5Certain references in survey plans and other land descriptions

5 Certain references in survey plans and other land descriptions

5 Certain references in survey plans and other land descriptions

In carrying out a survey, a reference to, or description of, a concept referred to in Column 1 of the table to this section in a previous survey plan or other description of land is taken to be a reference to, or description of, the corresponding concept in Column 2 unless a contrary intention appears—

| Column 1 | Column 2 | | Historical terminology | Current terminology | | High-water mark | Mean high-water mark | | Boundary that abuts tidal waters | Boundary that abuts the mean high-water mark | | Bank of non-tidal waters | Limit of the bed of non-tidal waters | | Boundary that abuts non-tidal waters | Boundary that abuts the limit of the bed of non-tidal waters |