(1) On receiving an
application made under section 183(1) the Board’s chairperson
must —
(a)
appoint a member of the Board (other than the chairperson) to —
(i)
inspect the land concerned; and
(ii)
prepare and summarise the data necessary for the making
of a valuation; and
(iii)
give the Board a preliminary report,
before the day fixed
for the making of the valuation; and
(b) give
the applicant written notice of the day and time fixed for the making of the
valuation.
(2) Any evidence
presented to the Board by an applicant must be in the form of a statutory
declaration.
(3) An applicant is
entitled to be heard by the Board, either in person or by counsel.
(4) The Board may
adjourn its proceedings from time to time and from place to place.
(5) Proceedings of the
Board shall not be impugned for want of formality.