Property Valuation Act, 2014 (Act No. 17 of 2014)Chapter 4 : Financial and Other MattersPart 2 : Miscellaneous19. Delegation of powers and duties |
| (1) | The Valuer-General may— |
| (a) | delegate management or other functions of the Valuer-General to the Chief Operating Officer or staff members with appropriate skills to assist the Valuer-General in the management and control over the functioning of the Office of the Valuer-General; |
| (b) | delegate any power and duty assigned to the Valuer-General in terms of this Act or any other law to the Chief Operating Officer or any member of the staff of the Office of the Valuer-General; or |
| (c) | instruct the Chief Operating Officer or any member of the staff of the Office of the Valuer-General to perform any of the Valuer-General’s duties in terms of this Act. |
| (2) | The Chief Operating Officer may delegate any power or function assigned to the Chief Operating Officer in terms of this Act to any staff members of the Office of the Valuer-General who possesses appropriate skills. |
| (3) | A delegation or instruction in terms of subsection (1)— |
| (a) | must be in writing; |
| (b) | is subject to any limitations, conditions and directions the Valuer-General may impose; |
| (c) | may include the power to sub-delegate; |
| (d) | does not divest the Valuer-General of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the delegated power or the delegated duty; |
| (e) | does not prevent the exercise of the delegated power or delegated duty by the Valuer-General; and |
| (f) | may be withdrawn at any time. |
| (4) | The Valuer-General or Chief Operating Officer may confirm, vary or revoke any decision taken in consequence of a delegation or sub-delegation in terms of this section, subject to any rights that may have accrued to a person as a result of the decision. |