Canada Lands Surveys Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. L-6)

Act current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2011-03-01. Previous Versions

ADMINISTRATION

Marginal note:Minister to have control

  • 3. (1) The Minister has the administration, direction and control of surveys under this Act.

  • Marginal note:Duties of Surveyor General

    (2) The Surveyor General, subject to the direction of the Minister, has the management of surveys under this Act and the custody of all the original plans, journals, field notes and other papers connected with those surveys.

  • Marginal note:Substitute for Surveyor General

    (3) The Minister may authorize an employee of the Department of Natural Resources who is a surveyor to carry out all or any of the duties of the Surveyor General.

  • R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 3;
  • 1994, c. 41, s. 38(E);
  • 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F).
Marginal note:Governor in Council may make regulations

  • 4. (1) The Governor in Council may make such orders and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out this Act or to meet any cases with reference to surveys under the management of the Surveyor General for which no provision is made in this Act.

  • Marginal note:Tariff of fees

    (2) The Minister may establish a tariff of fees to be charged by the Department of Natural Resources for copies of maps, plans, field notes, or any other type of record or document arising from or respecting surveys under this Act and those fees shall form part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

  • R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 4;
  • 1994, c. 41, s. 38;
  • 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F).

PART I

POWERS AND DUTIES OF CANADA LANDS SURVEYORS

5. to 16. [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 93]

Duties and Powers of Surveyors

Marginal note:Verification of surveys

  • 17. (1) The Surveyor General shall require every surveyor to verify and affirm by oath or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General on each return of his surveys under this Act that the surveyor has faithfully and correctly executed such surveys in accordance with this Act and with any instructions issued to the surveyor by the Surveyor General.

  • Marginal note:Proceedings on false surveys

    (2) Where a court of competent jurisdiction finds that a survey or any part thereof has not been executed as verified under subsection (1), the Attorney General of Canada may, on application of the Surveyor General, institute proceedings to recover costs from the surveyor who verified the returns.

  • R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 17;
  • 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F).
Marginal note:Field notes

18. Every surveyor shall keep exact and regular field notes of all his surveys under this Act and shall file them with the Surveyor General in the order of time in which the surveys have been performed.

  • R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 18;
  • 1998, c. 14, s. 98(F).