(1)An enforcement authority may notify the Office of Fair Trading of any breach of duty under this Part appearing to the authority to have been committed by a person acting as estate agent.
(2)An enforcement authority shall notify the Office of Fair Trading of—
(a)any penalty charge notice given by an officer of the authority under section 168;
(b)any notice given by the authority confirming or withdrawing a penalty charge notice; and
(c)the result of any appeal from the confirmation of a penalty charge notice.
(3)The Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38) applies in relation to a person who has committed a breach of duty under this Part in the course of estate agency work (within the meaning of that Act) as it applies in relation to a person who has engaged in a practice such as is mentioned in section 3(1)(d) of that Act in the course of such work.
Commencement Information
I1S. 175 wholly in force at 6.4.2008; s. 175 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 270(6); s. 175 in force for certain purposes at 1.8.2007 by S. I. 2007/1668, arts. 2-4; s. 175 in force for certain purposes at 10.9.2007 by S.I. 2007/2471, arts. 2-4; s. 175 in force for certain purposes at 14.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3308, arts. 2-4; s. 175 in force in so far as not already in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/898, art. 2(1)