Estate Agents (Appeals) Rules 2010 - Singapore Statutes Online

No. S 643

Estate Agents Act 2010

(ACT 25 OF 2010)

Estate Agents (Appeals) Rules 2010

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 62 of the Estate Agents Act 2010, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Estate Agents (Appeals) Rules 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2010.

Definitions

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“appeal” means an appeal under section 59 of the Act;

“Appeals Board committee” means the committee of the Appeals Board constituted under section 58(9) of the Act to consider and determine an appeal;

“appellant” means any person who lodges an appeal under section 59 of the Act;

“Chairman of the Appeals Board” means the person appointed by the Minister under section 57(2)(a)(i) of the Act;

“committee chairman” means the person presiding the proceedings of a committee of the Appeals Board under section 58(11) or (12) of the Act;

“Council’s website” means the Internet website of the Council which is accessible at http://www.cea.gov.sg;

“decision” means —

(a)	any decision of the Council or a Disciplinary Committee; or
(b)	where the Council or Disciplinary Committee has reconsidered the matter, on application made in writing within 14 days of its original decision, the decision on such reconsideration,

which is being appealed against under section 59 of the Act;

“member”, in relation to an Appeals Board committee, means any member of the Appeals Board committee and includes the chairman so presiding;

“party”, in relation to an appeal, means the appellant or respondent;

“prescribed fee” means the fee prescribed under rule 3(2)(d)(i);

“respondent” means the Council, whether the decision appealed against is a decision of the Council or a Disciplinary Committee;

“secretary” means any secretary to the Appeals Board appointed by the Minister under section 57 of the Act.

Made this 26th day of October 2010.

TAN TEE HOW

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 311/4-355; AG/LLRD/SL/95A/2010/2 Vol. 1]

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