Maintenance of instruments

(1) Every licensed surveyor shall maintain his theodolite, measuring bands and other equipment in good order and the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys may refuse to authenticate any survey made with defective equipment. (2) Every measuring band or tape shall be standardised before use and thereafter not less than once in every twelve months. A certificate with details of standardisation shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys. (3) The Commissioner of Lands and Surveys may at any time require any licensed surveyor to submit any measuring equipment for inspection.