ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Survey Act
21. Duties of licensed surveyors and non-liability of the Government
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
21. Duties of licensed surveyors and non-liability of the Government
(1)Every surveyor shall carry out every survey undertaken by him in such manner as will ensure that the survey accords in all respects with the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder, and shall be responsible for the correctness and completeness of every survey carried out by him or under his supervision:Provided that the Director may, in his discretion in the case of any particular survey, by notice in writing to the surveyor, direct that the standards of accuracy prescribed by such regulations shall be relaxed in such manner, to such extent and subject to such conditions as he shall specify in the notice.(2)Neither the Government nor any public officer shall be liable for any defective survey, or any work appertaining thereto, performed by a licensed surveyor, notwithstanding that any plan relating to such survey or work has been authenticated in accordance with the requirements and provisions of this Act or accepted for registration under any written law for the time being in force relating to the registration of transactions in or of title to land.