The South African Council for Valuers was established on 1 January 1983 by section 2 of the Valuers’ Act, 1982 (Act No. 23 of 1982). On 31 August 2001, the Council was replaced by the SA Council for the Property Valuers Profession established by section 2 of The Property Valuers Profession Act, 2000.

The Council’s main functions are the:

registration of Professional Valuers, Professional Associated Valuers and Candidate Valuers.;

maintenance of their integrity;

enhancement of their status;

improvement of their academic and other qualifications and of the standard of services rendered by them;

protection of members of the public in their dealings with registered persons; and

drawing up and keeping up to date of a register of all registered persons