VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1978 - SECT 16
VALUATION OF LAND ACT 1978 - SECT 16
16 . Engaging valuers etc. under contracts for services
(1) The
Authority’s employing authority has to act on the advice of the
Valuer-General whenever it exercises its powers under the Public Sector
Management Act 1994 section 100(1) relating to the engagement under contract
for services of such valuers and professional, technical or other assistance
as may be necessary to enable the Valuer-General to perform his duties and
functions effectively.
(2) A person cannot be
engaged under contract for services as a valuer to assist in the performance
of the Valuer-General’s duties and functions if he is employed by, or a
member of, a rating or taxing authority.
(3) A person engaged
under contract for services as a valuer to assist in the performance of the
Valuer-General’s duties and functions shall be deemed, for the purposes
of sections 8 and 13, to be an officer assisting the Valuer-General in the
administration of this Act.
[Section 16 amended: No. 32 of 1994 s. 19; No. 60
of 2006 s. 172.]