Overview

SABAH SURVEYORS BOARD is constituted under the Surveyors Ordinance 1960, a body corporate responsible for the registration, licensing and control of land surveyors and matter connected therewith in the State of Sabah, Malaysia.

Objectives

The objectives of the Board are:

To regulate and control the registration and licensing of land surveyors and matters connected therewith
To provide leadership in the upholding and advancement of the Surveying Profession.

Functions

The main functions of the Board are:

To register qualified individuals as surveyors and administer a Register of Registered Surveyors and Licensed Surveyors.
To register articled graduates under the Director of Lands and Surveys or Licensed Surveyors and to hold examinations to enable articled graduates to qualify for registration as Registered Surveyors.
To register qualified individuals as Registered Survey Technicians under Licensed Surveyors and to hold examinations to enable individuals to qualify for registration.
To administer the collection and payment of survey fees.
To encourage Licensed Surveyors to practise lifelong learning and undertake appropriate continuous professional development programmes to maintain competency and professional knowledge and skills.
To evaluate and grant accreditation for CPD events.
To evaluate and grant accreditation to local and overseas relevant programme in Land Surveying and Spatial Sciences.
To investigate complaints against Licensed Surveyors and take disciplinary action in accordance with the provision of Surveyors Ordinance 1960.
To register qualified registered surveyors and administer the Surveyors Benevolent Fund to enable provision of relief to family in time of bereavement of Registered Surveyors.
To review laws and regulations pertaining to the practice.