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Property Practitioners Act, 2019 (Act No. 22 of 2019)

Chapter 9 : Conduct of Property Practitioners

66. Prohibition on conduct to influence issue of certain certificates

 

(1) A property practitioner may not in any way offer or receive financial or other incentive to, or otherwise influence, a person who at the request of a seller or lessor issues a certificate required by law, based on his or her expert opinion, in respect of—
(a) the condition or defects of electrical wiring;
(b) the presence of vermin;
(c) the presence of water or damp; or
(d) any other relevant matter or condition which may be provided for in any law.

 

(2) A property practitioner who contravenes subsection (1) or a person who accepts any such incentive is guilty of an offence.