Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Council; “Chief Surveyor” means the Chief Surveyor of the Ministry; “Code of Practice” means such Code of Practice as may be prescribed under section 48 (3); “committee” means a committee set up under section 10; “Continuous Professional Development programmes” means programmes, courses, lectures, seminars or conferences in relation to the profession of land surveyors; “Council” means the Professional Land Surveyors’ Council established under section 3; “delegated power” means the power delegated, under section 89 (2) (b) (i) of the Constitution and subject to Part IVA of the Public Service Commission Regulations, to the Council by the Public Service Commission to enquire and report into any complaint of professional misconduct or negligence against a professional land surveyor appointed by the Public Service Commission; “financial year” has the same meaning as in the Finance and Audit Act; “Government surveyor” means a professional land surveyor of the Ministry; “investigation” means a preliminary investigation under section 26 (1); “land surveying”— (a) means to survey a plot of land; (b) includes the drawing up of a memorandum of survey, survey report or plan in relation to a plot of land, as per the Cadastral Survey Act; “land surveyor” means a person who is issued with a commission by the President under section 19 (6); [Issue 10] P39A(1) – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius “licensed auditor” has the same meaning as in the Financial Reporting Act; “member”— (a) means a member of the Council; and (b) includes the Chairperson and Vice-chairperson; “memorandum of survey” has the same meaning as in the Cadastral Survey Act; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of lands is assigned; “officer”— (a) means an officer appointed under section 14; and (b) includes the Registrar; “plot of land” has the same meaning as in the Cadastral Survey Act; “Professional Conduct Committee” means a Professional Conduct Committee set up under section 28; “professional land surveyor” means a person who is registered as such under section 21; “Register” means the register of professional land surveyors, kept under section 22; “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Council appointed under section 12; “supervising officer” means the supervising officer of the Ministry; “survey report” has the same meaning as in the Cadastral Survey Act; “trainee land surveyor” means a person enrolled as such under section 25; “Vice-chairperson” means the Vice-chairperson of the Council. PART II – THE COUNCIL