Property Practitioners Act, 2019 (Act No. 22 of 2019)Chapter 9 : Conduct of Property Practitioners66. 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. |