Auctioneers and House Agents Act, 1947
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Restrictions on acting as house agent. |
7.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, no person shall, on or after the operative date, carry on or hold himself out or represent himself as carrying on the business of house agent or act as a house agent except under and in accordance with a licence under section 10 of this Act. | |
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to— | ||
(a) a licensed auctioneer, | ||
(b) a solicitor who is for the time being duly qualified to act as solicitor, | ||
(c) a person acting as agent for a Minister of State, the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, the Irish Land Commission or any person authorised to acquire land compulsorily. | ||
(3) A person who, in contravention of this section, carries on or holds himself out or represents himself as carrying on the business of house agent or acts as a house agent shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to an excise penalty of one hundred pounds. |