Estate Agents Act 1979
Application of Act
1Estate agency work
2Interests in land
Orders by Director General of Fair Trading
3Orders prohibiting unfit persons from doing estate agency work
4Warning orders
5Supplementary provisions as to orders under sections 3 and 4
6Revocation and variation of orders under sections 3 and 4
7Appeals
8Register of orders etc.
Information, entry and inspection
9Information for the Director
10Restriction on disclosure of information
11Powers of entry and inspection
Clients' money and accounts
12Meaning of " clients' money " etc.
13Clients' money held on trust or as agent
14Keeping of client accounts
15Interest on clients' money
16Insurance cover for clients' money
17Exemptions from section 16
Regulation of other aspects of estate agency work
18Information to clients of prospective liabilities
19Regulation of pre-contract deposits outside Scotland
20Prohibition of pre-contract deposits in Scotland
21Transactions in which an estate agent has a personal interest
22Standards of competence
23Bankrupts not to engage in estate agency work
Supervision, enforcement, publicity etc.
24Supervision by Council on Tribunals
25General duties of Director
26Enforcement authorities
27Obstruction and personation of authorised officers
Supplementary
28General provisions as to offences
29Service of notices etc.
30Orders and regulations
31Meaning of " business associate " and " controller "
32Meaning of " associate "
33General interpretation provisions
34Financial provisions
35Scotland
36Short title, commencement and extent
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Provisions Supplementary to Section 3(1)
Spent convictions
1A conviction which is to be treated as spent for...
Discrimination
2A person shall be deemed to have committed discrimination for...
3After the expiry of the period of five years beginning...
4(1) So far as paragraphs 2 and 3 above relate...
5In the application of paragraphs 2 to 4 above to...
SCHEDULE 2Procedure etc.
PART IOrders and Decisions Under Sections 3, 4 and 6
Introductory
1In this Schedule— (a) subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, references...
Notice of proposal
2(1) The Director shall give to the person affected a...
Hearing of representations
3Where the Director receives notice under paragraph 2(3)(b) above he...
4(1) In the course of the hearing of oral representations...
5If the Director adjourns the hearing he shall give the...
Decision
6(1) The Director shall take into account in deciding whether...
7If the Director decides not to proceed with his proposal...
8If the Director decides to proceed with his proposal he...
Notification of decision
9(1) Notice of the decision to make the order, and...
10(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the order to which...
PART IIApplications Under Sections 6(1) and 8(3)
11Any reference in this Part of this Schedule to an...
12An application shall be in writing and be in such...
13The Director may by notice require the applicant to publish...
14If an application does not comply with paragraph 12 above...

Estate Agents Act 1979

1979 Chapter 38

An Act to make provision with respect to the carrying on of and to persons who carry on, certain activities in connection with the disposal and acquisition of interests in land; and for purposes connected therewith.

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—