Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No. 6 of 2004)Chapter 7 : Valuation Appeal Boards65. Meetings |
| (1) | The chairperson of an appeal board decides when and where the board meets, but must promptly convene a meeting if a majority of the members of the board request him or her, in writing, to convene a board meeting at such time and such place set out in the request. |
| (2) | When hearing an appeal, an appeal board must sit in a municipality whose valuation roll is the subject of the appeal or review. |
| (3) | If the chairperson is absent or not available, or if there is a vacancy in the office of chairperson, the other members of the appeal board must elect a member with experience in the administration of justice or the alternate for the chairperson to preside at the meeting or to act as chairperson. |
| (4) | Meetings of an appeal board are open to the public, but a board may adjourn in closed session when deliberating an issue before the board. |
