Section 19: Commission by President

19. Commission by President (1) No person shall be entitled to be appointed as a land surveyor by the President unless— (a) he satisfies the Council that he— (i) has attained the age of 20; (ii) has not been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty in any country; (iii) has not been disqualified or deregistered from practising land surveying on account of professional misconduct or negligence, fraud, dishonesty or breach of a code of practice in any country; and (iv) does not suffer from any mental impairment which is likely to hamper the discharge of his duties in land surveying; (b) he holds a diploma in land surveying from the University of Mauritius or any prescribed qualification in land surveying; (c) where he is the holder of a diploma in land surveying from the University of Mauritius, he— (i) has throughout his course of study of land surveying been employed by and worked under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor; and (ii) has worked full time under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor for a further period of one year after obtaining his diploma in land surveying; (d) where he is the holder of a prescribed qualification in land surveying— (i) he has worked full time under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor for a period of not less than 2 years after obtaining his qualification in land surveying; and (ii) he has knowledge of the enactments specified in the Second Schedule; and (e) he has prepared a cadastral survey plan, in accordance with survey standards set out in the Cadastral Survey Act, of a region of not less than 64 hectares assigned to him by the Chief Surveyor. (2) (a) A person who wishes to be appointed as a land surveyor shall make a written application to the Registrar in such form and manner as the Council may determine. (b) An application made under paragraph (a) shall be accompanied— (i) by the applicant’s birth certificate and National Identity Card, or any other acceptable evidence of his identity, and in the case of a non-citizen, his passport; [Issue 10] P39A(1) – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius (ii) by the original or a certified copy of the applicant’s diploma in land surveying from the University of Mauritius or prescribed qualification in land surveying; (iii) where the applicant is the holder of a diploma in land surveying from the University of Mauritius, by evidence that he has— (A) throughout his course of study in land surveying been employed by and worked under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor; and (B) worked full time under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor for a further period of one year after obtaining his diploma in land surveying; (iv) where the applicant is the holder of a prescribed qualification in land surveying, by evidence that he has— (A) worked full time under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor for a period of not less than 2 years after obtaining his qualification in land surveying; and (B) provided the Attorney-General with evidence of his knowledge of the enactments specified in the Second Schedule; (v) by a report of all technical work he has been involved in during the time when he has worked with a professional land surveyor after obtaining his diploma or prescribed qualification in land surveying; (vi) by a cadastral survey plan, made in accordance with survey standards set out in the Cadastral Survey Act, of a region of not less than 64 hectares assi land surveying; and (B) provided the Attorney-General with evidence of his knowledge of the enactments specified in the Second Schedule; (v) by a report of all technical work he has been involved in during the time when he has worked with a professional land surveyor after obtaining his diploma or prescribed qualification in land surveying; (vi) by a cadastral survey plan, made in accordance with survey standards set out in the Cadastral Survey Act, of a region of not less than 64 hectares assigned to him by the Chief Surveyor; (vii) by such processing fee as may be prescribed; and (viii) by such additional document or information as the Registrar may require. (3) An applicant shall not be required to submit particulars under subsection (2) (b) (iii), (iv) (A), (v) and (vi), where he satisfies the Council that he is— (a) registered as a professional member in the field of land surveying with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors of the United Kingdom; or (b) a licensed surveyor from Australia, New Zealand or such other country or body as may be prescribed. (4) (a) On receipt of an application made under subsection (2), the Registrar shall refer the application to the Council for its assessment. P39A(1) – 11 [Issue 10] Professional Land Surveyors’ Council Act (b) The Council shall, in assessing the application made under subsection (2), call the applicant for an interview. (5) (a) The Council may grant or reject the application and shall forthwith notify the applicant of its decision. (b) Where the Council grants an application under paragraph (a), it shall, through the Minister, make a recommendation to the President to appoint the applicant as a land surveyor. (6) The President shall, on the recommendation under subsection (5) (b), appoint, by a commission issued by him, the applicant as a land surveyor. (S. 19 not in operation.)