Singapore legislation

Section 44B

of Estate Agents Act 2010

Section 44B

Customer due diligence measures

Amended by24/202024/2020

(1)

A licensed estate agent must perform the prescribed customer due diligence measures in any of the following circumstances:

(a)

when doing any estate agency work for a client;

(b)

where the licensed estate agent has reason to suspect money laundering or terrorism financing;

(c)

where the licensed estate agent has reason to doubt the veracity or adequacy of information obtained from earlier customer due diligence measures;

(d)

under circumstances prescribed for the purposes of this section.

Amended by24/2020

(2)

A registered salesperson must perform the prescribed customer due diligence measures in any of the following circumstances:

(a)

when doing any estate agency work for a client;

(b)

where the registered salesperson has reason to suspect money laundering or terrorism financing;

(c)

where the registered salesperson has reason to doubt the veracity or adequacy of information obtained from earlier customer due diligence measures;

(d)

under circumstances prescribed for the purposes of this section.

Amended by24/2020