Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Estate Agents (Licensing and Registration) Regulations 2010
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 645/2025 wef 01/10/2025][Deleted by S 645/2025 wef 01/10/2025](2) Any reference in these Regulations to a form shall be construed as a reference to the version of the form which is published at the Council’s website at the relevant time.(3) For the purpose of these Regulations, a property transaction is not completed unless a fee, commission or reward is paid or payable to the estate agent or the salesperson for the estate agency work in respect of the transaction.(4) For the purpose of regulations 6(4)(b)(ii), 7(4)(b)(ii), 9(4)(b)(ii), 10(2)(b)(ii), 16(4)(b)(ii) and 17(4)(b)(ii), “year” means —
any period of 12 months ending on 30 September of 2024 or an earlier calendar year;
the period of 15 months starting on 1 October 2024 and ending on 31 December 2025; or
the period starting on 1 January of 2026 or a subsequent calendar year and ending on 31 December of 2026 or that calendar year,and any fraction of that period is to be treated as the full period.
Definition
“business name” means the name or style under which a person carries on business;
Definition
“corporation” means a company registered under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) or under any corresponding previous legislation, or a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A) and includes any body corporate formed or incorporated outside Singapore and any branch or subsidiary thereof;
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“Council’s electronic application service” means the electronic service provided by the Council at the Council’s website for the submission of applications and notices to the Council;
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“Council’s website” means the Council’s Internet website at http://www.cea.gov.sg;
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“CPE requirements”, in relation to any person, means the continuing professional education requirements applicable to that person under section 32A(3) of the Act and prescribed under Part VI of the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 644/2010);
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“fee”, in relation to any transaction, means the applicable fee under the Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 641/2010);
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“former house agent” means the holder of a valid house agent’s licence under the Appraisers and House Agents Act (Cap. 16) immediately before 22nd October 2010;
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“former house agent salesperson” means a natural person employed or engaged to perform estate agency work by a former house agent immediately before 22nd October 2010;
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“former principal licensee”, in relation to a former house agent, means the natural person who made the application for the former house agent for the house agent’s licence under the Appraisers and House Agents Act (Cap. 16) which was in force immediately before 22nd October 2010;
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“GCE “O” level” means the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education examination at “O” level;
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“licence number”, in relation to an estate agent, means the licence number assigned by the Council on granting an estate agent’s licence;
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“partner or director”, in relation to a former house agent, means a person who was a partner or director of the former house agent immediately before 22nd October 2010;
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“professional indemnity insurance requirements”, in relation to an estate agent, means the professional indemnity insurance requirements under Part V of the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 644/2010) that are applicable to the estate agent;
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“Real Estate Agency examination” means the examination conducted by the Council as a qualification for estate agents, and consisting of Papers 1, 2 and 3;
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“Real Estate Salesperson examination” means the examination conducted by the Council as a qualification for salespersons, and consisting of Papers 1 and 2;
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“registration number” means —
in relation to a salesperson, the registration number assigned by the Council on the registration of the salesperson; and
in relation to a partner (other than a partner of a limited liability partnership) of an estate agent, the registration number assigned by the Council to the partner on the grant of a licence to the estate agent;
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“specified individual”, in relation to an estate agent, means —
a sole proprietor, in the case of an estate agent that is a sole proprietorship;
a partner who will be performing estate agency work, in the case of an estate agent that is a partnership; or
a director who will be performing estate agency work, in the case of an estate agent that is a company.