Functions and duties of Council
9.—(1)  Subject to the provisions of this Act, the functions and duties of the Council shall be —
(a)to administer the licensing and registration regimes under this Act;
(b)to regulate and control the practice of estate agents and salespersons;
(c)to promote integrity and competence amongst estate agents and salespersons and to maintain or enhance their status;
(d)to administer examinations and a professional development framework for the purposes of licensing and registration under this Act;
(da)to accredit activities, courses and programmes for continuing professional education for or in respect of estate agents and salespersons;
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(e)to develop codes of practice, ethics and conduct for estate agents and salespersons;
(f)to conduct investigations and disciplinary proceedings in relation to offences and unsatisfactory conduct or misconduct in relation to estate agency work;
(g)to develop measures to equip consumers with the necessary knowledge to conduct their property transactions with prudence and diligence; and
(h)to perform such other functions and discharge such other duties as may be conferred on the Council by any written law.
(2)  In addition to the functions and duties imposed under subsection (1), the Council may undertake such other functions and duties (not incompatible with those specified in that subsection) as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, assign to the Council and in so doing —
(a)the Council shall be deemed to be fulfilling the purposes of this Act; and
(b)the provisions of this Act shall apply to the Council in respect of such functions and duties.
(3)  Nothing in this section shall be construed as imposing on the Council, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court to which it would not otherwise be subject.