Consumer Rights Act 2015

Valid from 01/10/2015

Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38) U.K.

19 U.K. The Estate Agents Act 1979 is amended as follows.

20 U.K. In section 3(1)(cb) (power to make orders prohibiting unfit persons from doing estate agency work: failure to comply with section 9(1) or 11(1A)(b)) for “section 9(1) or 11(1A)(b) below” substitute “ paragraph 14 or 27 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 ”.

21 U.K. In section 9 (information for the lead enforcement authority) omit subsections (1) to (4).

22 U.K. Omit section 11 (powers of entry and inspection).

23 U.K. Omit section 11A (failure to produce information).

24 U.K. In section 26 (enforcement authorities), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) For the investigatory powers available to an authority for the purposes of the duty in subsection (1), see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.”

25 U.K. Omit section 27 (obstruction and personation of authorised officers).

26 (1) Paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (applications under sections 6(1) and 8(3)) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) For “section 9 of this Act” substitute “ paragraph 14 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 ”.

(3) Omit “or the production of documents”.