Appointment of salespersons – Property for rent Singapore
39.—(1) An estate agent shall not appoint, associate with, employ or continue to employ as a salesperson any person who for the time being is not a registered salesperson. Property for rent Singapore.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction for each salesperson appointed, associated or employed in contravention of subsection (1), as the case may be.
Salesperson to act for one estate agent at any one time – Property for rent Singapore.
40.—(1) A salesperson may not be registered to act as a salesperson for more than one estate agent at any one time. Property for rent Singapore.
(2) A salesperson shall not at any one time act as a salesperson for more than one estate agent.
(3) Any salesperson who makes any false representation (whether verbally or in writing or by conduct) to any person to the effect that the salesperson is employed by or authorised to act as a salesperson for any specified estate agent shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. Property for rent Singapore.
Salesperson to operate under written agreement with estate agent
41.—(1) A licensed estate agent shall not cause or permit an individual to carry out estate agency work for that licensed estate agent unless an agreement in writing between that estate agent and the individual authorises the individual to carry out estate agency work
for that estate agent.
(2) An individual shall not perform or hold himself out as entitled to perform estate agency work for a licensed estate agent unless an agreement in writing between that estate agent and the individual authorises the individual to carry out estate agency work for that estate
agent. Property for rent Singapore.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
Source: Estate Agents Act (EAA)
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