Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004

The Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004 intends:

to regulate the power of a municipality to impose rates on property;
to exclude certain properties from rating in the national interest;
to make provision for municipalities to implement a transparent and fair system of exemptions, reductions and rebates through their rating policies;
to make provision for fair and equitable valuation methods of properties;
to make provision for an objections and appeals process;
to amend the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000, so as to make further provision for the serving of documents by municipalities;
to amend or repeal certain legislation; and
to provide for matters connected therewith.

2 July 2005 (Gazette 27720 of 29 June 2005)