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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

DIRECTORATE OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS

No. 5861/ST1/DOSLR/DR&DM/2018-19.

Puducherry, the 24th January 2020.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 28 of the

Puducherry Survey and Boundaries Act, 1967 (Act No. 8 of 1967), the

Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, in order to regulate the Licensed Land

Surveyors and Licensed Land Draughtsman, is pleased to make the

following rules, namely:-

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Puducherry

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28th

January

2020

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RULES

1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may

be called “The Puducherry Licensed Land Surveyors and Licensed Land

Draughtsman Rules, 2019”.

(2) These rules shall come into force from the date of their

publication in the Official Gazette.

(3) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry.

2. Definitions.— (1). In these rules, unless context otherwise

requires.-

(a) “Act” means, the Puducherry Survey and Boundaries Act,

1967;

(b) “Collector” means, the Collector of the District concerned;

Measurement Book drawn in the computer and maintained

using a software;

(d) “Form” means, Forms appended to these rules;

(e) “Licence” means, a licence granted to the Land Surveyor

or Land Draughtsman under the provisions of these rules;

(f) “Licensing Authority” means, the Licensing Authority

specified under rule 13;

(g) “Licensed Land Draughtsman” means, a person holding

licence from the Director of Survey and Land Records,

Puducherry and who is technically qualified for

computation and adjustment of areas after plotting of the

new subdivision or survey field, in tracing of the sketch

without changing the previous boundaries in the Field

Measurement Book concerned and such other work as may

be assigned to him, from time to time;

(h) “Licensed Land Surveyor” means, a person holding licence

from the Director of Survey and Land Records, Puducherry

and who is technically qualified to measure, draw sketch

map or map according to the scale of plots and to carry

out the work relating to survey and demarcation and such

other work as may be assigned to him, from time to time;

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(i) “Modern Technology” includes Aerial Photography,

High Resolution Satellite Imagery, Differential Global

Positioning System (DGPS) and Electronic Total Station

(ETS) system and such other technology or method as may

be approved by the Union Territory Government;

(j) “Secretary (Revenue)” means, the Secretary to the

Government of Puducherry in-charge of Revenue

Administration including the Directorate of Survey and

Land Records:

(k) “Settlement Act” means, the Puducherry Settlement Act,

1970 (Act No.28 of 1970);

(l) “Settlement Officer” means, an Officer appointed by the

Government under the Puducherry Settlement Act, 1970

(Act No. 28 of 1970) to perform the functions of a Settlement

Officer;

(m) “Settlement Record” means, the record prepared under the

Puducherry Settlement Act, 1970, containing the entries of

the surveyed land along with their category, ownership,

nature, area and such other matters as may be prescribed;

(n) “Specified Officer” means, an Officer appointed by the

Government under the Puducherry Settlement Act, 1970

(Act No. 28 of 1970) to perform the functions of a Specified

Officer;

(2). Words and expressions used in these rules but, not defined

shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Puducherry

Settlement Act, 1970 and the Puducherry Survey and Boundaries Act,

1967.

3. Prohibition of Un-Licensed persons.— No person who is not

licensed under these rules shall engage himself in the profession of a

Licensed Land Surveyor or Licensed Land Draughtsman for the purpose

of lawfully assisting and appearing on behalf of the persons applying

for mutation, patta transfer, modification of extent, creation of a new

subdivision, etc., in respect of their holdings before the Specified

Officer/Settlement Officer.

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4. Qualification.— (1) A Licensed Land Surveyor shall have the

following qualifications, namely:-

(a) general qualification as mentioned in sub-rule (3) and an

I.T.I. Trade Certificate in Surveying (or) a Diploma in Civil

Engineering/Architecture (or) a Degree in Civil Engineering/

Architecture from any recognized Board/University.

(b) desirable qualification: should have completed a minimum

three months Certificate Course in Electronic Total Station

and Global Positioning System.

Not withstanding anything contained in these rules, any retired

Government Servant who has served in the rank of a Surveyor or above

in the Directorate of Survey and Land Records or Department of Revenue

and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry, he shall be

deemed to be qualified to functions as a Licensed Land Surveyor.

(2) A Licensed Land Draughtsman shall have the following

qualification, namely:-

(a) general qualification as mentioned in sub-rule (3) and an

I.T.I. Trade Certificate in Draughtsman (or) a Diploma in

Civil Engineering/Architecture (or) a Degree in Civil

Engineering/Architecture from any recognized Board/

University.

(b) desirable qualification should have completed a minimum

three months Certificate course in Electronic Total Station

and Global Positioning System.

Not withstanding anything contained in these rules, any retired

Government Servant who has served in the rank of a Draughtsman or

above in the Directorate of Survey and Land Records or Department of

Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry, he shall

be deemed to be qualified to functions as a Licensed Land Draughtsman.

(3) The general qualifications for a Licensed Land Surveyor and

a Licensed Land Draughtsman shall be as follows:-

(a) he shall be a resident of the Union territory of Puducherry

atleast for a period of not less than Five years.

(b) he should have passed the S.S.L.C. Course from any

recognized Board/University.

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(4) A person may hold simultaneously any one or both the

Licences pertaining to a Licensed Land Surveyor and a Licensed Land

Draughtsman.

5. Disqualification.— A licence under these rules shall not be

granted to a person:

(a) if, he is a minor; or

(b) if, he has been declared by a Competent Court to be of an

unsound mind; or

insolvent has not obtained from the Court which adjudged him as

insolvent, a Certificate that his insolvency was caused by misfortune

without any misconduct on his part; or

(d) if, he has been convicted by a Criminal Court for an offence

involving moral turpitude; or

(e) if, for any other reason to be recorded in writing, the

Licensing Authority considers that it is not desirable to issue a licence

to the applicant.

6. Duties and Responsibilities of the Licensed Land Surveyor and

the Licensed Land Draughtsman.— (a) prepare sketch map and map to

scale as applied for by the land owners;

(b) prepare map to scale as required by the Government;

in the land acquisition proceedings;

(d) all the holders of licences issued under these rules shall

follow the procedure as prescribed in the Puducherry Survey and

Boundaries Act, 1967 and the Puducherry Settlement Act, 1970 and the

rules made under both the said Acts;

(e) the instructions given by the Director of Survey and Land

Records and the Secretary/Special Secretary (Revenue) shall be followed

scrupulously;

(f) proper acknowledgments shall be given to all the applicants

immediately without delay;

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(g) prescribed registers shall be maintained properly;

(h) the collection of fees from the applicants shall be made as

per the instructions issued by the Government from time to time;

(i) the report given by the Licensed Land Surveyor and the

Licensed Land Draughtsman are only recommendatory and to facilitate

the Specified Officer or the Settlement Officer, as the case may be in the

discharge of their official duties. However, if, any Officer concerned

desired to conduct an independent enquiry or field work or table work,

he shall be free to do so;

(p) the proved cases of fabrication of records or submission of

false reports amounts to cancellation of the Licence and the persons

are also liable for criminal action under the penal laws in force;

(j) the proof of having given the acknowledgments, reports, etc.,

to the concerned persons shall be held by the Licensed Land Surveyor

and the Licensed Land Draughtsman respectively;

(k) they shall maintain the duplicate copies of records/reports

for record and verification by the Collector/Deputy Collector (Revenue)/

Director of Survey and Land Records and any other persons authorized

under these rules;

(1) in case of doubts raised about the functions/works relating

to the Licensed Land Surveyor and the Licensed Land Draughtsman,

the decision of the Director of Survey and Land Records, Puducherry

in writing shall be deemed to be final.

7. Change of Registry.— (a) The report together with the relevant

records, given by the Licensed Land Surveyor and Licensed Land

Draughtsman shall be contained only as a recommendation made to the

Specified Officer/Settlement Officer concerned and to enable him to take

an appropriate decision on the application received and it shall be

approved within fifteen days from the date of receipt or it shall be

returned before the said time-limit with the reasons for the return

mentioning the required rectifications.

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(b) Further enquiry may also be conducted by the Specified

Officer/Settlement Officer or any other officer appointed for the purpose,

if, considered necessary. As such, based on the report of the Licensed

Land Surveyor and as per the provisions of the Puducherry Settlement

Act, 1970, the change of registry may be effected. There shall not be

more than 30 working days for issuing an order regarding the change of

registry and issue of Patta copy/Settlement copy (or) copy of the

Licensed Land Surveyor and Land Draughtsman. If, the Specified Officer/

Settlement Officer is not satisfied with the reports, he may return the

same setting out the reasons in writing, for fulfillment of the rectification.

In case of any delay resulting in hardship to any applicant, he shall bring

the matter to the knowledge of the Director of Survey and Land Records

(or) the Deputy Collector (Revenue), as the case may be and they shall

redress the complaints on priority basis.

8. Application for Licence.— An application for license shall be

made in the Form “A” and an application for renewal shall be made in

the Form “B”, appended to these rules.

9. Mode of application.— (1) An application to function as a

Licensed Land Surveyor, or a Licensed Land Draughtsman shall be

presented in person or by agent or sent by registered post to the

Director of Survey and Land Records, Puducherry.

(2) The fees prescribed under these rules for the grant of a

licence or its renewal shall be remitted in the State Bank of India and

the challan therefor shall be enclosed along with the application. The

fee remitted shall be refunded to the applicant, if, the licence or renewal

applied for is refused by the Licensing Authority.

10. Security Deposit and Fees.— (1) An amount of ` 50,000 shall

be remitted to the Licensing Authority ELS a Security Deposit during an

issue of license and same will be refunded only on surrender of licence;

(2) The fees to be levied for the grant of licence and for its

renewal is appended to these rules;

(3) If, a licence is lost or destroyed, a duplicate licence may,

on adequate proof of such loss or destruction, be issued to the licensee

on payment of ` 5,000;

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Explanation : (i) In this rules, a region means, any one of the

four different regions namely, Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam in

the Union territory of Puducherry. Puducherry region comprises of

Puducherry, Oulgaret, Villianur and Bahour Taluks, Karaikal region

comprises of Karaikal and Thirunallar Taluks, Mahe region comprises

of Mahe Sub-Taluk and Yanam region comprises of Yanam Sub-Taluk.

11. Issue of licence.— (1) A licence granted by the Licensing

Authority shall be in the Form “C” and shall be issued by the Licensing

Authority as specified in rule 13 to whom the application for licence

was sent or presented.

(2) Any licence issued to a Licensed Land Surveyor, or a

Licensed Land Draughtsman shall be in force till the last day of the

calendar year for which it has been granted. Any such licence may be

renewed before the expiry date by the Licensing Authority on an

application filed by the licence holder in Form “B”.

(3) Any non-observance of the conditions of the licence or

commission of any misconduct on the part of the licence holder during

the continuance of the licence shall be treated as a disqualification to

obtain renewal of the licence and any application for renewal of the

licence in such cases shall be refused by the Licensing Authority.

Provided that an appeal from an order of refusal to grant or

renewal of a licence shall lie to the authority as provided under rule 22.

12. Period of Licence.— (1) Every licence issued under these rules

shall be valid for a calendar year or part thereof;

(2) A licence which has not been renewed before the end of a

calendar year for which it was granted, shall stand cancelled on the expiry

of its period of validity.

(3) If, for any reason, a licence has not been renewed on or

before the date of its expiry, the licensee shall not be eligible to apply

for renewal in the succeeding year unless the default to renew the

licence before the due date has been condoned by the Licensing

Authority.

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(4) The Licensing Authority may on sufficient reasons shown

condone such defaults on payment of a fine over and above the usual

renewal fee, as prescribed below;

(a) When the delay does not exceed four calendar months,

a fine equal to the renewal fee;

(b) When the delay exceeds four calendar months, but, does

not exceed eight months - a fine equal to double the

renewal fee;

not exceed twelve months a fine equal to five time the

renewal fee.

(d) When the delay exceed twelve months a fine equal to ten

time the renewal fee.

13. Licensing Authority.— The Licensing Authority authorized to

grant of all licences under these rules shall be the Director of Survey

and Land Records for the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry.

14. Conditions attached to the Licence.— (1) The conditions

attached to a licence issued under these rules shall be as follows,

namely.-

(a) the licensee shall abide by these rules for the time being in

force and other conditions imposed by Government from

time to time including the procedure to be followed for

creation and mapping of new subdivision, Notation of new

fields and subdivision and for computation and adjustment

of areas;

(b) the licensee shall maintain the registers, receipt books and

other records in the manner prescribed by these rules;

the Government from time to time;

(d) the licensee shall not demand or receive any sum from the

applicants for and on behalf of any officials working in the

Taluk Office/Sub-Taluk Office/Directorate of Survey and

Land Records/District Collector Office;

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(e) the licensee shall not cheat or participate in any illegal

transaction or dealing with any of the officials attached to

the Taluk Office/Sub-Taluk Office/Directorate of Survey

and Land Records/District Collector Office;

(f) the licensee shall render true and correct account of the

moneys received from the applicants and produce the

records maintained by him for inspection at any time before

such officer as may be authorized in this behalf by the

Licensing Authority;

(g) the licensee shall prepare and keep the records neatly and

legibly in clear and unambiguous terms and in accordance

with the instructions that may be issued from time to time

by the Licensing Authority;

(h) the licensee shall instruct the applicants or their duly

authorized agents to present the documents and to pay the

fees in person direct to the officials concerned and not

through any other agency;

(i) the licensee shall obey any direction that may be issued

from time to time by the Specified Officer/Settlement Officer,

Licensing Authority regarding the change of registry.

(j) the licensee shall set forth fully and truly the details of the

linkage of the documents and other facts and circumstances

required for the change of registry including the creation

of a new sub-division.

(k) the licensee shall not act as a tout;

(2) Each and every report of the Licensed Land Surveyor and

Licensed Land Draughtsman shall be endorsed and attested by him as

follows-

Prepared and written by” (name in full with licence number

of the licensee and signature).”

(3) Each and every report of the Licensed Land Surveyor and

the Licensed Land Draughtsman shall be monitored and endorsed by

the Settlement Officer/Specified Officer concerned.

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(4) Each and every licensee shall undergo a training in their

respective subject for a period specified and conducted by the

Directorate of Survey and Land Records, Puducherry.

(5) Whenever, the necessity arises, the Collector or the Deputy

Collector (Revenue) or the Director of Survey and Land Records or the

District Registrar may order a Licensed Land Surveyor, Licensed Land

Draughtsman to do a certain work for the Government, on receipt of the

fees as decided by the Government and the licensee shall comply the

same with all sincerity.

15. Complaints.— Any complaint against a Licensed Land

Surveyor/Licensed Land Draughtsman may be presented directly to the

Licensing Authority.

16. Registers.— (a) A Licensed Land Surveyor and the Licensed

Land Draughtsman shall maintain.

(1) a register ; and

(2) a receipt book with counterfoil and he shall give receipts

for all moneys received on account of the work connected

with every report prepared by him including the amount

spent for obtaining certified copies in this regard from

various authorities.

(b) the copies of completed registers and receipt books

maintained under the rules shall be submitted to the Licensing Authority

at the end of each calendar year:

Provided that if, the licensee dies or his licence has expired or

has been revoked or suspended, the registers and receipt books shall

be surrendered to the Licensing Authority within 15 days from the date

of such death, expiry, revocation or suspension either by the

representative of the concerned licensee or the licensee himself.

17. Powers and duties of the Licensing Authority.— (1) The

Licensing Authority shall have the power to :

(a) grant licence to the Licensed Land Surveyor and the

Licensed Land Draughtsman;

(b) renew such licences;

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rules, and

(d) issue such directions to the licensee as may be necessary,

for effectively carrying out their purposes under these rules.

(2) The Licensing Authority shall maintain a register.

18. Suspension of Licence granted to a Licensed Land Surveyor

and the Licensed Land Draughtsman.— A Licence granted under these

rules may be suspended by the Licensing Authority, if, the Licensee.-

(a) fails to maintain the registers and to issue receipts

prescribed under these rules regularly and correctly; or

(b) collects more than the prescribed fees; or

the conditions of the licence or is found guilty of disobedience to any

lawful order passed under these rules; or

(d) is found guilty of abetment of or participation in any illegal

transaction or dealing with the officials attached to any of the sub/

subordinate/branch offices under the control of the Department of

Revenue and Disaster Management; or

(e) has acted as a tout.

19. Cancellation of the Licence.— A licence granted under these

rules may be cancelled by the Licensing Authority if:

(a) the licence has been suspended for three times;

(b) the Licensee becomes disqualified on any of the grounds

specified in rule 5;

particulars in the application for the grant of licence.

(d) the licensee has knowingly furnished a false report or

involved in any activity of the land matters or any attempt of the same

leading to the criminal offence.

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20. Power to cancel or suspend Licence.— The licensing authority

may suspend any licence granted under these rules for any period or

may cancel such licence.

21. Penalty.— (i) If, any Licensed Land Surveyor or Licensed Land

Draughtsman is found to have committed any mistake, while discharging

his functions under these rules, for the first time an amount of ` 5,000

will be charged and ` 10,000 for the subsequent offences.

(ii) The licence will be cancelled in case of commission of any

offence and simultaneous action shall be initiated against him as per

the penal provisions of the laws in force.

(iii) In the event of cancellation of licence for criminal offence,

the Security Deposit made by the licensee will be forfeited.

22. Appeal.— (1) (i) An appeal, in the case of suspension or

cancellation or non-grant or refusal of, renewal of a licence under these

rules as passed by the Licensing Authority shall lie to the District

Collector concerned and a second and final appeal shall lie to the

Secretary (Revenue).

(ii) Every licensee applicant preferring an appeal shall do so

separately and in his own name.

(iii) Every appeal preferred under these rules shall contain all

material statements and arguments relied on by the appellant and shall

contain no disrespectful or improper language and it shall be complete

in itself.

(2) An appeal shall be summarily rejected, if;

(i) it is a repetition of a previous appeal and is made to the

same appellate authority by which such appeal has been

decided and no new facts or circumstances which affords

grounds for a reconsideration of the case are pleaded;

(ii) it is addressed to the authority to which no appeal lies

under these rules;

(iii) it is not preferred within two months from the date on which

the appellant was informed of the order appealed against

and no reasonable cause is shown for the delay; and

(iv) it does not comply with the provisions of clause (iii) of sub-

rule (1).

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(3) The Appellate Authority shall consider;

(i) whether reasonable opportunities were given to the affected

person before the impugned order was passed;

(ii) whether the facts on which the order of suspension or

cancellation is based are established;

(iii) whether the facts established afford sufficient ground for

taking action; and

(iv) whether the penalty imposed is excessive, adequate or

inadequate and alter such consideration shall pass such

order as he thinks just and equitable having regard to all

the circumstances of the case.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

Dr. T. ARUN, I.A.S.,

Secretary to Government (Revenue).

SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR THE GRANT OF LICENCE AND

RENEWAL OF LICENCE

[See rule 10(2)]

Area

For the first term

For renewal in the

or any part of a

subsequent calendar

calendar year

year or part thereof

For a region

5,000

2,500

For the whole of the

` 20,000

` 10,000

Union territory of

Puducherry.

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FORM-A

(See rule - 8)

APPLICATION FOR THE LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR/

LICENSED LAND DRAUGHTSMAN

1. Full name with father’s name

Address (Permanent home address & :

Local Address.

2. Age and date of birth

3. Nationality

4. Qualification

(i)

Educational qualification

(ii) Technical qualification

Experience, if any

5. (iii) If a retired Government servant,

t h e d e t a i l s o f t h e p o s t h e l d

immediately before retirement.

(iv) whether dismissed or compulsorily

retired for misconduct.

7. Nature of Licence applied for whether :

it is for a single region (to be named)

or for the whole of the Union territory

of Puducherry.

8. State here the amount, number and

date of chalan receipt and the name

of the treasury.

9. Has an application for the licence

ever been refused, If so, when and

for what reason, give the details.

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I, .................................................... do hereby solemnly declare that

I am not suffering from leprosy, that I have not been declared to be of

unsound mind or convicted for any offence involving moral turpitude

or adjudged as an insolvent by any Court of competent jurisdiction and

that the information and particulars furnished herein are true and correct

to the best of my knowledge and belief and the licence for which I hereby

apply shall be used only by myself.

Date :

Signature

Place :

Encl : Chalan Receipt.

Note: (1) The Licence issued on the strength of this application

is liable for suspension or cancellation at any time, if, it is found that

any information or particulars furnished in the application are false or

not true or incorrect.

(2) The application shall be accompanied by a true extract of

his name with other particulars published in the Puducherry Official

Gazette in token of securing a pass in the test for the grant of the said

Licences or a true copy of the Educational qualification, Technical

qualification or copy of detailed service certificate issued by the

competent authority where he was served at the time of his retirement

(3) The duplicate of the chalan issued by the Bank shall also

be enclosed.

No.

Office of the Director of Survey and

Records

Dated

RECOMMENDATION

The Director of Survey and

Land Records.

Settlement Officer/Specified Officer

Dated

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ORDER

Director of Survey and Land Records

Licence No.

Dated

Issued on

Director of Survey and Land Records

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FORM-B

(See rule 8)

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF LICENCE

1. Full Name with Father’s Name

2. Address (Present home address)

3. Changes in local address

4. Details of Licence Number

5. Period for which renewal is sought

6. Date of last renewal

7. Amount, number, date and name of

the Bank chalan receipt.

Declaration

I, ............................................ do hereby solemnly declare that I have

not been declared to be of unsound mind or convicted for any offence

involving moral turpitude or adjudged as an insolvent by any Court of

competent jurisdiction during the past ................................... years.

Place :

Signature

Date :

Encl. : Bank chalan receipt and license in original.

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Note: The renewal made on the strength of this application is liable

for suspension or cancellation at any time if, it is found that any

information or particulars furnished in the application are false or

not true or incorrect.

No.

Director of Survey and Land Records

Dated

RECOMMENDATION

The Director of Survey and

Land Records.

Settlement Officer/Specified Officer

Dated

ORDER

Director of Survey and Land Records

Licence No.

Dated

Renewed for the year

Director of Survey and Land Records

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FORM-C

(See rule 11)

LICENCE FOR LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR/LICENSED

LAND DRAUGHTSMAN

Number of Licence

Name of Licensee

Address :

The aforesaid ................................ having paid the necessary fees

and having made the necessary declaration is hereby authorized to

practice as a Licensed Land Surveyor/Licensed Land Draughtsman

attached to the Directorate of Survey and Land Records or Branch offices

of Survey and Land Records.

Dated the ................................... day of

Directorate of Survey and Land Records

Puducherry

Director of Survey and Land Records.

Signature of the Licence Holder

(to be made as soon as the licence is received)

CONDITIONS

(a)

The licensee shall abide by these rules for the time being in

force and the other conditions imposed by the Government from

time to time including procedure to be followed for creation and

Mapping of new subdivision, Notation of new fields and

subdivision and for computation and adjustment of areas;

(b)

The licensee shall abide by the rules relating to the Licensing

of licensed Land Surveyor/Licensed Land Draughtsman;

(c)

The licensee shall maintain the register, receipt books and other

records prescribed by the rules to be maintained or that may be

required to be maintained by the Licensing Authority;

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(d)

The licensee shall surrender to the Licensing Authority registers

and receipt books at the end of each calendar year or if, his

licence is expired, revoked of, suspended within 15 days from

the date of the expiry, revocation or suspension;

(e)

The licensee shall not demand or accept any sum from parties

in the name of any person or persons connected with the

Directorate of Survey and Land Records and connected offices;

(f)

The licensee shall render true and correct accounts of the

moneys he received from the parties and produce the records

maintained by him for inspection at such time before such officer

as may be authorized to inspect them by the Licensing

Authority;

(g)

The licensee shall certify the change of registry and creation of

new subdivision legibly in clear and unambiguous terms and in

accordance with the instructions that may be issued from time

to time by the Director of Survey and Land Records;

(h)

The licensee shall instruct the parties or their duly authorized

agents or holders of powers of attorney to present documents

or petitions and to pay the fees themselves direct to the officer

concerned and not through any other agency;

(i)

The licensee shall obey any direction that may from time to time

be issued by the Director of Survey and Land Records

regarding change of registry and creation of new subdivision;

(j)

The licensee shall not levy more than the fee prescribed by the

Directorate of Survey and Land Records, Puducherry, time to

time;

(k) The licensee shall not elect or participate in any illegal

transaction or dealing with the staff attached to the Directorate

of Survey and Land Records;

(l)

The licensee shall set forth fully and truly the consideration or

the market value and all other facts and circumstances affecting

the chargeability of any instrument with duty or the amount of

duty with which it is chargeable under the Stamp Act;

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LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

(m) The licensee shall not act as a tout;

(m) The licensee shall not appear as an identifying witness of

anyone connected with the registration of document;

(o)

The licensee shall not take delivery of any registered documents

from the Registering officer or present any application for single

or general search or for a certified copy or extract unless he is

personally interested in the matter.

Note: This Licence is liable for suspension or cancellation for

breach of any of the above conditions.

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