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Estate Agents Act 1979, Cross Heading: Notice of proposal is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 24 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Notice of proposalU.K.

2(1)The [F1lead enforcement authority] shall give to the person affected a notice informing him of the proposal and of the [F2lead enforcement authority’s] reason for it; but paragraph 1(2) above shall not apply for the purposes of this sub-paragraph.U.K.

(2)In the case of a proposal to make an order, the notice under sub-paragraph (1) above shall inform the person affected of the substance of the proposed order and, in the case of a proposal to make an order under section 3 of this Act, shall—

(a)set out those matters falling within subsection (1) of that section which the [F3lead enforcement authority] intends should be specified as the grounds for the order, and

(b)specify any other matters of which the [F3lead enforcement authority] has taken account under subsection (2) of that section, and

(c)if the [F3lead enforcement authority] proposes to rely on section 4(3) of this Act to establish the unfitness of the person affected, state that fact.

(3)The notice given under sub-paragraph (1) above shall invite the person affected, within such period of not less than twenty-one days as may be specified in the notice—

(a)to submit to the [F4lead enforcement authority] his representations in writing as to why the order should not be made or, as the case may be, should be varied or revoked in accordance with the application, and

(b)to give notice to the [F4lead enforcement authority], if he thinks fit, that he wishes to make such representations orally,

and where notice is given under paragraph (b) above the [F4lead enforcement authority] shall arrange for the oral representations to be heard.

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