Comment and Public Hearings: Changes to Municipal Property Rates Act
Comment and Public Hearings: Changes to Municipal Property Rates Act
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs will conduct public hearings in the nine provinces to solicit the views of the public on the Municipal Property Rates Act (Act 6 of 2004) with a view to amend the Act where necessary.
Comments can be emailed to Nkanyiso Ndadane at NkanyisoN@cogta.gov.za or Veronica Mafokho at mpra@cogta.gov.za by no later than 3 May 2010. Submissions received after this date will not be considered.
Here are the relevant documents:
Guide to the Municipal Property Rates Act Amendments
Municipal Property Rates Amendment Act, 2009
Municipal Property Rates Act (Act 6 of 2004)
Members of the public are invited to the public hearings scheduled to take place in the various provinces as follows :
(Note: In respect of the Free State and Western Cape valid identity documents are required for gaining access to the venue)
| PROVINCE | DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING | VENUE | TIME |
| EASTERN CAPE | Tuesday 6 April 2010 | Provincial Legislature, Independence Avenue, Bhisho | 09h00 |
| NORTH WEST | Friday 9 April 2010 | Provincial Legislature, Dr James Moroka Drive, Mmabatho | 09h00 |
| LIMPOPO | Monday 12 April 2010 | Jack Botes Hall, corner Kerk and Bodenstein street, Polokwane | 09h00 |
| FREE STATE | Thursday 15 April 2010 | The Chamber, Fourth Raadsaal, President Brand Street Bloemfontein | 09h00 |
| MPUMALANGA | Monday 19 April 2010 | Nelsville Hall, Grace street, Nelsville, Nelspruit | 09h00 |
| NOTHERN CAPE | Thursday 22 April 2010 | Provincial Legislature, Northern Noben Bula Extension, Galeshewe, Kimberly | 09h00 |
| GAUTENG | Monday 26 April 2010 | Johannesburg City Hall, Corner Harris and President Streets, Johannesburg | 09h00 |
| KWAZULU-NATAL | Wednesday 28 April 2010 | The Chamber, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, 239 Langalibalele street, Pietermaritzburg | 09h00 |
| WESTERN CAPE | Friday 30 April 2010 | Old Assembly Chamber in Parliament, 120 Plein street, Cape Town | 09h00 |
