Section 5: LAVIMS Committee

5. LAVIMS Committee (1) There is set up for the purposes of this Act a Committee to be known as the LAVIMS Committee. (2) The Committee shall consist of— (a) the Chief Technical Officer of the Ministry, as Chairperson; (b) the Chief Surveyor or his representative; (c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of finance; (d) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of local government; (e) the Registrar-General or his representative; (f) the Director of Valuation and Real Estate Consultancy Services of the Ministry responsible for the subject of finance or his representative; C1(1) – 5 [Issue 7] Cadastral Survey Act (g) the Director, Central Informatics Bureau or his representative; (h) 3 other persons, to be appointed by the Minister. (3) The Committee shall— (a) be responsible for the general administration and maintenance of the DCDB system; (b) set standards for integrating new cadastral surveys into the DCDB; (c) set standards for integrating the general valuation of every property; (d) set standards and procedures for the structure, storage, and provision of cadastral survey data; (e) establish data sharing mechanisms with potential geographical data custodians; (f) develop procedures to capture any new dataset; (g) perform any other act necessary for the maintenance of the DCDB system. (4) The Committee shall meet as often as necessary but at least once every month. (5) A meeting of the Committee shall be held at such time and place as the Chairperson may determine. (6) At a meeting of the Committee, the Chairperson and 5 other members shall constitute a quorum. (7) The Minister may co-opt such other person as may be of assistance in relation to any matter before the Committee but a co-opted member shall not have the right to vote at a meeting of the Committee. (8) (a) The Minister shall designate an officer of the Ministry to act as Secretary to the Committee. (b) The Secretary designated under paragraph (a)— (i) shall give notice of every meeting of the Committee to the members; (ii) shall prepare and attend every meeting of the Committee; (iii) shall keep minutes of proceedings of any meeting of the Committee; and (iv) may take part in the deliberations of a meeting of the Committee, but shall not have the right to vote. (9) Subject to this section, the Committee shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in such manner as it may determine. (S. 5 came into operation on 1 January 2012.) [Issue 7] C1(1) – 6 Revised Laws of Mauritius PART III – CADASTRAL SURVEY