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

Chapter 4 : General Valuation of Rateable Property

Part 2 : Municipal valuers

33. Designation of municipal valuers

 

 

(1) A municipality must, before the date of valuation, designate a person as municipal valuer. A municipality may designate either one of its officials or a person in private practice as its municipal valuer.

 

(2) If a municipality decides to secure the services of a person in private practice as its municipal valuer, it must—
(a) follow an open, competitive and transparent process in accordance with Chapter 11 of the Municipal Finance Management Act; and
(b) designate the successful bidder as its municipal valuer by way of a written contract setting out the terms and conditions of the designation.

 

(3) A municipality must issue to the person designated as its municipal valuer an identity card in the prescribed format containing a photograph of that person.

 

(4) A municipality may withdraw the designation of a person as its municipal valuer but only on the grounds of —
(a) misconduct, incapacity or incompetence;
(b) non-compliance with a provision of this Act;
(c) under-performance; or
(d) breach of contract, in the case of a person referred to in subsection (2).