Singapore legislation

Regulation 15A

of Estate Agents (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations 2011

Regulation 15A

Fixed costs

Amended byS 117/2020 wef 21/02/2020

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 52(6) of the Act, the fixed costs that the Disciplinary Committee may order a respondent of a disciplinary action to pay the Council are $2,000 and in addition —

(a)

for an uncontested hearing — $2,000 for every day or part of a day a pre-hearing conference is held after the first pre-hearing conference for the disciplinary action; and

(b)

for a contested hearing —

(i)

$2,000 for every day or part of a day a pre-hearing conference is held after the second pre-hearing conference for the disciplinary action; and

(ii)

$3,000 for every day or part of a day of the hearing for the disciplinary action.

Subregulation 2

In paragraph (1) —

Definition

“contested hearing” means a hearing other than an uncontested hearing;

Definition

“uncontested hearing” means a hearing where the respondent admits, without qualification, to both the charge and the facts that the Council relies on to prove the charge and thereafter —

(a)

does not make a submission on the manner in which the Disciplinary Committee should exercise its powers under section 52(3), (4) or (5) of the Act; or

(b)

makes such a submission by relying on material facts that the Council does not contest.