(1) Maa hindaja (edaspidi hindaja) on isik, kellel on kutseseaduse alusel antud ja kehtiv vara hindaja 7. taseme kutse. Eluotstarbeliste varade hindaja võib olla ka isik, kellel on kutseseaduse alusel antud ja kehtiv kinnisvara hindaja 6. taseme kutse. Õigusaktides sätestatud juhtudel on hindajaks Maa-amet., defineeritakse kõikide Eesti õigusaktide ulatuses, (1) A valuer of land (hereinafter valuer) is a person who has been awarded and holds a valid level 7 profession of the valuer of land. A valuer of residential property may also be a person who has been awarded and holds a valid level 6 profession of the residential valuer on the basis of the Professions Act. In the cases provided for by law, the valuer is the Land Board., defined within the scope of all Estonian legal instruments