Appraisers Act 1906

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Appraisers Act 1906
2020 REVISED EDITION
This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021
An Act to provide for the licensing of appraisers.
[25/2010]
[1 July 1906]
Short title
1.  This Act is the Appraisers Act 1906.
[25/2010]
Definition of appraiser
2.  Every person who values or appraises any estate or immovable property, lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any interest in possession or reversion, remainder or contingency in any estate or immovable property, for or on expectation of any hire, gain, fee or reward or valuable consideration to be paid to the person therefor, is deemed to carry on the business of an appraiser, and is an appraiser within the meaning of this Act.
[4/2021]
3.  [Repealed by Act 25 of 2010]
Appraisers to be licensed
4.  Every appraiser must take out a licence in Form A in the Schedule.
[7/2005]
5.  [Repealed by Act 25 of 2010]
Power to grant licences
6.—(1)  The Comptroller of Property Tax is empowered to grant licences under the provisions of this Act.
(2)  Every licence granted under this Act must be granted under the hand of the Comptroller of Property Tax.
(3)  The issue of any licence must be notified as soon as possible in the Gazette.
(4)  On every such licence there must be paid in money by the person taking out or renewing the licence to the Comptroller of Property Tax such fee as may be prescribed by the Minister in respect of the class of licence to which the licence belongs.
(5)  No licence may be granted or renewed under this Act until the fee has first been paid.
(6)  The Minister may prescribe such fees as are referred to in subsection (4) by order in the Gazette and may prescribe different fees for different classes of licences.
Licences
7.—(1)  Every licence to be taken out under the authority of this Act must state —
(a)the true name and place of abode of the person taking it out;
(b)the true date or time of granting the licence; and
(c)the principal place of business at which the trade or business for which the licence is granted is to be carried on.
[4/2021]
(2)  Every licence expires on 31 December and must be renewed annually at least 10 days before the expiry of the licence.
(3)  Any person who —
(a)having had such a licence continues to carry on the trade or business for which the licence was granted in the year next ensuing its expiry and omits to renew it; and
(b)carries on a trade or business required by this Act to be licensed without taking out a licence,
shall, except as provided in this Act, each be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
8.  [Repealed by Act 4 of 2021]
9.  [Repealed by Act 4 of 2021]
Refusal and cancellation of licences
10.  The Comptroller of Property Tax may refuse any application for a licence or to renew any licence, and may cancel the licence of any person who has been convicted of any offence under this Act or who has failed to account for or pay over any money or property which has come into his or her possession or control as a licensed person.
Evidence of misconduct
11.  The judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction whether civil or criminal, having the effect of finding that any licensed person —
(a)is liable or responsible for any money or property come into his or her possession or control as a licensed person under circumstances amounting to a breach of trust or duty; or
(b)has paid or agreed to pay to his or her employer any part of his or her charges or expenses by way of return commission when the employer is a person accountable to any other person for the proceeds of the sale,
is a ground for the cancellation of his or her licence.
[25/2010]
Offences triable by District Court
12.  Any offence punishable under this Act may be tried by a District Court.
Power to make regulations
13.  The Minister may make regulations necessary for or convenient to carrying out the provisions of this Act.
[25/2010]
THE SCHEDULE
Section 4
FORM A

APPRAISERS ACT 1906

APPRAISER’S LICENCE

   Subject to the provisions of the Appraisers Act 1906 and all regulations made under the Act, ____________________________________________ residing at ___________________________________________________ and carrying on the business of an _______________________________ at ___________________________________ is licensed to carry on the business of an appraiser at the place of business as described above or elsewhere in Singapore.
This licence will continue in force until 31 December ______, unless previously cancelled under section 10 of the Act.
Given under my hand this ____ day of ________________ 20___.
 
Comptroller of Property Tax
Prescribed fee of
$                  paid.
[7/2005; 25/2010]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Appraisers Act 1906

 

(Formerly known as the Appraisers and House Agents Act (2000 Ed.))
This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act.
1.  
Ordinance X of 1906—The Auctioneers Licensing Ordinance 1906
Bill
:
G.N. No. 175/1906
First Reading
:
16 March 1906
Second Reading
:
23 March 1906
Notice of Amendments
:
11 May 1906
Third Reading
:
11 May 1906
Commencement
:
1 July 1906
2.  
Ordinance XXI of 1906—The Auctioneers Licensing Ordinance 1906 Amendment Ordinance 1906
Bill
:
G.N. No. 754/1906
First Reading
:
3 August 1906
Second Reading
:
24 August 1906
Third Reading
:
7 September 1906
Commencement
:
7 September 1906
3.  
1920 Revised Edition—Ordinance No. 95 (Auctioneers’ Licences)
Operation
:
28 November 1921
4.  
Ordinance 32 of 1922—Statute Laws (Revised Edition) Amendment Ordinance, 1922
(Amendments made by section 12(1) read with the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
G.N. No. 1158/1922
First Reading
:
14 August 1922
Second Reading
:
11 September 1922
Notice of Amendments
:
23 October 1922
Commencement
:
28 November 1921 (section 12(1) read with the Schedule)
5.  
1926 Revised Edition—Ordinance No. 95 (Auctioneers’ Licences)
Operation
:
1 August 1926
6.  
1936 Revised Edition—Auctioneers’ Licences Ordinance (Chapter 198)
Operation
:
1 September 1936
7.  
Ordinance 32 of 1949—Auctioneers’ Licences (Amendment) Ordinance, 1949
Bill
:
G.N. No. S 300/1949
First Reading
:
28 July 1949
Second and Third Readings
:
23 August 1949
Commencement
:
1 January 1950
8.  
Ordinance 3 of 1950—Auctioneers’ Licences (Amendment) Ordinance, 1950
Bill
:
G.N. No. S 18/1950
First, Second and Third Readings
:
22 February 1950
Commencement
:
1 January 1950
9.  
Ordinance 33 of 1954—Auctioneers’ Licences (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954
Bill
:
35/1954
First Reading
:
16 November 1954
Second and Third Readings
:
14 December 1954
Commencement
:
8 January 1955
10.  
Ordinance 37 of 1952—Law Revision (Penalties Amendment) Ordinance, 1952
(Amendments made by section 2 read with item 62 of the Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
32/1952
First Reading
:
16 September 1952
Second and Third Readings
:
14 October 1952
Commencement
:
30 April 1955 (section 2 read with item 62 of the Schedule)
11.  
1955 Revised Edition—Auctioneers’ Licences Ordinance (Chapter 190)
Operation
:
1 July 1956
12.  
Ordinance 71 of 1959—Transfer of Powers Ordinance, 1959
(Amendments made by section 4 read with the First Schedule to the above Ordinance)
Bill
:
30/1959
First Reading
:
22 September 1959
Second and Third Readings
:
11 November 1959
Commencement
:
20 November 1959 (section 4 read with the First Schedule)
13.  
Ordinance 5 of 1963—Auctioneers’ Licences (Amendment) Ordinance, 1963
Bill
:
199/1963
First Reading
:
5 April 1963
Second and Third Readings
:
15 June 1963
Commencement
:
28 June 1963
14.  
1970 Revised Edition—Auctioneers’ Licences Act (Chapter 214)
Operation
:
31 July 1971
15.  
1985 Revised Edition—Auctioneers’ Licences Act (Chapter 16)
Operation
:
30 March 1987
16.  
Act 22 of 2000—Auctioneers’ Licences (Amendment) Act 2000
Bill
:
17/2000
First Reading
:
22 May 2000
Second and Third Readings
:
3 July 2000
Commencement
:
1 August 2000
Note: The Auctioneers’ Licences Act was renamed as the Appraisers and House Agents Act by this Act.
17.  
2000 Revised Edition—Appraisers and House Agents Act (Chapter 16)
Operation
:
30 December 2000
18.  
Act 7 of 2005—Appraisers and House Agents (Amendment) Act 2005
Bill
:
63/2004
First Reading
:
19 October 2004
Second and Third Readings
:
25 January 2005
Commencement
:
1 April 2005
19.  
Act 5 of 2008—Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Act 2008
(Amendments made by section 40 read with item (1) of the Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
50/2007
First Reading
:
12 November 2007
Second and Third Readings
:
22 January 2008
Commencement
:
1 April 2008 (section 40 read with item (1) of the Schedule)
20.  
Act 25 of 2010—Estate Agents Act 2010
(Amendments made by section 73 read with item 2 of the Third Schedule to the above Act)
Bill
:
19/2010
First Reading
:
16 August 2010
Second and Third Readings
:
15 September 2010
Commencement
:
22 October 2010 (section 73 read with item 2 of the Third Schedule)
Note: The Appraisers and House Agents Act was renamed as the Appraisers Act by this Act.
21.  
Act 4 of 2021—Statute Law Reform Act 2021
(Amendments made by section 18 of the above Act)
Bill
:
45/2020
First Reading
:
3 November 2020
Second and Third Readings
:
5 January 2021
Commencement
:
1 March 2021 (section 18)
22.  
2020 Revised Edition—Appraisers Act 1906
Operation
:
31 December 2021

Abbreviations

 
(updated on 29 August 2022)
G.N.
Gazette Notification
G.N. Sp.
Gazette Notification (Special Supplement)
L.A.
Legislative Assembly
L.N.
Legal Notification (Federal/Malaysian)
M.
Malaya/Malaysia (including Federated Malay States, Malayan Union, Federation of Malaya and Federation of Malaysia)
Parl.
Parliament
S
Subsidiary Legislation
S.I.
Statutory Instrument (United Kingdom)
S (N.S.)
Subsidiary Legislation (New Series)
S.S.G.G.
Straits Settlements Government Gazette
S.S.G.G. (E)
Straits Settlements Government Gazette (Extraordinary)

COMPARATIVE TABLE

Appraisers Act 1906

This Act has undergone renumbering in the 2020 Revised Edition. This Comparative Table is provided to help readers locate the corresponding provisions in the last Revised Edition.

2020 Ed.
2000 Ed.
THE SCHEDULE
FIRST SCHEDULE
—
SECOND SCHEDULE [Repealed by Act 4 of 2021]

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