3 Purpose
  • The purpose of this Act is—

    • (a) to promote and maintain the accuracy of the cadastre by—

      • (i) requiring cadastral surveys to be done by, or under the direction of, licensed cadastral surveyors; and

      • (ii) requiring cadastral surveyors to meet standards of competence to be licensed; and

      • (iii) providing for the setting of standards for cadastral surveys and cadastral survey data; and

    • (b) to provide, either on an optional or mandatory basis, for the electronic lodging and processing of cadastral surveys; and

    • (c) to provide for a national geodetic system and a national survey control system to be maintained.