Survey (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (L.N. No. 133 of 2020)

Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2020 1677 LEGAL NOTICE No. 133 THE SURVEY ACT (Cap. 299) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 45 of the Survey Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning makes the following Regulations— THE SURVEY (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2020 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Survey (Amendment) Citation. Regulations, 2020. 2. Regulation 6 of the Survey Regulations, 1994, in these Sub.leg Regulations, referred to as the "principal Regulations" is amended by deleting the words "deposited for safe keeping in the Survey Office" and substituting therefor the words "maintained in an electronic format". 3. Regulation 24(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by adding the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (b) — (c) any other figure as the Director may from time to time, deem necessary. 4. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 25 and substituting therefor the following new regulation— 25. (1) The Director may issue specifications for instruments to be used for surveys and guidelines on calibration of such instruments. (2) Every surveyor shall record in their field notes the manufacturer's name and number of the model of the equipment used for each survey. (3) The Director may require a licensed surveyor to submit any measuring equipment for inspection. (4) The Director may on receipt of measuring equipment under paragraph (3), refuse to authenticate any survey, which has been made with inappropriate or defective measuring equipment. 5. Regulation 30(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— (2) The Director may from time to time give guidance on the competent Authority responsible for giving approval for the subdivision of land or other transaction of any plot of land under relevant legislation. 6. Regulation 69 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting therefor the following paragraph— (1) The Director may specify the forms and formats for making field notes. 7. Regulation 78 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting therefor the following new Maintenance of measuring instruments 1678 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2020 paragraph— (1) The Director may specify the forms and formats for making computations. 8. Regulation 86 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting therefor the following paragraph— (1) The Director may specify the manner and format in which plans may be drawn. 9. Regulation 117 of the principal Regulations is amended— (a) in paragraph (1) by inserting the words "in physical or electronic format" immediately after the word "published"; and (b) in paragraph (2) by inserting the words "in physical or electronic format" immediately after the word "published". 10. The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the Fourth Schedule. Made on the 9th July, 2020. FARIDA KARONEY, Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI