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PRE-CHECK PLANS
Prepared for
presentation to Jamaica Mortgage Bank Housing Development
seminar on Thursday December 2, 2004—presented By Trevor Shaw –
Director of Surveys - NLA
Requirements for Pre-checking of Plans & the
Turn-around- Time
Trevor Shaw
Director of Surveys
Outline
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Preparing for success
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Pre-checking plans
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Why you need the survey plan
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Importance of the plan
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Requirements of the Land Surveyors Act
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Turn-around-time for checking plans
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Conclusion
Preparing for Success
Pre-checking Plans
Applicable Law
Plans must be submitted for checking in accordance with
Section 33 of the Land Surveyors Act
Why you need the survey plan
Section 126 of the Registration of Titles Act requires a
deposited plan for Subdivision for Sale by Lots
Importance of the
plan
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A commissioned land surveyor is responsible
for its accuracy.
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Parcel boundaries are defined precisely and
unambiguously, which can prevent or resolve future disputes.
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A surveyor can accurately re-establish the
boundaries.
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The Land Surveyors Act facilitates checking
of the plan, and the checkers can discover errors.
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The plan enjoys the full confidence of the
public and also of financial institutions.
Requirements of the
Land Surveyors Act
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A surveyor must make the survey of the land
and the plan resulting from that survey.
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The Director of Surveys must check the plan
prior to registration.
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The check may include the physical
examination of the survey marks on ground
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The Director of Surveys will :
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Certify the plan if it is not found to
be incorrect.
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Bounce the plan if it is found to be
incorrect.
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Return the certified or uncertified plan
to the person from whom it was received.
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Where a plan has been checked and certified
by the Director of Surveys, the surveyor remains responsible
for the correctness of the plan.
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The Director of Surveys may make a copy of
the plan.
Registrar of Titles (RT)
Check
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Where the certified plan is attached to an
application for title, the Registrar of Titles will request
that the Director of Surveys check the plan again and make a
report to the Registrar of Titles.
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If the plan is not found to be incorrect the
Director of Surveys reports that the plan may be accepted
for registration.
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If the plan is found to be incorrect the
Director of Surveys reports that the plan is not acceptable
for registration.
Turn-around-time for
checking plans
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Standard pre-checking operation
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This relates to the checking of a plan that
is not attached to an application for title.
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Average time ranges between 7 and 10 weeks.
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Simultaneous Lodgement option
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This relates to the simultaneous processing
of plan with titles application.
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This option eliminates the need for a
pre-check plan followed by a Registrar of Titles check. Only
one check is done.
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The check is prioritized and takes between 1
and 2 weeks as opposed to the time of 7 -10 weeks for the
regular service.
Conclusion
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Successful and profitable housing
development in Jamaica requires the collaborative effort of
the key players in the industry.
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This Seminar has brought us together to
address the key issues that impact the industry
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This collaboration brings synergy to the
industry
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