Land Survey Act (Chapter 20:12).

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This Act provides rules relative to the survey of land. consists of 49 sections which are divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Recognition and Duties of Land Surveyors (III); Original Surveys and Re-surveys (IV); Division Surveys (V); Townships (VI); Beacons and Boundaries (VII); General Plans and Diagrams (VIII); Miscellaneous (IX).At Harare a Surveyor-General's Office is established (sect. 7). A Survey Regulations Board is established under section 8. The Board may make Regulations, with approval of the Minister, prescribing matters specified in section 9. Section 13 outlines duties of land surveyors. Section 18 provides in detail for procedures and requirements respecting the original survey of land. Section 20 provides for the rectification of title deeds after determination of boundary disputes by a court or arbitrators.

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