LAND SURVEYORS BILL

Order for Third Reading read.

6.04 p.m.

The Minister for Law and National Development (Mr E. W. Barker): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Third time."

Members will recall that the Bill was-referred to a Select Committee on the-27th January this year to enable further representations of the profession and those of the public to be made and consideration given thereto. Three written representations were received and the Select Committee heard oral evidence from three witnesses representing a group of qualified land surveyors resident and/or practising in Singapore. Some contributions made to' the Select Committee were most valuable and a number of suggestions, particularly those relating to disciplinary powers of the Land Surveyors Board, were accepted. The Select Committee's-Report was published on the 19th September this year as Parliamentary Paper No. 5 of 1970.

Mr Speaker, Sir, the Bill now tabled before this House incorporates the recommendations of the Select Committee. Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Third time and passed.