Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No. 6 of 2004)Chapter 4 : General Valuation of Rateable PropertyPart 2 : Municipal valuers44. 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. |