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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

44. Protection of information

 

 

(1) A municipal valuer, assistant municipal valuer, data-collector or other person may not disclose to any person any information obtained whilst exercising a power referred to in section 41 or 42, except—
(a) within the scope of that person's powers and duties in terms of this Act;
(b) for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act;
(c) for the purpose of legal proceedings; or
(d) in terms of a court order.

 

(2) Subsection (1) also applies to a person accompanying a municipal valuer, assistant municipal valuer, data-collector or other person authorised in terms of section 41(1) when entering any property in terms of that section.