ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Rating Act
8. Rateable owner
Edition: 2025-01-03 · In force
8. Rateable owner
(1)For the purposes of this Act, a rateable owner means—(a)in relation to property in land, a person who holds leasehold where the unexpired residue of the term is not less than twenty-one years and there is an intention to confer ownership;(b)in relation to an interest in the rateable property registered in favor of another, means the name of the person registered against that interest;(c)in case of succession, the executor, executrix or appointed administrator in accordance to the Law of Succession Act (Cap. 160);(d)in the case of the trust property, the appointed and registered trustees including the public trustee in accordance to the Trustees Act (Cap. 167), Trustees (Perpetual succession) Act (Cap. 164), or the Public Trustees Act (Cap. 168);(e)in case of bankruptcy or insolvency, the person appointed as administrator or liquidator in accordance with the Insolvency Act (Cap. 53);(f)in relation to sectional properties, a holder of a sectional property under the Sectional Properties Act (Cap. 286);(g)an occupier of the rateable property; or(h)a beneficial owner who is receiving profits and rent from the rateable property;(2)A rateable owner shall —(a)provide accurate, reliable and sufficient information on the rateable property for purposes of valuation upon request by the County Executive Committee member or a designate of the County Executive Committee member appointed in writing;(b)promptly pay land rates as they fall due; and(c)where rateable property is jointly owned, jointly and severally with the other registered proprietors be liable to pay rates when they fall due.