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Submission of Plans for checking under sections 33 of the Land
Surveyors Acts
Trevor Shaw
Director of Surveys
Why you need the survey plan
- Lots in a subdivision must be registered by
plan.
Importance of the plan
- It enjoys the full confidence of
the public and also of financial institutions.
- A commissioned land surveyor is
responsible for its accuracy.
- The property is defined precisely
and unambiguously, which can prevent
future disputes. A surveyor can accurately re-established
the boundaries.
- The Land Surveyors Act facilitates
checking of the plan, and the checkers can discover errors.
Requirements of the Land Surveyors Act
A surveyor, acting in accordance with the Land Surveyors
Regulations, must make the survey of the land and the plan resulting from that
survey
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A plan made for
the purpose of registration or transfer under the Registration
or Titles Act must be forwarded to the Director of Surveys to be
checked prior to registration.
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On receipt of the
plan and the prescribed fees, the Director of Surveys will cause
the plan to be checked. the check may include the
physical examination of the survey marks on ground.
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If the plan is
not found to be incorrect the Director of Surveys will
certify on the plan that the plan has been checked.
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If the plan is
found to be incorrect the Director of Surveys will not
certify on
the plan.
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The certified or
uncertified plan will be returned to the person from whom it was
received.
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Where a plan has
been checked and certified by the Director or Surveys, the
surveyor remains responsible for the correctness of the plan.
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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
found to be incorrect the Director of Surveys reports that the
plan is not acceptable for registration.
Summary
If you intend to apply for titles for lots in a subdivision,
one of the documents you must have is a plan representing the survey of the
property.
A surveyor must prepare the plan and the Director of Surveys
must certify it.
Prepared for presentation to Jamaica Mortgage Bank Housing Development
seminar on Tuesday March 26, 2002
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