6. (1) Before registration or deposit, a plan shall be submitted to the examiner of surveys for approval if, (a)  the Act or regulation under which the plan was prepared requires the approval of the examiner of surveys; (b)  the examiner of surveys requires the plan to be submitted for approval; or (c)  the land registrar requests that the examiner of surveys approve the plan.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 6 (1); O. Reg. 88/18, s. 5 (1). (2) Despite subsection (1), the approval of the examiner of surveys is not required with respect to a plan of public lands prepared under the Public Lands Act
and signed by the Surveyor General of Ontario or an official authorized by the Surveyor General of Ontario.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 6 (2). (3) If a plan is submitted to the examiner of surveys for approval under subsection (1) and if the examiner is satisfied that the survey and the plan meet the requirements under the applicable Acts and regulations referred to in subsection 5 (1), the examiner shall provide written approval of the plan to the surveyor and the surveyor shall indicate the examiner’s approval and the date of the approval in the prescribed form on the plan near the upper right corner. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 5 (2). (4) Despite subsection (3), the examiner of surveys may rely solely on a certificate of a surveyor in approving a plan but if a plan is so approved, the examiner shall require the surveyor to indicate on the plan that it is approved under this subsection. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 5 (2). (5) The examiner of surveys may approve a plan for the purpose of registration or deposit, either separately or as attached to an instrument or document, although the plan does not strictly comply with the requirements of the applicable acts or regulations referred to in subsection 5 (1).  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 6 (5). (6) Subject to Part XIII, if the approval of the examiner of surveys is required under subsection (1), the person submitting the plan shall submit the plan to the examiner for approval and shall submit, (a)  three paper prints of the plan, signed by the surveyor; (b)  a paper print of every registered or deposited plan that shows lands included in the plan or that shows lands adjoining the lands included in the plan; (c)  notes of a search of the land registration records for the lands included in the plan showing all the boundary-related information respecting the lands; (d)  computations that show verification of all curve data, tangentiality and closures with respect to the perimeter of the land surveyed and the limits of each new subdivision unit designated on the plan; (e)  if requested by the examiner, a certified copy of the field notes; and (f)  any other material that the examiner requests.  O. Reg. 43/96, s. 6 (6); O. Reg. 50/01, s. 4; O. Reg. 88/18, s. 5 (3-5). (7) If subsection (1) requires a plan to be submitted to the examiner of surveys for approval before registration or deposit, the examiner may require that the plan and all or part of the other material mentioned in subsection (6) be submitted in electronic format. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 5 (6). (8) No plan that is required to be submitted to the examiner of surveys for approval under this section shall be registered or deposited unless the approval of the examiner and the date of the approval are shown in the prescribed form on the plan near the upper right corner. O. Reg. 88/18, s. 5 (6). (9) Revoked: O. Reg. 88/18, s. 5 (6).