Commissioner of Lands and Surveys and his duties

(1) There shall be appointed by name or office a Commissioner of Lands and Surveys who shall, subject to this Act, (a) direct, supervise and control all public Land Surveyors 7 (b) ensure that all surveys and plans are effected in accordance with the laws of Belize; (c) take charge of and preserve the originals of all survey plans; (d) cancel or amend, in accordance with the provisions of any law, any survey plan or diagram found to be incorrect, superseded or inadequate; (e) prepare, certify and issue, at the request of any person upon payment of the prescribed fee, copies of diagrams and documents filed within his department which are available to the public; (f) do such other acts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) There may be appointed such other officers as may be considered necessary to assist the Commissioner to exercise his powers and discharge his functions and perform his duties under this Act. (3) The Commissioner may by notice published in the Gazette delegate any of his functions under this Act to any officer of the Lands and Surveys Department by name or office. Any such delegation shall be revocable at will and no delegation shall prevent the exercise by the Commissioner of any function so delegated. (4) The Commissioner shall be the authority for the preparation and publication of the official maps of Belize, or any part thereof, and no other person shall, without the authority in writing of the Commissioner, make use of any material which has been prepared or published in official maps in the preparation or publication of any other maps. 8 Land Surveyors