Canada Lands Surveyors Act (S.C. 1998, c. 14)
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Canada Lands Surveyors Act
S.C. 1998, c. 14
Assented to 1998-06-11
An Act respecting Canada Lands Surveyors
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Canada Lands Surveyors Act.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. The definitions in this section apply in this Act.
“Association”
« Association »
“Association” means the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors continued by section 4.
“boundary”
« ligne de démarcation »
“boundary” means a natural or artificial line on the surface of the earth, below the surface of the earth, in airspace or in or on any structure, the purpose of which is to indicate the extent of a legal interest in land, land under water, water, airspace or natural resources, or in a structure.
“by-law”
« règlement administratif »
“by-law” means a by-law of the Association made under section 18.
“cadastral surveying”
« arpentage cadastral »
“cadastral surveying” means surveying in relation to
(a) the identification, establishment, documentation or description of a boundary or the position of anything relative to a boundary; or
(b) the generation, manipulation, adjustment, custody, storage, retrieval or display of spatial information that defines a boundary.
“Canada Lands”
« terres du Canada »
“Canada Lands” means Canada Lands within the meaning of subsection 24(1) of the Canada Lands Surveys Act.
“Canada Lands Surveyor”
« arpenteur des terres du Canada »
“Canada Lands Surveyor” means a person who holds a commission.
“commission”
« brevet »
“commission” means a commission granted under section 49 or deemed to have been granted under that section by section 48.
“Council”
« conseil »
“Council” means the Council of the Association referred to in section 13.
“entity”
« entité »
“entity” means a corporation, partnership or unincorporated organization or association, but does not include a department or agency of the government of Canada or of a province.
“licence”
« permis »
“licence” means a licence issued under section 53.
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Natural Resources.
“permit”
« licence »
“permit” means a permit issued under section 58.
“surveying”
« arpentage »
“surveying” means the determination of the form of the earth or the position of natural or artificial things, boundaries or points on, above or under the surface of the earth or the collection, storage, management, integration, analysis or representation of spatial and spatially related information pertaining to the earth or the interpreting of or reporting or advising on that information.
“Surveyor General”
« arpenteur général »
“Surveyor General” means the Surveyor General within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Canada Lands Surveys Act.