An Act to Amend Section One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Five of the Revised Administrative Code by Authorizing the Suspension from Practice and the Cancellation of the Certificate of the Authorized Private Surveyors for Certain Causes
Act No. 3092, enacted on March 16, 1923, amends Section 1865 of the Revised Administrative Code to allow for the suspension and cancellation of certificates for private surveyors under certain conditions. If a surveyor submits defective or erroneous work due to incompetence, negligence, or misconduct, the Director of Lands may take action after an investigation. The surveyor has the right to appeal this decision within thirty days to a committee consisting of the Department Head, a judge, and an appointed surveyor. During the appeal process, the surveyor's rights are suspended, and the committee's decision is final.
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- Act No. 3092
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
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March 16, 1923
ACT NO. 3092
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE BY AUTHORIZING THE SUSPENSION FROM PRACTICE AND THE CANCELLATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF THE AUTHORIZED PRIVATE SURVEYORS FOR CERTAIN CAUSES
SECTION 1. Section one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, generally known as the Revised Administrative Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1865. Cancellation of certificate and suspension from practice. — When the Director of Lands shall find that any certificated private surveyor submits any plan or survey made by him which is defective, incorrect, or substantially erroneous, owing to incompetency, inexperience, bad faith, or inexcusable negligence; or fails to forward within a reasonable length of time to the Bureau of Lands for verification any survey work contracted by him to the prejudice and detriment of his clients; or that he is guilty of any fraud, deceit, malpractice, or misconduct in the exercise of his profession, or of disregarding the instructions, rules and regulations issued by the said Bureau concerning the survey and preparation of his plans, the said Director may, after due investigation, suspend or cancel the certificate of such surveyor; but the latter may, within thirty days after receiving notice of such action, take an appeal to a committee composed of the Department Head, the Judge of the fourth branch of the Court of First Instance for the Ninth Judicial District, and a duly authorized surveyor appointed by the Governor-General. Pending appeal the right of the surveyor shall be suspended, and the action of said committee shall be final."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 16, 1923.
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An Act to Amend Section One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Five of the Revised Administrative Code by Authorizing the Suspension from Practice and the Cancellation of the Certificate of the Authorized Private Surveyors for Certain Causes, Act No. 3092, Mar 16, 1923 (Philippines)
An Act to Amend Section One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Five of the Revised Administrative Code by Authorizing the Suspension from Practice and the Cancellation of the Certificate of the Authorized Private Surveyors for Certain Causes, Act No. 3092 (Phil. 1923)
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