Section 1017 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Part XLI: Application and interpretation of valuation requirements

(1) Sections 1018 to 1021 apply to the valuation and report required by sections73, 368 and 374.
(2) A person is a qualified valuer for the purposes of this Part and the sectionsreferred in subsection (1) only if the person—
(a) is eligible for appointment as a statutory auditor; and
(b) satisfies the independence requirement specified in section 1019.

Disclaimer: This document is not to be taken as legal advice.
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