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Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No. 6 of 2004)

Chapter 2 : Rating

Part 3 : Limitations on levying of rates

18. Exemption of municipalities from provisions of section 17

 

 

(1) A municipality may apply, in writing, to the Minister to be exempted from paragraph (a), (e), (g) or (h) of section 17(1) if it can demonstrate that an exclusion in terms of the relevant paragraph is compromising or impeding its ability or right to exercise its powers or to perform its functions within the meaning of section 151(4) of the Constitution.

 

(2) Any exemption granted by the Minister in terms of subsection (1)—
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) is subject to such limitations and conditions as the Minister may determine.