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ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1980 - SECT 17

Application for estate agent's licence

S. 17(1) amended by Nos 9500 s. 4, 9925 s. 5(a), 10028 s. 11(a), substituted by No. 86/1994 s. 10(4).

    (1)     A person may apply to the Authority for an estate agent's licence.

S. 17(1A) inserted by No. 86/1994 s. 10(4).

    (1A)     The application must be made in the form specified by the Authority and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

S. 17(2) amended by No. 86/1994 s. 10(5)(a).

    (2)     An application by a person other than a corporation must—

        (a)     state—

              (i)     the address of the place or places at which the applicant intends to carry on business;

S. 17(2)(a)(ii) amended by No. 63/2010 s. 38(a).

              (ii)     the address which he desires to be recorded as the registered address for the purposes of this Act;

              (iii)     where the applicant intends to carry on business at more than one place, the address which he desires to be recorded as his principal office for the purposes of this Act; and

              (iv)     in the case of an application by a member of a partnership, the names and addresses of all the partners;

S. 17(2)(b) repealed by No. 86/1994 s. 10(5)(b).

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S. 17(2)(c) amended by Nos 9500 s. 4, 10028 s. 11(b), 86/1994 ss 10(5)(c), 47(f), substituted by No. 8/2003 s. 45.

        (c)     be accompanied by—

S. 17(2)(c)(i) repealed by No. 1/2010 s. 8(a).

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              (ii)     if the applicant has applied to be granted a licence in accordance with section 14(1)(a), full particulars of the applicant's employment as an agent's representative during the relevant period; and

              (iii)     a statement by the applicant certifying that the particulars contained in the application are true and correct.

S. 17(2)(d) amended by Nos 9925 s. 5(a), 10028 s. 11(c), repealed by No. 86/1994 s. 10(5)(d).

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S. 17(3) amended by Nos 9925 s. 5(b), 86/1994 ss 10(5)(e), 47(g), repealed by No. 52/1998 s. 73.

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S. 17(4) inserted by No. 86/1994 s. 10(6).

    (4)     An application by a corporation must—

        (a)     state—

              (i)     the address of the place or places at which the corporation intends to carry on business; and

S. 17(4)(a)(ii) amended by No. 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 39.2).

              (ii)     its registered office under the Corporations Act; and

S. 17(4)(a)(iii) substituted by No. 63/2010 s. 38(b).

              (iii)     its registered address; and

              (iv)     if the corporation intends to carry on business at more than one place, the address which it desires to be recorded as its principal office for the purposes of this Act; and

        (b)     contain any other details that are required by the Authority; and

S. 17(4)(c) substituted by No. 1/2010 s. 8(b).

        (c)     be accompanied by the documents referred to in section 19.

S. 17(4)(d) repealed by No. 1/2010 s. 8(b).

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S. 18 amended by Nos 9500 s. 4, 9699 s. 23, 9925 s. 5(a), 10028 s. 12(a)(b), repealed by No. 86/1994 s. 10(7).

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