Real Estate Agents Act 2008

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Part 5 Duties relating to real estate agency work

Business to be identified

121 Agent to display required name information

(1)

In this section,—

business, in relation to an agent, means the agent’s business as a real estate agent

required name information, in relation to an agent, means—

(a)

the name of the agent and the fact that the agent is licensed under this Act; and

(b)

if the agent’s business as a real estate agent is not carried on in the agent’s name, the name or style under which that business is carried on.

(2)

Every agent must ensure that the required name information is displayed in a prominent place—

(a)

at each office or shop maintained by the agent for the purposes of the business; and

(b)

on every website maintained by the agent for the purposes of the business; and

(c)

on all notices, advertisements, and other material published by or on behalf of the agent in the course of the business; and

(d)

on all letters, accounts, contractual documents, agreements, and other documents sent or handed out, entered into, or published by or on behalf of the agent in the course of the business.

(3)

The required name information must be capable of being easily read from outside each office or shop maintained by the agent for the purposes of the business.

Compare: 1976 No 9 s 53