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‘CADASTRAL SURVEYING
‘AND LAND LAW
June/July 2019
‘Time: 3 hours
‘THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL,
DIPLOMA IN LAND SURVEYING
CADASTRAL SURVEYING AND LAND Law
hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
You should have the following for this examination
Answer booklet;
Scientific calculator.
This paper consists of EIGHT questions in TWO sections; A and B,
Anauer FIVE questions; choosing THREE questions fom section A and TWO questions
from section B,
All questions carry equal marks.
‘Maximum marks for each part of a question are as indicated.
Candidates should answer the questions in English.
‘This paper consists of 6 printed pages.
(Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the
‘Pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
(© 2019 The Kenya National Examinations Council6
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SECTION A: CADASTRAL SURVEYING.
Ansier THREE questions from this section.
Define the following terms as used ia land surveying:
D cadaste;
Gi) cadastral surveying:
Gi) cadastral map, G marks)
State three theoretical computation in cadastral surveying. @ marks)
Figure 1 shows a parcel of land whose corner beacon coordinates are given in table
@__—_Use the coordinates to compute boundary daa for lines G2 - G3, G3 - G8
and GUI - G12,
Use the coordinates ofthe traverse point EG4 in table 1 to compute the
placing data for G2 and GI that were found missing on te ground.
Determine the area ofthe parcel by coordinates, (14 marks)
on
Fig.t
‘able Is Coortnaes
POINT NORTHINGS fn) EASTINGS
Go| -woasosa] 17 255:1
a3] 10508 1733020
Soi | saostsag] Sse
our =| 40 soae = 173059
cia] 1408 “739692
ze Hae.
ss {Novis Fpaccn)‘A averse commenced at a known point Pand closed on another known point Q. It was
ihe peel 10 obtain eietation at either point but an approximate bearing forthe fst ley of
Az averse PA deduced from magnetic compass observation was 206%. Using the compare
fating, the observations and data in tables 2 and 3 respectively, compute the swing snd ale
factor. (20 macks)
Fable 2: Observed angles (clockwise from back station) and measure distances,
POINT [ANGLE [DISTANCE (my
173° 15120" _|PA_ 91.14
178° 34°50" [AB 92.66
271708130" [BC 95.40
179°39°20" [CD 96.71
172240" 11] DE 9205
BQ. 10547
‘Tuble 3: Datum coordinates
[POINT | COORDINATES
NORTHINGS (m) EASTINGS
p [193993 [4300420
Q fea.67 [280709
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eet 2019Figure 2 shows a cadastral survey plan fora parcel of land. A cartogragher omitted the
distance of boundaty AB_and the bearing of boundary AG. ‘The owner vishs to sll potion
‘ABG as indicated by the dotted fine. Using the information onthe plan determine:
© the missing distance and bearing;
Gi) the area of portion ABG by the Hero's Formula,
‘Liat sx contents ofa cadastral computation fle,
Outline the procedure of presenting a survey work as stipulsted inthe Survey
‘Act Cap 299, (8 marks)
[Name five types of Deed plan.
i) Outline tow erasures and corections are effected on a deed plan a provided by
the survey regulations. marks)
(©) State the maters that are considered when authenticating a ile survey.
(6 marks)
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Deserbe the following types of boundaies
guaranteed boundary;
Gi) fixed boundary;
(Gi) general boundary.
State
@) the duties ofa Demareation officer in the land adjudication team;
(8) the powers of the adjudication officer in any given adjudication area
(8 marks)
State the methods of carying out an adjudication survey. @ marks)
2 oe)
Answer TWO questions from this section.
(@) Define the tem ‘Law’
i) Listsix sources of Law in Kenya, Grmarks)
Explain how the term land” is defined under article 260 ofthe 2010 constitution.
Garis)
(@ Distinguish between Land Law and Land Rights
Explain the concept of ‘Bundle of Rights’ as used in land ownership,
(8 marks)
Name th four land tenure systems in Kenya, “> 2 mars)
g he My
(0) Bxpain the “concep of ownership” aoe
Gi) Distinguish between ‘joint ownership” and “own
connection with real propery (12 marks)
‘State the effect of registation of tlt Yanda stipulated inthe Land Resistration
‘Act 2012. (mars)
(Outtine the limitations ofthe deeds registration system under the Registration of
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‘Outline the procedure of fixing a boundary a provided by the Lad Registration
Act, 2012, © marks)
Explain the process of land aequistion from the public under Land Acquistion Act
‘based on the following:
(—eazete notice:
application;
Gil) survey:
Gy) payment of compensation;
©) registration.
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