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LAWS OF KENYA
SURVEY ACT
THE SURVEY (ELECTRONIC CADASTRE TRANSACTIONS) REGULATIONS
LEGAL NOTICE 132 OF 2020
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXII—No. 142 on 24 July 2020
- Commenced on 24 July 2020
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
- [Amended by Survey (Electronic Cadastre Transactions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (Legal Notice 25 of 2024) on 19 January 2024]
- [Amended by Survey (Electronic Cadastre Transactions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (Legal Notice 70 of 2024) on 25 April 2024]
Part I – PRELIMINARY
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Survey (Electronic Cadastre Transactions) Regulations.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"authorized officer" means an officer authorized by the Director to perform functions under the Act;"adjudication register" has the same meaning as assigned by the Land Adjudication Act (Cap. 284);"authentication" has the meaning as under section 32 of the Act;"cadastral plan" has the same meaning as assigned to it by the Land Act (Cap. 280);"cadastral map" has the meaning assigned to it under the Land Registration Act (Cap. 300);"checking fees" means fees payable for the authentication of plans submitted to the Director for approval;"Chief Land Registrar" means the person appointed as the Chief Land Registrar under section 12 of the Land Registration Act (Cap. 300);"electronic" means anything relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;"electronic form" means any information generated, sent, received or stored in magnetic, optical, computer memory, microfilm or similar device;"parcel" has the same meaning assigned to it by the Land Registration Act (Cap. 300);"parcel plan" means a plan of a parcel prepared by a surveyor from the cadastral plan depicting the parcel number, boundary data, area and abuttals and approved by the Director;"personal identification number (PIN)" means the personal identification number (PIN) issued under section 11 of the Tax Procedures Act (Cap. 469B);"sectional plan" has the meaning assigned to it by the Land Act (Cap. 280);"survey data" includes survey plans, field notes, computations and any other survey data submitted to the Director under the Act;"system" means the National Land Information System developed in accordance with section 6(h) of the Land Act (Cap. 280);"user" means any person who has signed up to the system and accepted the terms and conditions in accordance with regulation 5;"user account" means an online account created by a user to allow access or submission of information in the Electronic Cadastre.Part II – ELECTRONIC CADASTRE
3. National Land Information cadastre
4. Survey plans and records
5. Registration as a user of the system
6. Access to the electronic cadastre by a surveyor
7. Surveyor obligations
8. Access to information in the electronic cadastre
Part III – AUTHENTICATION OF A SURVEY
9. Submission of a survey to the Director
10. Authorization for processing
11. Numbering of survey data
12. Authentication
13. Updating of the Electronic Cadastral Map
14. Sealing the cadastral map
Part IV – MISCELLANEOUS
15. Preparation of maps
16. Modification and addition of forms
For purposes of enabling electronic transactions, the forms prescribed under these Regulations may be used with the necessary modifications and additions as the Director may deem necessary.17. Transition
These Regulations shall not affect the validity of any survey work effected prior to the coming into operation thereof.History of this document
25 April 2024 this version
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