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

Chapter 4 : General Valuation of Rateable Property

Part 2 : Municipal valuers

34. Functions of municipal valuers

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The valuer of a municipality must in accordance with this Act

(a)value all properties in the municipality determined in terms of section 30(2);
(aA)subject to section 81(1B), as part of the process towards submitting a valuation roll contemplated in paragraph (b), after appointment and until submission of the certified valuation roll, submit a monthly progress report to the municipal manager on the valuation of properties, regardless of whether properties are valued in terms of section 45(2)(a) or in terms of a combination of section 45(2)(a) and (b);

[Paragraph (aA) inserted by section 20(a) of Act No. 29 of 2014

(b)prepare a valuation roll of all properties in the municipality determined in terms of section 30(3);
(c)sign and certify the valuation roll;
(d)submit the valuation roll to the municipal manager within a prescribed period;
(e)consider and decide on objections to the valuation roll;
(f)attend every meeting of an appeal board when that appeal board—
(i)hears an appeal against a decision of that valuer; or
(ii)reviews a decision of that valuer;
(g)prepare a supplementary valuation roll whenever this becomes necessary;
(h)assist the municipality in the collection of postal addresses of owners where such addresses are reasonably determinable by the valuer when valuing properties; and
(i)generally, provide the municipality with appropriate administrative support incidental to the valuation roll.