The Land Surveyor’s Board, constituted under section 7 of the Survey Act cap 299 of the Laws of Kenya, is the statutory body responsible for:
- Setting and maintaining standards for registered surveyors
- Regulating and advancing the practice of land surveying in Kenya
The Board is established with the following composition:
- The Director of Surveys, who shall be chairman of the Board;
- Seven surveyors employed in the public service being licensed surveyors or holders of an East African Land Survey Certificate and
who are full members of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (Chapter of Land Surveyors) appointed from time to time by the Minister as
follows—- Two of them on the advice of the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to land survey;
- four of them on the advice of each of the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries for the time being responsible for transport,
local government, forestry and housing; and - One of them on the advice of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi;
- Four licensed surveyors in private practice elected by licensed members of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (Chapter of Land
Surveyors) who shall hold office for two years and shall be eligible for re-election: