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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002/schedule-25/paragraph-9",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/40",
  "legislation_title": "Enterprise Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/25/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38)",
  "text": "(1) The Estate Agents Act 1979 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 3 (orders prohibiting unfit persons from doing estate agency work)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “the Director General of Fair Trading (in this Act referred to as “the Director”)” there is substituted “ the Office of Fair Trading (in this Act referred to as “the OFT”) ”;\n(b) for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”;\n(c) in subsection (2), for “he” there is substituted “ it ”;\n(d) in subsections (4) and (5), for “he” (in each place) and “him” there is substituted “ it ”;\nand in the cross-heading before that section, for “Director General of Fair Trading” there is substituted “ Office of Fair Trading ”.\n(3) In section 4 (warning orders)—\n(a) for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”;\n(b) in subsection (1), for “he” there is substituted “ it ”.\n(4) In section 5 (supplementary provisions as to orders under sections 3 and 4), for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”.\n(5) In section 6 (revocation and variation of orders under sections 3 and 4)—\n(a) for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”;\n(b) in subsection (1), for “him” there is substituted “ it ”;\n(c) in subsections (3) to (5), for “he” (in each place) there is substituted “ it ”;\n(d) in subsection (3), for “his” there is substituted “ its ”.\n(6) In section 7 (appeals), in subsection (1), for “Director” (in both places) there is substituted “ OFT ”.\n(7) In section 8 (register of orders etc.)—\n(a) for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”;\n(b) in subsection (1), for “him” and “his” there is substituted “ it ” and “ its ” respectively;\n(c) in subsection (3), for “his” there is substituted “ its ”;\n(d) in subsection (4), for “he” there is substituted “ it ”;\n(e) in subsection (5), for “him” there is substituted “ it ”.\n(8) In section 9 (information for the Director)—\n(a) for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”;\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(9) In—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) section 13 (clients’ money held on trust or as agent), and\n(c) section 15 (interest on clients’ money),\nfor “Director” there is substituted “ OFT ”.\n(10) In section 17 (exemptions from section 16)—\n(a) for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”;\n(b) in subsection (1), for “he” and “him” there is substituted “ it ”;\n(c) in subsection (5), for “he” and “his” (in both places) there is substituted “ it ” and “ its ” respectively.\n(11) In—\n(a) section 19 (regulation of pre-contract deposits outside Scotland),\n(b) section 20 (regulation of pre-contract deposits in Scotland), and\n(c) section 21 (transactions in which an estate agent has a personal interest),\nfor “Director” there is substituted “ OFT ”.\n(12) In section 25 (general duties of Director)—\n(a) for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”;\n(b) in subsection (1), for “himself” there is substituted “ itself ”;\n(c) in subsections (2) and (3), for “him” there is substituted “ it ”;\n(d) in subsection (3), for “he” there is substituted “ it ”.\n(13) In section 26 (enforcement authorities)—\n(a) for “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”;\n(b) subsection (2) (requirement to notify Director of intended prosecution) is omitted;\n(c) in subsection (4), for “him” and “he” there is substituted “ it ”.\n(14) In—\n(a) section 29 (service of notices etc.), and\n(b) section 30 (orders and regulations),\nfor “Director” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ”.\n(15) In section 33 (general interpretation provisions)—\n(a) the definition of “Director” shall cease to have effect;\n(b) in the definition of “general notice”, for “Director” and “him” there is substituted “ OFT ” and “ it ” respectively;\n(c) after the definition of “general notice” there is inserted—\n““OFT” means the Office of Fair Trading;”.\n(16) In Schedule 2 (procedure etc.)—\n(a) for “Director” and “Director’s” (in each place) there is substituted “ OFT ” and “ OFT’s ”;\n(b) in paragraph 1, for “his” and “he” there is substituted “ its ” and “ it ” respectively;\n(c) in paragraphs 3 and 5, for “he” there is substituted “ it ”;\n(d) in paragraph 6, for “his” (in both places) and “he” (in both places) there is substituted “ its ” and “ it ” respectively;\n(e) in paragraph 7, for “his” and “he” there is substituted “ its ” and “ it ” respectively;\n(f) in paragraph 8, for “his”, “he” (in both places) and “him” there is substituted “ its ”, “ it ” and “ it ” respectively;\n(g) in paragraph 9(1), for “his” (in both places) there is substituted “ its ”;\n(h) in paragraph 10(2), for “he” there is substituted “ it ”.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 25 para. 9(8)(b) repealed (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 85(c); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 25 para. 9(9)(a) repealed (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 6 para. 85(c); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i) (with art. 8)"
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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