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BACKGROUND
Services for valuation of property in The Valuation Office was created as a Division
Mauritius can be traced as far back under Ministry of Housing following the
as in the year 1950's. It was then enactment of the Local Government Ordinance
in year 1962. Under that ordinance the five
under a Section within the Ministry Municipal Councils were created and the
of Work and afterward transferred Valuation Office was required to produce the
to the Ministry of Local Valuation List for purpose of raising general
Government and Co-operative rates.
Development. In those years a Between year 1964 and 1971, the very first
Valuer was appointed from United Valuation List was prepared for raising general
Kingdom (UK) to deal, initially, with rates for the Municipal Councils. It was then that
the Plaines-Wilhems Sewerage the Valuation Office has been structured in
Scheme, but whose work expanded terms of Human Resources whereby various
grades and cadres were created both at
into Valuation for a multiplicity Professional and Technical level.
purpose.
In around 1970, valuation for Succession Duty
and Registration Duty were entrusted to the
Valuation Office.
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