LAND SURVEY ACT (as amended at March 2004) (3) The Surveyor-General shall not approve the survey records or diagrams relating to the consolidation of any land unless— (a) the diagram complies with the consolidation permit concerned, if any; and (b) the period during which an appeal in connection with the consolidation permit concerned, if any, could have been lodged in terms of section 45 of the Planning Act has expired or, if an appeal has been so lodged, the appeal has been finally determined. relating to the registration of deeds to procure the endorsement or rectification of his title deed. 46 Cancellation or amendment of approved diagram or general diagram (1) An approved diagram may, on the application of the owner of the land represented thereon, be cancelled or amended by the Surveyor-General before it is registered in the Deeds Registry. (2) Subject to section forty-seven, a general plan or portion thereof representing unregistered portions of land may, on the application of the owner of the whole or remaining extent of the land represented thereon, be cancelled or amended by the Surveyor-General: Provided that— (i) where the whole of the area proposed to be cancelled is a public place and proof of closure thereof in accordance with the provisions of any enactment is produced to the Surveyor-General, it shall not be necessary to comply with the provisions of section forty-seven; (ii) in the case of State land, the application shall, notwithstanding section four, be made by the Secretary to the Ministry responsible for the administration of such land. (3) Where the Surveyor-General has, in accordance with this section, cancelled or amended an approved diagram or a general plan or portion of a general plan, he shall notify the local planning authority in writing of such cancellation or amendment. 43 Approval of diagrams for consolidated title (1) For the purpose of consolidating two or more pieces of land the Surveyor-General may approve a diagram which has been compiled by a land surveyor from two or more diagrams representing the land concerned: Provided that, unless the Surveyor-General directs to the contrary, no re-survey shall be necessary in respect of such diagram. (2) Upon the approval of a consolidated title diagram, the Surveyor-General shall notify the Registrar of Deeds and the local planning authority of his approval. (3) Upon being notified by the Surveyor-General in terms of subsection (2) the Registrar of Deeds shall delete from the relevant title deed any condition which conflicts with the provisions of the consolidation permit, if any, forwarded to him by the local planning authority. (4) The several diagrams forming the component parts of a consolidated title diagram shall, upon the issue of the certificate of consolidated title, be transmitted by the Registrar of Deeds to the Surveyor-General for endorsement. 47 Cancellation or amendment of general plan of township (1) A person (hereinafter called the applicant) who intends to make an application referred to in section forty-six for the cancellation or amendment of the general plan or portion thereof of a township shall— (a) cause a notice in a form approved by the SurveyorGeneral containing particulars of the proposed cancellation or amendment to be published once in each of two consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the district in which the township is situated and in an issue of a statutory instrument, calling for objections to the proposed cancellation or amendment to be lodged with the Surveyor-General within twenty-one days of the final publication of the notice; and (b) cause a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (a) to be served on the owners and registered lessees of all land abutting on the area to be cancelled or amended; and (c) where any public place is concerned, obtain the consent of the local authority, if any, within whose area the public place is situated to the proposed cancellation or amendment; and (d) obtain the consent of the Minister in terms of subsection (3), subject to subsection (4) or (5), to the proposed cancellation or amendment. (2) An objection referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall— (a) be in writing; (b) state the grounds of objection; (c) state the name and address of the objector. (3) Where an application in accordance with this section is made to the Minister for his consent to the cancellation or amendment of the general plan or portion thereof of a township, the Minister, after consultation with the Minister responsible for local government and consideration of all 44 Registrar and owner to be informed of incorrect diagram If the Surveyor-General is satisfied that the diagram of any piece of land entirely fails to represent such land, or misrepresents it to such an extent that damage or loss might result to any person who is or may become interested therein, he may give notice of such fact to the Registrar and to the owner of such piece of land, and thereafter no further registration of such piece of land or of any portion thereof or undivided share therein shall be effected in the Deeds Registry until a new diagram thereof has been approved and the owner has taken such steps as may be necessary, in accordance with the law relating to the registration of deeds, to procure the endorsement or rectification of his title deed: Provided that if the Surveyor-General is unaware of the address of the owner of such piece of land, a publication of such notice in one issue of a statutory instrument and once every week during two consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the district within which such piece of land is situate shall be deemed to be sufficient notice to such owner for the purpose of this section. 45 Correction of general plan or diagram A general plan or diagram may be amended by the Surveyor-General to correct an error in the numerical data, figure or wording thereon: Provided that where such correction alters the extent of the land represented by any diagram registered in the Deeds Registry, the Surveyor-General shall give notice of such correction to the Registrar and to the owner of such land and thereafter no further registration affecting such piece of land or any portion thereof or undivided share therein shall be effected in the Deeds Registry until the owner has taken such steps as may be necessary in accordance with the law 14