20Valuation on application

#### 20 Valuation on application 20 Valuation on application > > (1) The following persons, that is to say— > > > > > the holder of an estate in fee simple, > > > > > the mortgagee in possession, and > > > > > any lessee who is liable to pay rates, > > > > may, by notice in or to the effect of a form approved by the Valuer-General and on payment of the fee determined by the Valuer-General require the Valuer-General to make a valuation of that person’s land or of that person’s estate or interest therein, as the case may be. > > > (2) The following persons, that is to say— > > > > > the holder of an estate in fee-simple in the land of which a stratum forms part, > > > > > the mortgagee in possession of such land, and > > > > > any lessee or occupier of a stratum liable under any Act to pay any rate or tax to a rating or taxing authority in respect of that person’s lease or occupation, > > > > may by notice in or to the effect of a form approved by the Valuer-General and on payment of the fee determined by the Valuer-General require the Valuer-General to make a valuation of the stratum. > > > (3) A notice under this section may require the Valuer-General to make a valuation of the land— > > > > > (a) as at the date of the valuation, or > > > > > (b) as at any specified date occurring before the date of the valuation. > > > (4) If the notice requires the Valuer-General to make a valuation of the land as at the date of the valuation, the Valuer-General is to enter the valuation in the Register of Land Values. > > > (5) On making a valuation of land under this section, the Valuer-General— > > > > > (a) must make such alterations to the Register of Land Values as are necessary to reflect the valuation, and > > > > > (b) must issue a certificate to the person on whose application the valuation was made certifying details of the relevant entry in the Register of Land Values, as so altered. > > > (6) The Valuer-General may determine— > > > > > (a) the means by which a certificate may be issued, including electronically, and > > > > > (b) the form of a certificate, including as a document or in an electronic form or a form that may be produced from an electronic message. > > > (5) A certificate under this section is conclusive evidence, as at the date specified in the certificate, that the details in the Register of Land Values in relation to a particular matter are as set out in the certificate. > > **s 20:** Subst 1951 No 41, sec 3 (f). Am 1961 No 66, sec 3 (g); 1980 No 137, sec 3 (1); 1991 No 17, Sch 1; 1996 No 140, Sch 1 \[14\]–\[17\]; 2000 No 106, Sch 1 \[20\] \[21\].