Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Estate Agents (Dispute Resolution Schemes) Regulations 2011
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“approved arbitration centre” means any arbitration centre specified in Part II of the Second Schedule;“approved dispute resolution centre” means any dispute resolution centre specified in the Second Schedule;“approved mediation centre” means any mediation centre specified in Part I of the Second Schedule;“arbitration fees” means the total of —
the fees (including administrative fees and disbursements) payable to an approved arbitration centre;
the fees and disbursements payable to an arbitrator; and
other disbursements reasonably incurred by the parties,for the conduct of an arbitration proceeding, but does not include any fees incurred by any party in the course of obtaining independent legal advice or representation in connection with the arbitration proceeding;“client” means a person who enters or has entered into a relevant estate agency agreement with a licensed estate agent;“dispute resolution proceeding” means a dispute resolution proceeding carried out under a dispute resolution scheme;“dispute resolution scheme” means any dispute resolution scheme prescribed under regulation 3;“mediation fees” means the total fees (including administrative fees and disbursements) payable to an approved mediation centre for the conduct of a mediation proceeding, but does not include any fees incurred by any party in the course of obtaining independent legal advice or representation in connection with the mediation proceeding;“party” means a party to a dispute resolution proceeding, being any of the following:
a client;
a licensed estate agent;“relevant dispute” means a dispute which arises from a relevant estate agency agreement entered into between a client and a licensed estate agent;“relevant estate agency agreement” means an estate agency agreement entered into on or after 1st January 2011 in the form prescribed under regulation 10 of the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 644/2010) in respect of estate agency work for any of the following property transactions:
the sale, purchase or lease of residential property in Singapore on a non-exclusive basis;
the sale, purchase or lease of residential property in Singapore on an exclusive basis;“relevant registered salesperson” means a registered salesperson who represented a licensed estate agent under a relevant estate agency agreement in a property transaction pursuant to or out of which a relevant dispute has arisen and is the subject of a dispute resolution proceeding;“terms of reference” means the terms which define the scope, application, operations and procedures of a dispute resolution scheme.
Definition
“approved arbitration centre” means any arbitration centre specified in Part II of the Second Schedule;
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“approved dispute resolution centre” means any dispute resolution centre specified in the Second Schedule;
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“approved mediation centre” means any mediation centre specified in Part I of the Second Schedule;
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“arbitration fees” means the total of —
the fees (including administrative fees and disbursements) payable to an approved arbitration centre;
the fees and disbursements payable to an arbitrator; and
other disbursements reasonably incurred by the parties,for the conduct of an arbitration proceeding, but does not include any fees incurred by any party in the course of obtaining independent legal advice or representation in connection with the arbitration proceeding;
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“client” means a person who enters or has entered into a relevant estate agency agreement with a licensed estate agent;
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“dispute resolution proceeding” means a dispute resolution proceeding carried out under a dispute resolution scheme;
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“dispute resolution scheme” means any dispute resolution scheme prescribed under regulation 3;
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“mediation fees” means the total fees (including administrative fees and disbursements) payable to an approved mediation centre for the conduct of a mediation proceeding, but does not include any fees incurred by any party in the course of obtaining independent legal advice or representation in connection with the mediation proceeding;
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“party” means a party to a dispute resolution proceeding, being any of the following:
a client;
a licensed estate agent;
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“relevant dispute” means a dispute which arises from a relevant estate agency agreement entered into between a client and a licensed estate agent;
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“relevant estate agency agreement” means an estate agency agreement entered into on or after 1st January 2011 in the form prescribed under regulation 10 of the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 644/2010) in respect of estate agency work for any of the following property transactions:
the sale, purchase or lease of residential property in Singapore on a non-exclusive basis;
the sale, purchase or lease of residential property in Singapore on an exclusive basis;
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“relevant registered salesperson” means a registered salesperson who represented a licensed estate agent under a relevant estate agency agreement in a property transaction pursuant to or out of which a relevant dispute has arisen and is the subject of a dispute resolution proceeding;
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“terms of reference” means the terms which define the scope, application, operations and procedures of a dispute resolution scheme.