Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No. 6 of 2004)Chapter 4 : General Valuation of Rateable PropertyPart 2 : Municipal valuers33. 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). |