66.In this Act unless the context otherwise requires- "aerial photography" means photographic or remote sensing imagery exposed from above the earth's surface;" aerial survey" means the science of obtaining measurements by means of aerial photography; "cadastral map" means a map resulting from a cadastral survey; cadastral survey means any survey for the purpose of delineating, determining or defining the boundaries of any parcel of land or premises or any legal rights or interests attached thereto."Department" means the Survey Department;"land" includes subsoil, airspace, and water and marine areas and includes rights and interests in or over land:"land survey" means-
| (a) the determination or establishment for boundary purposes of the form, contour, position, area, shape, height ,depth ,or nature of any part of the earth or of any natural or artificial features, and the position, length and direction of bounding lines on, below, or above any part of the earth ; |
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| (b) the determination or establishment of the extent of any right or interest in land or in air space ; |
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| (c)the determination of the location of any feature relative to a boundary for the purpose of certifying the location of that feature; and includes-
| | | (ii)compiling a network of any order of precision; | | |
| | (iii) preparation of any plan or map ; and | | |
| | (iv) establishing photogrammetric ground controls. | | |
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"map" means a representation at a scale or projection of the features (whether natural or artificial or both) or other information relating to a part or the whole of the earth in a graphical, photographic or digital form or a combination of those forms ;"plan" means a graphical representation of any survey ;"registered surveyor" means a surveyor registered by the Council under this Act; registered licensed surveyor" means a registered surveyor issued with an Annual Practicing Licence :"Registration of Title Act" means the Registration of Title Act,No.21 of 1998 ;"Secretary" means the person appointed as the secretary of the Council ;"Surveyor-General" means a registered surveyor who is the head of the Survey Department |
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