s 7 Functions of Board and committees
7.—(1) The functions of the Board are —(a) to keep and maintain a register of surveyors, an annual register of practitioners and an annual register of licensees; (b) to hold, or arrange for the holding of, any examinations and professional interviews that the Board considers necessary for the purpose of enabling persons to qualify for registration under this Act; (c) to approve or reject applications for registration under section 12 or to approve any such applications subject to any restrictions that it thinks fit to impose; (d) to establish, maintain and develop the standard of professional conduct and ethics of the surveying profession; (e) to promote learning and education in connection with the profession of surveying; (f) to hear and determine disputes relating to professional conduct or ethics of registered surveyors or licensed corporations, partnerships or limited liability partnerships; (g) to appoint arbitrators for the purpose of hearing and determining disputes between registered surveyors, licensed corporations, partnerships or limited liability partnerships and other persons; (h) to license corporations, partnerships and limited liability partnerships which supply survey services in Singapore;[Act 25 of 2024 wef 01/10/2025] (ha) to negotiate and implement any mutual recognition arrangement; and[Act 25 of 2024 wef 01/10/2025] (i) generally to do all acts, matters and things that are necessary to be carried out under the provisions of this Act. (2) The Board may appoint such committees from among its members or other persons (whether or not they are registered surveyors) as it thinks fit to assist or advise the Board on such matters arising out of its functions under this Act as are referred to them by the Board.