Wealth Tax Act, 1975

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Market value of property.

8.—(1) In this Act, subject to the other provisions thereof, the market value of any property shall be estimated to be the price which, in the opinion of the Commissioners, such property would fetch if sold in the open market on the valuation date in such manner and subject to such conditions as might reasonably be calculated to obtain for the vendor the best price for the property.

(2) In estimating the market value of any property, the Commissioners shall fix the price of the property according to the market price on the relevant valuation date and shall not make any reduction in the estimate on account of the estimate being made on the assumption that the whole property is to be placed on the market at one and the same time.

(3) The market value of any property shall be ascertained by the Commissioners in such manner and by such means as they think fit and they may authorise a person to inspect any property and report to them the value thereof for the purposes of this Act and the person having the custody or possession of that property shall permit the person so authorised to inspect it at such reasonable times as the Commissioners consider necessary.

(4) Where the Commissioners require a valuation to be made by a person named by them, the costs of such valuation shall be defrayed by the Commissioners.