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Estate Agents Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Prevention of Money Laundering, Proliferation Financing and Terrorism Financing

44C. Keeping of records

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2025. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

A licensed estate agent must keep the following documents and information for such period as may be prescribed:

(a)

a record of all estate agency work for which —

(i)

the licensed estate agent must perform the customer due diligence measures mentioned in section 44B(1) or the counterparty due diligence measures mentioned in section 44BA(2); or

(ii)

a registered salesperson of the licensed estate agent must perform the customer due diligence measures mentioned in section 44B(2) or the counterparty due diligence measures mentioned in section 44BA(3),containing such particulars as may be prescribed;

(b)

a record of all information relating to a client that is kept or obtained by the licensed estate agent, or by a registered salesperson of the licensed estate agent, through the customer due diligence measures performed under section 44B(1) or (2);

(ba)

a record of all information relating to a counterparty that is kept or obtained by the licensed estate agent, or by a registered salesperson of the licensed estate agent, through the counterparty due diligence measures performed under section 44BA(2) or (3);

(c)

each supporting document relied on in support of any information referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (ba);

(d)

such other document and information as may be prescribed.

(2)

A licensed estate agent must keep the documents and information mentioned in subsection (1) in such form and manner as may be prescribed.

(3)

A licensed estate agent must make the documents and information mentioned in subsection (1) available upon request to the Council in the manner prescribed.

Terms defined in this Act

client
Defined · s 3
“client” means any person who, whether on the person’s own behalf or on behalf of another person, retains or otherwise uses the services of, or otherwise engages or employs, an estate agent, whether directly or through a salesperson;
Open s 3
Council
Defined · s 3
“Council” means the Council for Estate Agencies established under section 6;
Open s 3
document
Defined · s 44F
“document” includes, in addition to a document in writing —(a)any map, plan, graph or drawing;(b)any photograph;(c)any label, marking or other writing which identifies or describes anything of which it forms a part, or to which it is attached by any means;(d)any disc, tape, soundtrack or other device in which sounds or other data (not being visual images) are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced from it;(e)any film (including microfilm), negative, tape, disc or other device in which one or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced from it; and(f)any paper or other material on which there are marks, impressions, figures, letters, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them;
Open s 44F
estate agency work
Defined · s 3
“estate agency work”, subject to subsection (3), means any work done in the course of business for a client or any work done for or in expectation of any fee (whether or not in the course of business) for a client, being work done —(a)in relation to the introduction to the client of a third person who wishes to acquire or dispose of a property, or to the negotiation for the acquisition or disposition of a property by the client; or(b)after the introduction to the client of a third person who wishes to acquire or dispose of a property or the negotiation for the acquisition or disposition of a property by the client, in relation to the acquisition or disposition (as the case may be) of the property by the client;
Open s 3
licensed estate agent
Defined · s 3
“licensed estate agent” means a person who is the holder of an estate agent’s licence;
Open s 3
prescribed
Defined · s 3
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Council by regulations made under this Act;
Open s 3
registered salesperson
Defined · s 3
“registered salesperson” means a person who is registered as a salesperson under section 34;
Open s 3

Report

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Part 5

Inspection, Enforcement, Discipline and Offences

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Part 6

Suspension and Revocation of Licence and Registration

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Part 7

Appeals

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Part 8

Miscellaneous

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Schedules

Details

Estate Agents Act 2010 · s 44C

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Judgments that cite this Act

10 in all

A salon's claims against its property agent over a purchase failed SummaryCrystal Beauty Pte Ltd v Xu Jasmine and another · [2025] SGHC 86
Isabel Redrup Agency Pte Ltd v A L Dakshnamoorthy and others and another suit[2016] SGHC 30
Rohini d/o Balasubramaniam v Yeow Khim Whye Kelvin and another[2017] SGHC 149

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Singapore Statutes Online · Estate Agents Act 2010, 2020 Revised Edition. Reader record updated on 13 Oct 2026.

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