| (1) | For the purposes of this section "effective date" means the date of the first meeting of the Council. |
| (2) | The South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors established by section 2 of the Professional and Technical Surveyors' Act, 1984 (Act No. 40 of 1984) (in this section referred to as the Surveyors' Act), continues to exist and may exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions after the commencement of this Act until the effective date, on which date that council ceases to exist. |
| (3) | Any person who, at the commencement of this Act, was registered in terms of the Surveyors' Act— |
| (a) | as a professional surveyor, is deemed to be registered under this Act as a geomatics professional; |
| (b) | as a professional land surveyor, is deemed to be registered under this Act as a geomatics professional in the branch of land surveying and such person's name must be entered in the register for professional land surveyors referred to in section 8(1)(b)(iii)(bb); |
| (c) | as a professional surveyor in training, is deemed to be registered under this Act as a candidate geomatics practitioner; |
| (d) | as a surveyor, is deemed to be registered under this Act as a geomatics technologist; |
| (e) | as a survey technician, is deemed to be registered under this Act as a geomatics technician; and |
| (f) | as a survey technician in training, is deemed to be registered under this Act as a candidate geomatics practitioner; |
and must, within 90 days from the effective date, be issued with the appropriate registration certificate.
| (4) | From the effective date, all rights, obligations, assets and liabilities acquired or incurred by the South African Council for Technical and Professional Surveyors, vest in the Council and the Council is deemed to have acquired or incurred those rights, obligations, assets and liabilities in terms of this Act. |
| (5) | Any Act performed, decision taken or rule made, or purported to have been so performed, taken or made in terms of the Surveyors' Act remains valid if it is not inconsistent with any provision of this Act, until substituted by an act performed, decision taken or rule made under this Act. |
| (6) | Any notice issued or exemption granted by the Minister in terms of the Surveyors; Act, remains valid unless substituted by a notice issued or exemption granted under this Act. |
