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Regulation 6

of Estate Agents (Licensing and Registration) Regulations 2010

Regulation 6

Prescribed requirements for grant and renewal of licence

Amended byS 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023S 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023S 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023S 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023S 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023S 645/2025 wef 01/10/2025S 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023S 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023S 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023

Subject to the Act, paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) and regulation 7, no licence shall be granted or renewed unless —

(a)

the Council is satisfied that the estate agent has in place systems and processes to ensure proper management of the business and its salespersons;

(b)

the estate agent does not hold a licence as any other estate agent; and

(c)

each specified individual —

(i)

has attained the age of 21 years;

(ii)

is not registered as a salesperson with another estate agent;

(iii)

does not hold a licence as any other estate agent;

(iv)

has a minimum of 4 GCE ’O’ level passes or obtained an equivalent or higher qualification as determined by the Council; and

(v)

has, in the 2 years immediately before the application for a licence, passed the Real Estate Salesperson examination.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023

Paragraph (1)(c)(iv) and (v) shall not apply to the holder of any of the degree and diploma qualifications specified in the first column of the First Schedule issued by the institutions specified in the second column thereto, if the holder enrolled for the degree or diploma qualification before 1 April 2020.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023

Paragraph (1)(c)(v) does not apply to the holder of any of the degree and diploma qualifications specified in items 1 and 7 of the first column of the First Schedule issued by the institution specified opposite in the second column of that Schedule, if the holder —

(a)

enrolled for the degree or diploma qualification on or after 1 April 2020; and

(b)

has, in the 2 years immediately before the application for a licence, passed Paper 2 of the Real Estate Salesperson examination.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 645/2025 wef 01/10/2025S 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023

Paragraph (1)(c)(v) does not apply —

(a)

to a person who, at the time of the application for the grant or renewal of the estate agent’s licence, is any of the following persons (each called in this paragraph a relevant person):

(i)

a specified individual;

(ii)

a key executive officer of any licensed estate agent;

(iii)

a registered salesperson of any licensed estate agent; or

(b)

to a person —

(i)

who, at the time of the application for the grant or renewal of the estate agent’s licence, is not a relevant person but had been a relevant person for any period in the 2 years immediately before the application for the grant or renewal of the licence; and

(ii)

who had satisfied the CPE requirements under the Act —

(A)

for the year or years that the person had been a relevant person; and

(B)

for the year or years during which the person had ceased to be a relevant person, as if the person had not ceased to be a relevant person.

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