SURVEY CO ORDINATION ACT

What Is This Policy?

This Act establishes a national framework for coordinating all survey operations in Nigeria, setting standards for surveying work, requiring surveys to be registered, and maintaining consistency across all state and federal survey activities.

Who Does It Target?

Registered licensed surveyors carrying out boundary, topographic, and cadastral surveys State survey authorities and the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation Property developers, mining companies, and infrastructure projects requiring survey services

What Does It Aim to Achieve?

To maintain a unified and consistent national survey system that ensures all survey plans are accurate, properly referenced to national control points, and registered with the appropriate authority.

Key Features

Office of the Surveyor General: Establishes the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation as the coordinating body for national survey activities Survey Standards: Sets mandatory technical standards for the accuracy, methodology, and documentation of all survey work in Nigeria Survey Plan Registration: Requires all survey plans to be submitted for examination and registration with the Surveyor General's office or state authority National Control Network: Provides for the establishment and maintenance of a national network of geodetic control points to which all surveys must be referenced Cross-State Coordination: Establishes mechanisms for coordinating survey activities that cross state boundaries or affect national boundaries

Current Status

Rollout Stage: In force; administered through the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation and state survey departments Coverage: Nationwide Funding: Federal and state government budgets; survey plan registration fees

How to Access

Surveyors must submit all completed survey plans to the relevant survey authority for examination, approval, and registration. Survey plan prepared in accordance with the prescribed technical standards Submission to the Office of the Surveyor General or relevant State Survey Department for examination Payment of plan registration fees Application method: Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation, Abuja; State Survey Departments in each state capital

Official Resources

Website: www.osgof.gov.ng

Legal Framework

Enacted under Section 4 of the 1999 Constitution. Operates alongside the Survey Act Cap S16 LFN 2004, the Land Use Act 1978, the National Boundary Commission Act, the Town and Country Planning Act, and the Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria Act.