Singapore legislation

Regulation 7

of Estate Agents (Licensing and Registration) Regulations 2010

Regulation 7

Exemptions for former principal licensees and partners and directors of former house agents

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

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023

Regulation 6(1)(c)(iv) and (v) shall not, in any application for an estate agent’s licence made on or before 31st December 2010, apply to any person who —

(a)

is a former principal licensee; or

(b)

is a partner or director of a former house agent performing estate agency work and who, on or before 31st December 2010, passes an industry examination listed in the first column of the Second Schedule that is conducted by the body specified in the second column thereto.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023

For any application for an estate agent’s licence made on or before 31st December 2010, a partner or director of a former house agent performing estate agency work who does not satisfy the requirement in paragraph (1)(b) —

(a)

shall be exempted from regulation 6(1)(c)(iv) and (v) until 31st December 2011; and

(b)

shall be exempted from regulation 6(1)(c)(iv) and (v) if he passes the Real Estate Agency examination, on or before 31st December 2011.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 111/2023 wef 01/03/2023

A person to whom regulation 6(1)(c)(iv) does not apply under paragraph (1), or who is exempted from regulation 6(1)(c)(iv) under paragraph (2)(b), continues not to be subject to regulation 6(1)(c)(iv) or continues to be exempted from regulation 6(1)(c)(iv) in respect of any application for an estate agent’s licence made on or after 1 January 2011.

Subregulation 4

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

A person to whom regulation 6(1)(c)(v) does not apply under paragraph (1), or who is exempted from regulation 6(1)(c)(v) under paragraph (2)(b), continues not to be subject to regulation 6(1)(c)(v) or continues to be exempted from regulation 6(1)(c)(v) in respect of any application for an estate agent’s licence made on or after 1 January 2011 —

(a)

if the person was on 1 January 2011, and had since that date continuously been, any one or more of the following persons (called in this paragraph relevant persons):

(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)

if the person —

(i)

was on 1 January 2011, and had since that date continuously been (other than any break not exceeding 2 years each), any one or more of the relevant persons; and

(ii)

had satisfied the CPE requirements under the Act —

(A)

for the year or years that the person had been any one or more of the relevant persons; and

(B)

for the year or years during which the person had ceased to be any one or more of the relevant persons, as if the person had not ceased to be such relevant person or persons.

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