surveyor, within 28 days of the notice referred to in paragraph (2) having been served, the Chief Surveyor shall report the matter to the Board.
(4)  On receiving a report under paragraph (3), the Board may authorise the Chief Surveyor to execute the directions to which the report relates.
(5)  The fee specified in item 6 of the Schedule to the Fees (Surveys) Order shall be payable to the Chief Surveyor for any work carried out to execute the directions.
[O 24.]
Errors in previous surveys
9.  Any registered surveyor who discovers an error in a previous survey which materially affects the accuracy of the survey shall —
(a)supply the Chief Surveyor with a full report of the error together with all relevant information relating thereto; and
(b)not rectify the error until he has received directions to do so from the Chief Surveyor.
General field practice
10.  All methods of survey and of recording results shall conform with these Rules.
Standard pattern of field books, etc.
11.  Field books and calculation forms used in title surveys shall be of such pattern as may be approved by the Survey Department.
Field equipment
12.—(1)  Every registered surveyor engaged in a title survey shall make angular observations with a total station or a theodolite which is approved by the Chief Surveyor and is in good adjustment.
(2)  Every registered surveyor shall measure all distances with —
(a)a compound steel tape which conforms to the pattern specified by the Survey Department; or
(b)a total station or an electronic distance measuring equipment which is approved by the Chief Surveyor.
(3)  The reader band shall be graduated to tenths of a metre supplemented with a reader scale, except that other patterns may be used with the approval of the Chief Surveyor.
(4)  Standard tension shall be applied to the steel tape with a calibrated spring balance.
(5)  Total stations, electronic distance measuring equipment, field steel tapes, reader bands, reader scales, thermometers and spring balances shall be calibrated by the Chief Surveyor against his standards —
(a)before being brought into use when new or after repair;
(b)after every 50 kilometres of traversing or, in the case of field steel tapes, reader bands, reader scales, thermometers and spring balances, at intervals of not more than 3 months; and
(c)in the case of total stations and electronic distance measuring equipment, at intervals of not more than 6 months.
Boundaries
13.—(1)  The extent of the land alienated under title is defined as that marked on the ground at the time of survey for alienation, and —
(a)the extent must be adequately marked at the time of such survey; and
(b)marks found on the ground during the course of a subsequent survey shall not be disturbed unless there is clear evidence that they are no longer in the position in which they were emplaced at the time of the original survey.
(2)  If there are differences between the dimensions of the boundaries on the ground and those on the title, the registered surveyor must obtain sufficient evidence to determine whether the differences are due to encroachments, to movements of marks or to defects in the previous survey.
(3)  Before any attempt is made to replace missing marks or to refix disturbed marks, the relationship between the bearings adopted for the original survey and those adopted for the new survey, and between the tape used for the original survey and the equipment used for the new survey, shall be determined.
Meridian of reference and origin of co-ordinates
14.—(1)  The system of projection is that known as the Cassini-Soldner Projection of rectangular co-ordinates, and title surveys shall be finalised in terms of this system of co-ordinates.
(2)  The details of the origin of co-ordinates and the meridian of reference are set out in the Second Schedule.
Astronomical observations for azimuth
15.—(1)  Astronomical observations for azimuth and the reduction thereof shall be made in terms of the Survey Department bearings.
(2)  The specimen form for solar observation for azimuth is set out in the Third Schedule.
Datum and closing of traverses
16.—(1)  Every registered surveyor conducting a title survey shall take all reasonable care to verify the datum adopted and shall furnish full details thereof in his field notes.
(2)  Such datum shall be 2 marks of a former survey of adequate technical value proved by measurement or by traverse and calculation, and by astronomical observation for azimuth, or by angular and linear measurement to a third such mark, to be in their original positions.
(3)  All bearings shall be closed at intervals of not more than 25 stations, either on proved marks as for datum referred to in this rule, or on a line whose bearing has been determined by astronomical observations.
Survey and marking of boundaries
17.—(1)  Boundary lines shall be measured directly wherever possible and survey of boundaries by long radiations shall be avoided.
(2)  All boundary points shall be marked unless they fall in inaccessible positions, such as within walls and pillars of buildings.
(3)  When any boundary point of a lot cannot be marked by reason of ponds, structures or otherwise, permanent reference marks to facilitate the determination of the actual boundary point on the ground shall be emplaced and such reference marks may take the form of marks placed on the intersecting boundaries as near as possible to the obstructing feature.
(4)  Every boundary mark emplaced shall be at a station on a closed traverse, failing which, its position shall be determined by 2 independent sets of measurements, both angular and linear, from such a station, except that —
(a)the second linear measurement shall be made on a widely different slope or in 2 parts; and
(b)the second angular measurement shall be made from a different back station, if available, from the one used in the first angular observation made by the “Bearing” method.
(5)  Not every boundary of every lot need be measured, provided that the extremities of every boundary are marked in conformity with this rule and sufficient boundaries are surveyed to ensure that an accumulation of minor errors shall not lead to the calculated values of the bearings and distances of the unsurveyed boundaries differing materially from their true values.
(6)  Previously surveyed boundaries need not be fully re-measured, provided that the original marks are intact and that the original survey had an adequate technical value.
(7)  In a sub-divisional survey, the re-survey of boundaries not affected by the sub-division may be confined to the measurement of the lines required for datum and for the closing of traverses.
(8)  Along a straight boundary, marks shall —
(a)if intervisible, be emplaced at intervals not exceeding 300 metres; or
(b)if not intervisible, be emplaced at intervals not exceeding 200 metres.
(9)  All new boundaries, including natural feature boundaries, shall follow straight lines.
(10)  Boundaries intended to curve shall be marked by straight lines such that no point on the curve shall be more than 20 centimetres from such straight lines.
(11)  Boundary points on natural feature boundaries need not be marked on the ground.
(12)  In any survey where boundary lines cannot be measured directly, the registered surveyor shall, wherever possible, emplace permanent traverse marks on the nearest suitable structures, such as alongside the kerbs of metalled roads and driveways and, the coping of concrete drains, with sufficient short connections to the boundary points of the lots.
(13)  Any survey affecting the 2.515 metres high water mark or other natural feature boundaries shall be referred to the Chief Surveyor together with 2 copies of a plan showing full relevant details and the registered surveyor conducting that survey will thereafter be informed of the acceptable boundary.
(14)  The determination of the 2.515 metres high water mark shall, where practicable, be based on nearby bench marks established by the Survey Department or other bench marks approved for use by the Chief Surveyor, and the permissible closing error of the levelling for such purpose shall not exceed ±15√K millimetres where K is the length of the level line in kilometres.
(15)  The reduced level of the 2.515 metres high water mark shall be 0.960 metre above the datum adopted by the Survey Department, being Mean Sea Level.
Topographical details
18.  Measurements shall be made to determine the position of natural and artificial features, and limits of cultivation within 0.5 metre of the boundaries surveyed.
Strata surveys
19.  In respect of strata surveys —
(a)every strata lot shall be fully surveyed and the linear measurements thereof shall be made to the nearest centimetre;
(b)the building comprising the strata lots shall be fixed directly in relation to the boundaries of the relevant lot unless ground circumstances do not permit such fixing, and all common properties which encroach onto adjacent land shall be surveyed;
(c)where strata lots on the same floor or on different floors of a block are identical, only one such floor need be depicted in the field book complete with dimensions, and all pages bearing diagrams of identical strata lots must bear the following statement:
“All strata lots including those shown as “similar” herein have been entered into and all relevant measurements have been fully made.”; and
(d)where the strata lots involve land, they shall be demarcated with authorised marks.
Observations to trigonometrical stations
20.  Theodolite readings to trigonometrical stations shall as far as practicable be taken at 2 or more stations on a survey, such stations being at salient points in the survey.
Road and access reserves
21.—(1)  Road reserves and reserves for access shall be laid out with parallel sides unless the Chief Surveyor otherwise directs.
(2)  A survey shall, unless the Chief Surveyor otherwise directs, be delayed until the road construction is complete.
Boundary marks to conform to standard patterns
22.  Boundary marks used for title surveys by registered surveyors shall conform to rule 25.
Emplacement prior to survey
23.  Permanent survey marks shall be emplaced prior to or simultaneously with the making of the measurements which determine their positions.
Stability of marks
24.—(1)  A registered surveyor shall take every precaution to ensure that marks are permanent and stable.
(2)  Concrete marks shall be planted with not more than 5 centimetres of the mark projecting above ground, and the earth around the mark shall be firmly rammed while planting the mark.
(3)  Iron pipes shall be driven into the ground leaving not more than one-tenth of their length projecting.
(4)  Spikes, pipes or nails planted in roadways or pavements shall be sunk flush with the surface, their heads set in concrete, and the road or pavement disturbed by the operation shall be made up with concrete to withstand all wear from traffic.
(5)  Existing marks found in a survey which are proved to be in position but do not comply with this rule shall be raised or lowered accordingly.
Authorised marks
25.  The following marks are authorised for the type of use specified in relation thereto:
(a)for general use — iron pipes not less than one metre long and not less than 3 and not more than 5 centimetres in diameter, preferably tarred or galvanised;
(b)for general use — reinforced cylindrical concrete marks, approximately 50 centimetres long with a diameter of not less than 5 centimetres and carrying a punched impression for the actual station point;
(c)for general use — existing granite stones with punched centre marks used in previous surveys;
(d)for marking salient traverse points on road surfaces and general use — iron spikes of not less than 15 centimetres long and one centimetre in diameter and set in concrete;
(e)for marking on soft ground — reinforced concrete posts approximately one to two metres long, not less than 5 square centimetres in cross-section and carrying a punched impression for the actual centre point;
(f)for marking on masonry, brickwork and formed pavements — nails or spikes set in concrete;
(g)for marking on large rocks and smooth masonry — cut marks carrying a punched hole with a chiselled broad arrow pointing to it on large rocks and on smooth masonry; and
(h)for any other specific use — any other marks approved by the Chief Surveyor.
Specimen field book pages
26.  Specimen field book pages which are of the authorised pattern but not of the approved size are set out in the Fifth Schedule.
Original field notes to be submitted
27.  All title surveys related to land transactions, such as subdivisions, transfers and re-locations of boundaries, shall be recorded in field books of the authorised pattern and submitted to the Chief Surveyor on completion of such surveys.
Certificate to be signed
28.—(1)  The first diagram page of the field notes of every survey shall bear a certificate signed by the registered surveyor in the following form:
“I, ................., a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act, certify that these field notes and diagrams on pages .... to .... are a correct and complete record of the field work done by me, or under my immediate personal direction and supervision, in strict compliance with the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
(Signature and date of certification)
Registered Surveyor”.
[Subst. by S 411/96 wef 16/09/1996]
(2)  Where a plan is wholly compiled by a registered surveyor from certified plans, the first diagram page of the field book showing that compilation shall bear a certificate signed by the registered surveyor in the following form:
“I, ..............., a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act, certify that these diagrams on pages ...... to ...... are a correct and complete record of the compilation done by me, or under my immediate personal direction and supervision, in strict compliance with the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
(Signature and date of certification)
Registered Surveyor”.
[Subst. by S 411/96 wef 16/09/1996]
(3)  Where a plan is prepared by a registered surveyor partly from field work carried out by him and partly by compilation from certified plans, the first diagram page of the field notes shall bear a certificate signed by the registered surveyor in the following form:
“I, ................., a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act, certify that these field notes and diagrams on pages ..... to ..... are a correct and complete record of the field work and compilation done by me, or under my immediate personal direction and supervision, in strict compliance with the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
(Signature and date of certification)
Registered Surveyor”.
[Subst. by S 411/96 wef 16/09/1996]
(4)  All solar observation forms, final calculation sheets and chain test certificates shall be signed by the registered surveyor whose certificate covers the survey concerned prior to submission to the Chief Surveyor in addition to the signatures of the field assistants actually employed on such survey.
Entries to be made in permanent ink
29.—(1)  Field entries in field books shall be made in permanent black or blue-black ink and office entries in field books shall be made in permanent green ink.
(2)  Red ink shall be used only for details of permanent masonry structures and for subsequent entries by the Survey Department.
Cancellation of incorrect entries
30.—(1)  No entry in field books shall be altered, defaced or obliterated.
(2)  Every wrong entry shall be cancelled by one line drawn through it, initialled and dated.
Reobservation and remeasurement of incorrect entries
30.—(3)  Incorrect entries recorded on the booking page of the field book shall be treated as follows:
(a)where an incorrect entry is recorded either in the C.L. or C.R. column of the Angle observation, the whole of the Angle observation columns shall be cancelled; and
(b)where an incorrect entry is recorded either in the Vertical Angle or the Measured Length column of the linear measurement, the whole of the linear measurement columns shall be cancelled,
and Angle observations and linear measurements, respectively, shall be conducted and recorded afresh and properly cross-referenced.
(4)  No entry which purports to have been derived from actual observation or measurement in the field shall be made in a field book if it has not been so derived.
Chain and electronic distance measuring equipment test results
31.—(1)  A test certificate showing the results of every relevant test made on the steel tapes, reader bands and electronic distance measuring equipment used in the course of a survey recorded in a field book shall be permanently attached to the inner cover of that field book.
(2)  The specimen chain test certificate of the authorised pattern is set out in the Fourth Schedule.
Diagrams
32.—(1)  Sufficient diagrams shall be drawn to make the measurements recorded in the field book readily interpretable.
(2)  Each diagram should face the page containing the last set of measurements to which it refers.
(3)  All diagrams shall show a North Point and shall be clearly related to other diagrams.
Representation of boundary lines, etc.
33.  In diagrams —
(a)boundary lines shall be represented by firm lines;
(b)traverse lines shall be represented by broken lines;
(c)offsets shall be represented by dotted lines; and
(d)boundaries of the lot under survey shall be edged in red.
Indication of datum
34.  The words “Adopted Azimuth” and “Bearings closed” shall be entered against the appropriate bearings both on the observation pages and on relevant diagrams.
Numbering of stations
35.—(1)  Stations shall be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are observed and no letters or accentuated numbers for stations shall be used for this purpose.
(2)  No station number may be used more than once in each survey.
(3)  A station number shall refer to a position and not to any particular mark which may be used to define that position.
(4)  A mark which is moved to a different position to that in which it was first observed shall be allotted a new number.
Abbreviations, symbols and conventional signs in field notes
36.  The abbreviations, symbols and conventional signs adopted by the Survey Department shall be used in field notes.
Classification of surveys
37.  For the purposes of rule 38, the classification of surveys by the Survey Department is based on the degree of accuracy required and is as follows:
(a)all surveys for title; and
(b)control traverses.
Closing errors
38.—(1)  The permissible closing errors for all title surveys are —
(a)Angular: 10 seconds of arc per station with a maximum accumulation of one minute and a quarter of arc; and
(b)Linear: One part in eight thousand provided that a misclose of one centimetre shall be accepted. This shall be reduced to one part in six thousand if measurements from previous surveys are included.
(2)  The Chief Surveyor shall issue specific instructions for subsidiary triangulation, standard traverses in extension of the triangulation, and other control traverses, if such work is required.
Angular observations
39.  Angular observations shall be made by the “Bearing” method, which is as follows:
(a)setting the back bearing on the theodolite when pointing to the back station, and observing the bearings of the forward stations; and
(b)readings shall be made on both faces of the theodolite with the observed values being recorded to the degree of resolution afforded by the theodolites which in any case shall not be more than 10 seconds of arc.
Linear measurements with steel tapes
40.—(1)  In making linear measurements, the steel tape shall be used at the standard tension of 5 kilogrammes and distances shall be read to the nearest millimetre.
(2)  The steel tape when used in catenary shall be supported at intervals such as to ensure that it is clear of all obstructions throughout its length.
(3)  The zero end of the reader band shall always be supported, unless the reading on the band is less than 15 metres.
(4)  Chainage slopes shall be booked to the degree of resolution afforded by the theodolites, which shall not be more than 10 seconds of arc.
(5)  The first chainage slope read each day shall be read on both faces and subsequent readings on both faces shall be conducted only for slopes over 3 degrees.
(6)  Temperatures shall be recorded only if they differ by more than 6 degrees from the standard of 30°C.
Reduction of linear measurement by steel tapes
41.—(1)  Linear measurements shall be corrected for calibration, sag and slope.
(2)  Corrected distances shall be entered on observation pages and on diagrams to the nearest millimetre.
(3)  Corrections for temperature shall not normally be applied unless they are of sufficient magnitude to affect the final corrected distance.
Linear measurements with electronic distance measuring equipment
42.  Total station and electronic distance measurements shall be recorded to the nearest millimetre and any corrected distances shall be entered on the observation pages and on diagrams.
Correction to and adjustment of bearings
43.—(1)  A statement of the magnitude of a bearing misclose shall be entered following the entries of the last observations of the relevant traverse and the corrections to bearings resulting therefrom shall be entered appropriately.
(2)  Bearings shall be adjusted to the nearest second of arc and entered in the Bearing column on the observation page and shown on diagrams and plans.
Purpose of computations
44.  All computations required to be submitted with the field notes and plans of a title survey shall be such as will —
(a)prove the accuracy and adequacy of the field work;
(b)determine the areas of the lots surveyed; and
(c)relate the positions of the lots surveyed to those of other existing surveyed lots in the neighbourhood.
Required computations
45.  The computations required to be submitted with the field notes and plans of a title survey shall include —
(a)the misclose of the work and of its separate parts;
(b)bearings from astronomical observations, if any;
(c)the direct bearings and distances of boundaries which have been traversed;
(d)the direct bearings and distances of all new boundaries which have not been surveyed;
(e)the area of each lot;
(f)the co-ordinates of all boundary points, permanent traverse points and radiated points to permanent structures, such as party walls and other walls, which may affect the boundaries; and
(g)the data on a sketch showing the basis of re-establishment or refixation of old marks.
Units of measurement
46.—(1)  Areas and linear measurements shall be in metric units.
(2)  Conversion of other units of measurement to metric shall be in accordance with the Sixth Schedule.
Calculated and scaled areas
47.—(1)  Areas shall be calculated and entered to the nearest tenth of a square metre.
(2)  Scaled areas shall be entered to the nearest square metre and distinguished by the abbreviation “Sc.” after the areas.
Plan forms
48.—(1)  Plan forms of the quality approved by the Survey Department shall be used for all plans to be deposited in accordance with the Act.
(2)  Dimensions of plans shall conform to any of the following sizes:
(a)A1 or (594mm x 841mm);
(b)A2 or (420mm x 594 mm); or
(c)A3 or (297mm x 420mm).
Permanence of information on plans
49.  All information shown on plans shall be drawn and printed in permanent ink.
Plotting on plans
50.  The plotting of all salient points on plans shall be by coordinates.
Plan scales
51.—(1)  Except under unusual circumstances, plans shall be plotted according to the following scales:
(a)for built-up areas, housing estates and party wall surveys — 1:100, 1:200 or 1:500;
(b)for storeys under strata surveys — 1:100 or 1:200; and
(c)other surveys — 1:1,000, 1:2,000, 1:5,000, 1:10,000.
(2)  The scale on which the plan is drawn must be so selected such that the bearing and distance of each line, the area of each lot and all relevant details can be clearly seen.
(3)  If on any part of a plan, measurements or details would otherwise be illegible or difficult to interpret, a diagram drawn on a scale larger than that of the plan, or drawn not to scale, may be added as an inset.
Cancellation of incorrect entries
52.—(1)  No part of any plan shall be erased.
(2)  The correction of printed information shall be made by drawing a line through the incorrect entry but without obliterating it, and printing the correct entry nearby.
(3)  The correction of a wrongly drawn line or mark shall be made by one or more crosses on the incorrect line or mark and by redrawing the correct line or mark in its correct position.
(4)  Each correction shall be initialled by the registered surveyor responsible for the plan.
Representation of boundary lines, etc.
53.—(1)  Boundary lines shall be represented by firm black lines, and connection lines and traverse lines shall be represented by broken black lines.
(2)  The abbreviations, symbols and conventional signs adopted by the Survey Department shall be used on plans.
Plan headings
54.  The heading of each certified plan or strata certified plan shall include —
(a)the Mukim number and name or Town Subdivision number;
(b)the scale, in the form of a representative fraction; and
(c)in the case of a strata certified plan, the scales of the site and storey plans shall be shown below the respective headings.
Plan serial numbers
55.—(1)  Every certified plan or strata certified plan shall be allotted a serial number, after it has been accepted for deposit in the Survey Department.
(2)  Such serial number shall be added towards the bottom right-hand corner of the plan for which sufficient space must be provided.
(3)  The serial number shall be known as the certified plan or the certified strata plan number, as the case may be.
Numerical data
56.  The numerical data essential on certified plans or strata certified plans shall include —
(a)the bearing and length of each boundary, important connection and traverse;
(b)the bearings which shall be shown with reference to the initial meridian from north as zero clockwise and shall, together with distances, be so printed that it is unnecessary to turn the plan form in order to interpret them, and bearings and distances of the boundaries may, for clarity, be tabulated;
(c)the area of each lot under survey shown beneath the lot number or, for clarity, tabulated with the lot number, and where a strata lot occupies more than one storey, its total area shall be tabulated;
(d)the lot numbers of lots under survey shall be significantly shown near the centre of the respective lots to which they refer;
(e)the adjacent lot numbers;
(f)the co-ordinates of two extreme points; and
(g)the standard sheet number.
Other information
57.  The following information and references shall be shown on certified plans and strata certified plans:
(a)the North Point;
(b)the number of the certified plan or strata certified plan from which the azimuth has been adopted;
(c)the name of the registered surveyor who conducted the survey and, where applicable, the name of every field assistant who assisted in the conduct of the survey, the date of the completion of the survey and the number of the certified plan or strata certified plan from which any bearings and distances have been wholly or partly compiled;
(d)the field book number and pages;
(e)the calculation volume number and pages;
(f)the number of the approved building plans from which the details on the strata certified plan have been compiled;
(g)the Mukim and Town Subdivision boundaries with their numbers;
(h)the co-ordinate lines with their values and standard sheet lines with their respective sheet numbers as may be within the area;
(i)the azimuth adopted for the survey;
(j)the survey marks by means of conventional signs and abbreviations;
(k)the buildings and foreshore structure on which the boundaries are based;
(l)the street names and house numbers;
(m)the approved subdivision plan number; and
(n)any other information, numerical or otherwise, which might be of value in locating boundaries or survey marks.
Plan Schedule
58.  Every certified plan or strata certified plan shall contain a schedule showing the following information:
(a)the original lot number or strata lot number and the number of the previous certified plan or strata certified plan and, in the case of a subdivision and amalgamation, the new lot numbers or strata lot numbers shall also be shown;
(b)the area of the balance lot, if any;
(c)the file reference number of the Survey Department; and
(d)any other notes relating to the lots under survey shall be made against the lots on the remarks column.
Additional information
59.  Every strata certified plan shall, in addition to a site plan, show —
(a)the elevation sketch illustrating the strata lot numbers and their corresponding unit numbers of all the storeys together with the ceiling heights shown to the nearest centimetre, except that where it is not possible to show the strata lot numbers on the elevation sketch, such numbers shall be tabulated; and
(b)the storey plan which shall include the following:
(i)details of the strata lots on every storey and where applicable, a typical storey plan;
(ii)strata lot numbers with their respective scaled areas and boundaries with the words “Areas of strata lots are scaled only” inserted below the plan heading;
(iii)boundary marks planted for strata lots involving land; and
(iv)common properties which encroach onto adjacent land.
Signatures on plans
60.  Every certified plan or strata certified plan shall bear the names of the draftsman and the person who checked the plan and the dates of completion.
Certification of plans
61.  Every plan shall bear a certificate in one of the following forms:
(a)where the plan has been prepared by the registered surveyor from field work done wholly by him or under his immediate personal direction and supervision —
“I,................., a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act, certify that this plan correctly represents the survey done wholly by me, or under my immediate personal direction and supervision, in strict compliance with the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
(Signature and date of certification)
Registered Surveyor”.
(b)where the plan has been prepared by the registered surveyor from field work done wholly by or under the immediate personal direction and supervision of another registered surveyor —
“I, ......................., a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act, certify that this plan correctly represents the survey done wholly by, or under the immediate personal direction and supervision of, ............... in strict compliance with the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
(Signature and date of certification)
Registered Surveyor”.
(c)where the plan has been prepared by the registered surveyor from field work done partly by him or under his immediate personal direction and supervision and partly by or under the immediate personal direction and supervision of another registered surveyor —
“I, ....................., a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act, certify that this plan correctly represents the survey done partly by me or under my immediate personal direction and supervision, and partly by or under the immediate personal direction and supervision of ...................., in strict compliance with the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
(Signature and date of certification)
Registered Surveyor”.
(d)where the plan has been prepared by the registered surveyor partly from field work, and partly by compilation from certified plans, done by him or under his immediate personal direction and supervision —
“I, ..................., a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act, certify that this plan correctly represents the survey, and the compilation from certified plans, done by me, or under my immediate personal direction and supervision, in strict compliance with the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
(Signature and date of certification)
Registered Surveyor”.
and
(e)where the plan is wholly compiled from certified plans by the registered surveyor or under his immediate personal direction and supervision —
“I, ....................., a surveyor registered under the Land Surveyors Act, certify that this plan correctly represents the compilation from certified plans done by me, or under my immediate personal direction and supervision, in strict compliance with the Land Surveyors (Conduct of Title Surveys) Rules.
(Signature and date of certification)
Registered Surveyor”.
[Subst. by S 411/96 wef 16/09/1996]
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