President Jacob Zuma has, in terms of section 84(2)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, signed into law the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Amendment Act.
The Act, amongst others, seeks to:
- regulate the categories of property in respect of which rates may be levied.
- regulate the time frames of publication of the resolutions levying rates and what must be contained in the promulgated resolution.
- provide for the exclusion from the rates of certain categories of public service infrastructure.
- give powers to a municipality to levy different rates on vacant land.
- give power to the MEC of Local Government to extend the period of validity of a valuation roll by additional two years.
- amend the dates on which a supplementary valuation takes effect and
- address the problems that have been experienced in the implementation of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004.
Enquiries:
Mac Maharaj
Cell: 079 879 3203
E-mail: macmaharaj@icloud.com
