Chapter VII · Coordination and valuation bodies · Section I · Rural property · Subsection I · Coordination bodies

Article 52 Appointment of the members of the JAM

Artigo 52.º · Da designação dos membros da JAM

Código do Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis · annex I to Decree-Law No. 287/2003 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. The head of the tax office or, where there is more than one tax office in the municipality, the head of tax office 1 of that municipality requests the entities referred to in Article 50 to appoint their respective members within 20 days.

1 - O chefe de finanças ou, quando haja mais de um serviço de finanças no município, o chefe do serviço de finanças 1 do mesmo solicita às entidades referidas no artigo 50.º que designem, no prazo de 20 dias, os respectivos vogais.

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2. If the period referred to in the preceding paragraph expires without the members referred to in Article 50(1)(d) having been appointed, the chair of the JAM appoints them from among farmers in the municipality.

2 - Decorrido o prazo mencionado no número anterior sem que tenham sido designados os vogais referidos na alínea d) do n.º 1 do artigo 50.º, o presidente da JAM procede à sua nomeação de entre agricultores da área do município.

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The 20-day period for nominating members, the role of the head of tax office 1, and the chair’s power to appoint the farmers’ members from among local farmers are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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