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LAND SURVEY ACT

[RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 247

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SECTIONEFFECTIVE DATE
10November 17, 2015
11April 29, 2004
12April 29, 2004
 January 21, 2005
13April 29, 2004
14April 29, 2004
 April 21, 1997
[retro from November 2, 2017]
 April 21, 1997
[retro from November 2, 2017]
 March 30, 2023
14.1July 21, 2006
 July 21, 2006
Part 2.1, s. 14.1April 29, 2004

  Section 10 (3) BEFORE amended by 2015-41-14, effective November 17, 2015 (Royal Assent).

(3) The evidence, and any document or plan prepared and sworn to as correct before a justice by any British Columbia land surveyor with reference to any survey performed by the land surveyor must be annexed to the field notes of the survey, and be deposited in the office of Surveyor General.

  Section 11 definition of "coordinate control monument" BEFORE amended by 2004-21-5, effective April 29, 2004 (Royal Assent).

"coordinate control monument" means a monument established in compliance with the requirements of the Surveyor General for the purposes of section 13 (1);

  Section 12 BEFORE re-enacted by 2004-21-6, effective April 29, 2004 (Royal Assent).

 Regulations for integrated survey areas

12  The Surveyor General may make regulations for the purposes of this Part and without limiting that discretion may make regulations as follows:

(a) constituting a portion of British Columbia an integrated survey area and defining the boundaries in the regulation;

(b) redefining or readjusting the boundaries of an existing integrated survey area;

(c) extending, reducing, subdividing or annulling any existing integrated survey area or merging all or part of it with another integrated survey area or areas.

  Section 12 (2) BEFORE amended by 2004-21-7, effective January 21, 2005.

(2)  The Corporation of Land Surveyors of the Province of British Columbia may make rules under section 75 of the Land Surveyors Act for surveys under this Part.

  Section 13 BEFORE re-enacted by 2004-21-8, effective April 29, 2004 (Royal Assent).

 Filing integrated survey area plan in land title office

13  (1)  If an integrated survey area has been constituted under section 12 (1), the Surveyor General must file in the land title office of the district where the land is located a plan of the integrated survey area made in compliance with the regulations made by the Surveyor General and in which the following are set out:

(a) an authentication by the signature of the Surveyor General of the plan as the official plan of the location of the coordinate control monuments in the integrated survey area;

(b) identification by appropriate designations of the coordinate control monuments shown on the plan;

(c) the respective coordinate values of the coordinate control monuments shown on the plan.

(2)  The Surveyor General may file in the land title office in which a plan has been filed under subsection (1) an amended plan showing any additional established coordinate control monuments authorized by the Surveyor General in any integrated survey area, and the amended plan becomes the official plan of the coordinate control monuments shown on it.

(3)  The Surveyor General may file in the land title office in which a plan has been filed under subsection (1) a certificate setting out amended values of any monuments shown on the plan, and those values become the official values for the affected monuments.

  Section 14 (1) (c) BEFORE amended by 2004-21-9, effective April 29, 2004 (Royal Assent).

(c) all those previously established and pertinent to the survey of a parcel of land must be tied by survey to the nearest coordinate control monuments according to the procedures in regulations made by the Surveyor General.

  Section 14 (1) (c) BEFORE amended by 2017-10-25, effective April 21, 1997 [retro from November 2, 2017 (Royal Assent)].

(c) all those previously established and pertinent to the survey of a parcel of land must be tied by survey to the nearest coordinate control monuments according to the procedures in rules made under section 75 of the Land Surveyors Act.

  Section 14 (1) (part) was added by 2017-10-25, effective April 21, 1997 [retro from November 2, 2017 (Royal Assent)].

  Section 14 (1) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-430, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).

(1) If an integrated survey area is constituted under section 12 (1),

(a) all original monuments established after that within the integrated survey area pertaining to the creation of new townships, ranges, sections or other legal subdivisions, blocks, gores, lots, commons or other parcels of land,

(b) all those set under sections 67 to 69 of the Land Title Act, and

(c) all those previously established and pertinent to the survey of a parcel of land

must be tied by survey to the nearest coordinate control monuments according to the procedures in rules made under section 75 of the Land Surveyors Act.

  Section 14.1 (c) BEFORE amended by 2006-24-21, effective July 21, 2006 (BC Reg 229/2006).

(c) require electronic submission of survey plans and specify standards for electronic submission of survey plans;

  Section 14.1 (c.1) was added by 2006-24-21, effective July 21, 2006 (BC Reg 229/2006).

  Part 2.1, section 14.1 was enacted by 2004-21-10, effective April 29, 2004 (Royal Assent).