§ 53 — Power of designated valuer to obtain information

53.—(1) A designated valuer may, at all reasonable times, enter any land and exercise powers mentioned in section 51(2)(a) and (b), for the purposes of carrying out a valuation of the land required by section 9 or 28.(2) Where a designated valuer enters any land under subsection (1), the owner or occupier of the land —(a)

must answer any questions put by the designated valuer for the purpose of enabling a correct valuation to be made; and

(b)

when required by the designated valuer to do so, must generally provide to the designated valuer all information within the knowledge or in the possession of the owner or occupier that is necessary for that purpose.

(3) A designated valuer may, by giving written notice to the owner of any land, require that owner, within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice, to provide the designated valuer such information, and to produce such documents, relating to the land as may be required by the designated valuer for the purposes of carrying out a valuation of any land required by section 9 or 28 and as may be specified in the notice.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3), a notice referred to in that subsection may —(a)

require information as to any one or more of the following matters:(i)

the area, portions, lots, deposited plans, references to title, situation, quality and use of the land that is the subject of the request;

(ii)

the nature of the improvements thereon;

(iii)

any reservations, restrictions, covenants, easements or rights in the nature of easements affecting the land; or

(b)

require the production of any contract, or a copy of any contract, for the purchase of the land, any instrument incorporated or referred to in any such contract and any instrument or option relating to the purchase of the land by the owner, where the contract, copy, instrument or option is in the owner’s possession or control.

—(1) A designated valuer may, at all reasonable times, enter any land and exercise powers mentioned in section 51(2)(a) and (b), for the purposes of carrying out a valuation of the land required by section 9 or 28.

(2) Where a designated valuer enters any land under subsection (1), the owner or occupier of the land —(a)

must answer any questions put by the designated valuer for the purpose of enabling a correct valuation to be made; and

(b)

when required by the designated valuer to do so, must generally provide to the designated valuer all information within the knowledge or in the possession of the owner or occupier that is necessary for that purpose.

(3) A designated valuer may, by giving written notice to the owner of any land, require that owner, within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice, to provide the designated valuer such information, and to produce such documents, relating to the land as may be required by the designated valuer for the purposes of carrying out a valuation of any land required by section 9 or 28 and as may be specified in the notice.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3), a notice referred to in that subsection may —(a)

require information as to any one or more of the following matters:(i)

the area, portions, lots, deposited plans, references to title, situation, quality and use of the land that is the subject of the request;

(ii)

the nature of the improvements thereon;

(iii)

any reservations, restrictions, covenants, easements or rights in the nature of easements affecting the land; or

(b)

require the production of any contract, or a copy of any contract, for the purchase of the land, any instrument incorporated or referred to in any such contract and any instrument or option relating to the purchase of the land by the owner, where the contract, copy, instrument or option is in the owner’s possession or control.