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