Welcome to the Council for the Built Environment (CBE)
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) was established as a statutory body by Parliament (Act 43 of 2000) to provide leadership to, and ensure good governance of the professions, while serving as a two-way channel for coordinated input, into the restructuring and development process, between the professions and Government.
The Property Valuers Profession Act, 2000, except sections 4(1) and (2) and 27, hereinafter referred to
as "the Act", came into operation on 26 January 2001 - see Proclamation R.9 of 26 January 2001,
Government Gazette No. 22023 of the same date.
The following persons were appointed as members of the Council by the Minister of Public
Works for a period of four years on 26 July 2001:
Section 3(1)(a) of the Act (six registered persons, nominated by the voluntary associations
and registered persons): K M K Bothongo (Randburg), A H Bray (Cape Town), Ms J L Falck
(Cape Town) and Ms J K Louter (Durban).
Section 3(1)(b) of the Act (two professionals in the service of the State, nominated by any
sphere of government): T I Lehobye (City of Tshwane) and S A Mokweni (UniCity of Cape
Town).
Section 3(1)(c) of the Act (two members of the public): S J Erasmus (Pretoria) and T G
Tsekoa (Florida).
Section 3(2) of the Act (two members of the SACV, nominated by the former SA Council for
Valuers): J G C Smal and A Zybrands (both Pretoria).
The following committees were established:
Working Committee: Messrs Lehobye (chairperson), Bothongo, Smal, Tsekoa and Zybrands.
The Committee's main activities are to consider applications for registration in terms of the Act;
to register professionals (professional valuers/associated valuers); to consider any matter or
complaint brought against a registered person; to establish an investigation committee of the
purposes of section 29 of the Act; to consider a report of an investigation committee and
charge a registered person with improper conduct; and, in consultation with the Registrar,
to oversee the administration and financial affairs of the Council.
Public Relations Committee: Ms Louter (chairperson), Messrs Bray and Bothongo, Ms Falck
and Mr Mokweni.
The Committee's main activities are to market and to promote the property valuers profession; to
improve the relations between the Council, the Department of Public Works and any other
interested person or body; to increase the number of registered persons by endeavoring to bring
all persons doing property valuations under the control of the Council; and to take any other steps
if deems necessary and appropriate to enhance the status of the profession.
Education Committee: Mr Mokweni (chairperson), Mss Falck and Louter and Messrs Smal and
Tsekoa.
The Committee's main activities concern the Council's powers with regard to education in property
valuation, as provided in section 13 of the Act.
The Council's main statutory functions are:
to register professionals (professional valuers and professional associated valuers), candidate
valuers and other specified categories in the property valuers profession;
to conduct accreditation visits to any educational institution which offers property valuation
education;
to accredit education institutions and their educational programmes with regard to
(immovable) property valuation;
to consult with the Council on Higher Education regarding matters relevant to education in
(immovable) property valuation;
to consult with the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and certain other bodies to
determine competency standards for the purpose of registration;
to establish mechanisms for registered persons to gain recognition of their qualifications and
professional status in other countries;
to establish a standards generating body (SGB);
to prescribed or recognize any examination or qualification for the purposes of the Act;
to give advice or render assistance with regard to the training and education of registered
persons;
to conduct examinations for the purposes of registration in terms of the Act;
to determine conditions relating to the nature and extent of continuing education and training;
to recognize voluntary associations;
to identify the type of property valuation work which may be performed by registered persons;
to draw up a code of conduct for registered persons and to enforce that code; and
to investigate a matter, complaint, charge or allegation of improper conduct brought
against a registered person and to charge a registered person with improper conduct and, in
doing so, to protect members of the public in their dealings with such persons.
The Property Valuers Profession Act, 2000, except sections 4(1) and (2) and 27, hereinafter referred to
as "the Act", came into operation on 26 January 2001 - see Proclamation R.9 of 26 January 2001,
Government Gazette No. 22023 of the same date.
