Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2010

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No. S 641
Estate Agents Act 2010
(ACT 25 OF 2010)
Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2010
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 72 of the Estate Agents Act 2010, the Council for Estate Agencies, with the approval of the Minister for National Development, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st November 2010.
Definitions
2.  In these Regulations —
“CPE activity” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 644/2010);
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“limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A);
“representative” means any natural person who undertakes or may undertake estate agency work.
Fees and payment of fees
3.—(1)  There shall be paid to the Council, in respect of the matters specified in the first column of the Schedule, the fees specified opposite thereto in the second column thereof.
(2)  The licence and registration fees in the Schedule are payable —
(a)as a condition precedent to the grant of an estate agent’s licence or registration of a salesperson; and
(b)annually thereafter.
(2A)  The fees in the Schedule for an application for the renewal of an estate agent’s licence or the renewal of registration as a salesperson are payable for every alternate renewal.
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(3)  Any fee in respect of the registration of a salesperson shall be paid to the Council by the estate agent that the salesperson is to represent.
(4)  The fee in item 10 of the Schedule is not payable in respect of the registration of an individual as a salesperson for a calendar year or part of a calendar year if —
(a)at the time of the application for registration (called in this paragraph the relevant application), the individual is already registered as a salesperson for that calendar year or part of the calendar year (called in this paragraph the existing registration), but the individual intends to cease to work for or to be engaged by the estate agent through which the salesperson was registered;
(b)the relevant application is made through and supported by an estate agent other than the estate agent through which the salesperson’s existing registration was registered; and
(c)the fee in item 10 of the Schedule for the existing registration had been paid.
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4.  [Deleted by S 707/2015 wef 19/11/2015]
Penalty for late payment of fees
5.  Where a person fails to pay any fee or part thereof specified in the Schedule by the day on which such sum is due as determined by the Council, the Council may impose a penalty amounting to 10% of the outstanding amount.
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Refund or remission of fees
6.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2), no fee paid or payable to the Council under these Regulations shall be refunded or remitted in the event of the termination, suspension or revocation of the licence or registration to which it relates, or in the event of the suspension or revocation of the accreditation of a CPE activity to which it relates.
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(2)  The Council may, in its discretion, refund or remit, in whole or in part, any fee or penalty paid or payable under these Regulations.
THE SCHEDULE
Regulations 3 and 5
Fees
First column
 
Second column
1.Application for or to renew an estate agent’s licence
 
$120 per licence
2.Application for registration or renewal of registration as a salesperson
 
$60 per salesperson
3.The grant or renewal of an estate agent’s licence the duration of which starts on or after 1 January 2019, for an estate agent with not more than 10 representatives for —
 
 
(a)a calendar year, or part of a calendar year starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$330
(b)part of a calendar year starting after 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$165
4.The grant or renewal of an estate agent’s licence the duration of which starts on or after 1 January 2019, for an estate agent with more than 10 but not more than 30 representatives for —
 
 
(a)a calendar year, or part of a calendar year starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$660
(b)part of a calendar year starting after 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$330
5.The grant or renewal of an estate agent’s licence the duration of which starts on or after 1 January 2019, for an estate agent with more than 30 but not more than 50 representatives for —
 
 
(a)a calendar year, or part of a calendar year starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$1,100
(b)part of a calendar year starting after 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$550
6.The grant or renewal of an estate agent’s licence the duration of which starts on or after 1 January 2019, for an estate agent with more than 50 but not more than 500 representatives for —
 
 
(a)a calendar year, or part of a calendar year starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$2,200
(b)part of a calendar year starting after 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$1,100
7.The grant or renewal of an estate agent’s licence the duration of which starts on or after 1 January 2019, for an estate agent with more than 500 but not more than 1,000 representatives for —
 
 
(a)a calendar year, or part of a calendar year starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$5,000
(b)part of a calendar year starting after 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$2,500
8.The grant or renewal of an estate agent’s licence the duration of which starts on or after 1 January 2019, for an estate agent with more than 1,000 representatives for —
 
 
(a)a calendar year, or part of a calendar year starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$5,000 and an additional $5,000 for every subsequent 1,000 representatives (or part of 1,000 representatives)
(b)part of a calendar year starting after 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$2,500 and an additional $2,500 for every subsequent 1,000 representatives (or part of 1,000 representatives)
9.The grant or renewal of an estate agent’s licence the duration of which starts on or after 1 January 2019, for an estate agent with any partner performing estate agency work (other than a partner of a limited liability partnership) for —
 
 
(a)a calendar year, or part of a calendar year starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$280 for each partner (in addition to any fee specified in items 3 to 8)
(b)part of a calendar year starting after 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$140 for each partner (in addition to any fee specified in items 3 to 8)
10.Registration or renewal of registration of a salesperson for —
 
 
(a)a calendar year, or part of a calendar year starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$280
(b)part of a calendar year starting after 30 June and ending on 31 December
 
$140
11.In respect of the Real Estate Agency examination conducted by the Council as a qualification for estate agents and consisting of Papers 1, 2 and 3, application to —
 
 
(a)sit for 1 Paper
 
$348.80
(b)sit for 2 Papers
 
$534.10
(c)sit for 3 Papers
 
$675.80
(d)defer the examination date after successfully applying to sit for the examination
 
$130.80 for each deferment
(e)appeal against examination result
 
$87.20 for each appeal
12.In respect of the Real Estate Salesperson examination conducted by the Council as a qualification for salespersons and consisting of Papers 1 and 2, application to —
 
 
(a)sit for 1 Paper
 
$283.40
(b)sit for 2 Papers
 
$512.30
(c)defer the examination date after successfully applying to sit for the examination
 
$130.80 for each deferment
(d)appeal against examination result
 
$87.20 for each appeal
13.Application for preliminary assessment as to whether an individual is considered a fit and proper person —
 
$54.50
(a)made before any application for the grant of an estate agent’s licence, under section 30(f) of the Act
 
 
(b)made before any application for the grant or renewal of an estate agent’s licence, under section 31(b) of the Act
 
 
(c)made before any application for registration as a salesperson, under section 32(2)(c) of the Act
 
 
14.Application for accreditation of a CPE activity under regulation 16(2) of the Estate Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 644/2010).
 
$392.40
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Made this 26th day of October 2010.
GREG SEOW FOOK HIN
President,
Council for Estate Agencies,
Singapore.
[ND 311/4-355; AG/LLRD/SL/95A/2010/3 Vol. 1]

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