In these rules any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned to in the Act shall bear that meaning, and unless the context otherwise indicates—

"cluster"

means the same type of properties referred to in paragraph (b) of item 4 of Annexure C.1;

"item"

refers to any provision in all Annexures;

"restricted"

means to be permitted or registered to perform property valuation work in respect of only a specified field of property valuation, and "restriction" has a corresponding meaning;

"RPVP"

means the Rules for the Property Valuers Profession, 2020;

[Definition inserted by section 1 of Notice No. 408, GG43571, dated 31 July 2020]

"rule"

refers to any provision in the RPVP, excluding an item;

"supervisor"

means the professional under the supervision and control of whom a candidate performs work in the property valuers profession, and "mentor" has a corresponding meaning;

"the Act"

means the Property Valuers Profession Act, 2000 (Act No. 47 of 2000); and

"types of properties"

mean the various types of properties referred to in paragraph (b) of item 4 of Annexure C.1.

[When interpreting and applying the RPVP, the abovementioned definitions as well as the following words as defined in section 1 of the Act must always be borne in mind, namely – "candidate", "professional", "property valuation", "registered person" and "registration".]