The Valuation and Valuers Registration Act, 2016

1. The Professional Surveyor (Registration) Act is amended- (a) generally by deleting the term “and land economy” wherever it appears in the Act; 41 No.7 Valuation and Valuers Registration 2016 (b) in section 3, by deleting the interpretation of the word “professional surveyor” and substituting for it the following: ““professional surveyor” means a person trained, qualified or possessing adequate skill and experience to enable him to practice the art of studying in detail, and applying precise measurements and other data, to a portion of the surface of the earth and determining, by linear measurements, its form, extent, contour surface and situation for the purposes of- (a) delineating property boundaries and compiling data for the registration of title to land; (b) providing control systems for mapping; (c) portraying on a map the physical features of the earth or a part thereof; (d) producing data for plans required for construction activities; or (e) portraying statistical and other data on an land specialist maps, appraiser, an assessor and a economist;” includes and Amendment of Cap. 113

2. The Land Act is amended generally by deleting the term “qualified valuer” wherever it appears in the Act and substituting for it the term “registered valuer”. Amendment of Cap. 289

3. The Urban Authorities (Rating) Act is amended- (a) generally by deleting the term “valuation surveyor” wherever it appears in the Act and substituting for it the term “registered valuer”; and (b) in section 3, by deleting the interpretation of the term “valuation surveyor” Passed by the National Assembly on the 8th September, 2016. THOMAS DIDIMU KASHILILAH, Clerk of the National Assembly 42