Estate Agents Amendment Act
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KANTOOR VAN DIE EERSTE MINISTER '' OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER ;_._. ·
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Hierby word bekend gemaak dat die Staats president sy - ' ' It is hereby notified that the State President has
i dkeuring geheg bet aan die onde_ rstaande Wet wat assented to the following Act which is hereby published rby ter algemene inligting gep:ublis~er word:- _-· : -· for general information:-
. ; . . . . . . . .. •. . . _,. . ' ~ : . .. ~ . 51 vanl984: Wysigingswet op Eiendomsagente, No. 51 of 1984: Estate Agents Amendment Act, 1984.
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· ESTATEAGENTSAMENDMENT ACT,-1984. Act No. 51, 1984
GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE: ·-., ,, . -:,) [ • · . · ] ·Words· in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from
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' ' . - ,• To amend the· provisions of the Estate Agents Act,.l976, regard·
·. "ing definitimis; to further regtilate ,the constitution of the Es· . . tate Agents Board; to delete the requirement that in the de·
termination of.the remuneration and allowances of members of the ·said board who are not in the fuU-time employ of the State, the Minister of Finance is to he· consulted with; to authorize the said . board itself to determine the conditions of appointment and the remuneration 'of. staff of the board; to provide for the appointment by. the. said' board or discipli~ nary committees;' to provide for the recovery by the board of certain costs' froni estate··agents; to further regulate the ap· plication of moneys in the Estate Agents. Fidelity Fund; to ex· tend the disqualifications relating to fidelity fund certificates; and to further regulate the duties of estate agents relating to the auditing of their accounting records, the provisions re- garding improper conduct by estate agents, certain appeals
... to the Supreme .Court. and certain matters regarding , the · trust accounts of estate agents; and to provide for matters in
connection therewi~h.. · · · · · ... . ·; . ·
(English text signed by the State President.) (Assented to 30 March.J984.)
BE rr ENActED _by thb St~te .President and .. the' Hou~~ of Assefi!bly ofthe Republic of South Africa, as follow~:~
. i Secti~n 1. ~f the' Est'ate Agents Act: 1976 (herei~aft~r' refer- red to as the principal Act), · is hereby amended-' . . · , . ·
5 (a) by the substitution for the aefinition of ."board" of the
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following definition: . . . . . · . , , . · · . "'board' means the . Estate Agents Board established
under section 2, and. includes, for the purposes of subsections (2) and. 3 of sect10n;30, and section
' ' 32 (7) (a) (ii) iri so far as it relates to the said sub- . '· sections, any disciplinary committee of the board
·acting pursuant to and in accordance with the pro~ ' visions of section 8B;"; · ' ·
·(b) by the addition in the defi1;1ition ·or "estate agent" be- fore the proviso of the following paragraph:· ·
:. "(e)' for·the purposes of section 30 (2); (3), (4) and (5) · · ; . , . . and ofregulations ~ade under section 33 1 (h),
includes any person who was an ·estate agent at the time when he was .. guilty .of any act or omission which. allegedly cO'nstitutes improper ; conduct re-20
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. ferred to in section 30:"; and .. . . (c) by the insertion after the definition of "fund" of the
following definition: . - . . ~. . : · ·. . . .· "'immovable property' includes-· ., ' ·
(a) any unit as defined in section 1 of. the Section- ' at .Titles Act, 1971 (Act No: 66 of 1971), and
· · ' anY proposed unit;
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Anlendme~t of section 1 of Act 112 of 1976, as amended by · section 1 of Act 60 of 1978, section 1 of Act 57 of 1980 and section 1 of Act 53 of 1982.
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(b)· any.rightto claim transfer of immovable prop- .. . , erty; . .'. . · · ·. . ." , .: .. i;• ... ·. - . ·
· ·. . (c) .. , any undivided sharejri immovable' property; _
5, (d) . any~_ interest in', immovable property' other
'" , . than a right or interest registered. or capable I ;; - . : , , J of; .~eing . registered under th~ Mining Titles .
RegtstratlonAct, 1967 (Act No: 16 of 1967); . . . • (e) any .share in a private 'company referred to in
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, the. Companies Act; 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973),: the whole .or the .inajor portion of whose ass~ts consists of immovable property;
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(f) any share m a share block company as defined ·in section, 1 of the Share Blocks, Control Act, ',1980 (Act No. 59'o( 1980), and any proposed share· ·· · · · · · · · ·
• .. :. " ':: ' (g) any dme-sharing iriterest.as oefined in section 1 of the Property Time-Sharing Control Act, 1983 (Act No~· 75'of 1983),;and any proposed
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·. 25 3. The following section i~' hereby sub~tituted for section 5 of Substitution of the principal Ad: . . • . · _- . . · · · ·. ·section 5 of
. , · .. ·' , · , , :.·.-. ·- ·· . • :·•· Act112of1976. ,, .• ·:Remunera- ·· . 5. Any member of the board who is not in 'the full- · · ·· · : .:,·
. · ~~~~~53~{ time employ of !he State, ~~all · be _J?aid ·out of the ' ': : · ,' ~ ~- '., ' · · members of funds of the board -·such· remuneration and allow- ,. .
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.. · sultation with the Minister o(_Finance].''. · · • . - • .• • l ~ .• · •
• i.;t.' . , . :~·. · · 41~' Sectio~: ·6 · 6f the pfin~ip-al Act ·i~ :he-reby 'an\·ended by the Amendment ~f .· substit~.tion_ for subsect!m~ (1) .of ~he followin& sub$ect_ion.:. _ · ~~~u 6
0 1f1976,
35 .. : . . (1) :~.'he work tnctdental to the ~a,rry~ng ~u~ of !ts. f'!nc- as substituted by· ' ' ; ' ttons bythe bpard shall be performed under tts dtrecttons section 2 of .· .. '·. · . and contr~l by· persons' appointed by the' board on such con- Act 57 of 1980.
: ditions' and at' such remuneration as the [Minister may in . : ' : . consultation with· the Minister of' Finance approve] board
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after section 8A: · · : · . · ·' sectJ.on BB m .: · . . · . . . · · Act 112 of 1976
"Disciplinary 88. 1 The board may· from time to time appoint · ·. . ~ co~tt.e~s- .' such number of disciplinary commtttees as tt eems .
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· amongstltsnieinbers .. : ,, ·. · '.' ... ·• ·· ... . : , , : .. (2) A disciplinary committee may exercise or per-
..... form any power or function which is granted or en- _ trusted to ,the board by ~ subse'ction_s (2) and (3) of section 30. '- -- - . ' . 0 0 • ., • ' · '. '(3rThe provisions· of-section '4 (5) and (6) shall, ·subject .to subseCtion (5) ·of this section; apply muta-
, . • .. I tis' mutandis in feSpeCt Of a disCiplinary COmmittee. . . ....... '.(4) The board_may, subject tto the provisions of
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· · · ·cammittee before·· the · committee . has ; commenced with an investigation contemplated in section 30 (2).
,. . • . . . (5) If a vacancy occurs .on a disciplinary committee after the committee has 'commericed 'with 'an investi- gation, the investigation' may be proceeded ,with be- fore at. least two members . of' the. committee, )but i . ~ ~- . . . . . l• •. I
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· only two serving members remain; they may take any · · ·" decision