Section 12:

12. Survey to be approved by Chief Surveyor (1) A land surveyor shall, on completion of a survey of a plot of land, deposit his memorandum of survey or survey report and plan, together with such survey dataset as may be required, with the Chief Surveyor. (2) The Chief Surveyor shall verify whether the survey has been carried out in the prescribed manner and whether the memorandum of survey or survey report and plan have been drawn up and made in the prescribed form and manner. (3) Where the Chief Surveyor is of the opinion that a survey— (a) has not been carried out in the prescribed manner, or that the memorandum of survey has, or survey report and plan have, not been drawn up and made in the prescribed form and manner, he shall require the land surveyor to amend his memorandum of survey, survey report or plan, as the case may be; (Subsec. (3) (a) came into operation on 1 July 2013.) (b) has been carried out in the prescribed manner, or that the memorandum of survey has, or survey report and plan have, been drawn up and made in the prescribed form and manner, he shall approve the memorandum of survey or survey report and plan, as the case may be. (S. 12 (1), (2) and 3 (b) not in operation.)