Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010

These Regulations may be cited as the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 and shall, with the exception of regulation 9 and Parts IV, V and VI, come into operation on 15th November 2010.

Parts IV, V and VI shall come into operation on 1st January 2011.

Regulation 9 shall come into operation on 1st March 2011.

These Regulations may be cited as the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 and shall, with the exception of regulation 9 and Parts IV, V and VI, come into operation on 15th November 2010.

Parts IV, V and VI shall come into operation on 1st January 2011.

Regulation 9 shall come into operation on 1st March 2011.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“accredited CPE activity” means a CPE activity that is approved under regulation 16(3) as an accredited CPE activity and for which approval has not been suspended or revoked under regulation 16(7);“commercial or industrial property” means property other than residential property;[Deleted by S 878/2023 wef 22/12/2023]“CPE activity” means an activity, course or programme that is determined by the Council as a CPE activity under regulation 15(2)(a);[Deleted by S 644/2025 wef 01/01/2026]“CPE training hour” means a continuing professional education training hour, determined by the Council under regulation 15(2)(d), accumulated by a CPE-liable individual after successfully completing a CPE activity;“CPE‑liable individual” means an individual who is a licensed estate agent, a registered salesperson, or a partner, director or key executive officer of a licensed estate agent;“developer” means any person who constructs or causes to be constructed property for sale or lease to other persons;“HDB property” means any property which was sold or leased by the Housing and Development Board under the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129);“lease” includes an agreement for a lease;“residential property” has the same meaning assigned to it in the Residential Property Act (Cap. 274);“specified class of CPE activities” means a class of CPE activities specified by the Council under regulation 15(2)(b);[Deleted by S 644/2025 wef 01/01/2026]“specified number of CPE training hours” means the number of CPE training hours, specified under regulation 15(2)(c), that must be accumulated by a CPE-liable individual in respect of a specified class of CPE activities.

“accredited CPE activity” means a CPE activity that is approved under regulation 16(3) as an accredited CPE activity and for which approval has not been suspended or revoked under regulation 16(7);

“commercial or industrial property” means property other than residential property;

“CPE activity” means an activity, course or programme that is determined by the Council as a CPE activity under regulation 15(2)(a);

“CPE training hour” means a continuing professional education training hour, determined by the Council under regulation 15(2)(d), accumulated by a CPE-liable individual after successfully completing a CPE activity;

“CPE‑liable individual” means an individual who is a licensed estate agent, a registered salesperson, or a partner, director or key executive officer of a licensed estate agent;

“developer” means any person who constructs or causes to be constructed property for sale or lease to other persons;

“HDB property” means any property which was sold or leased by the Housing and Development Board under the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129);

“lease” includes an agreement for a lease;

“residential property” has the same meaning assigned to it in the Residential Property Act (Cap. 274);

“specified class of CPE activities” means a class of CPE activities specified by the Council under regulation 15(2)(b);

“specified number of CPE training hours” means the number of CPE training hours, specified under regulation 15(2)(c), that must be accumulated by a CPE-liable individual in respect of a specified class of CPE activities.