Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011
Number 40 of 2011
PROPERTY SERVICES (REGULATION) ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 3 March 2025
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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Number 40 of 2011
PROPERTY SERVICES (REGULATION) ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 3 March 2025
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title and commencement.
4. Application of this Act to principal officers and employees.
5. Laying of regulations and orders.
Property Services Regulatory Authority
9. Establishment of Property Services Regulatory Authority.
10. Membership of Authority and terms of membership.
13. Membership of either House of the Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority.
14. Advisory committees, consultants and advisers.
15. Non-disclosure of information.
24. Accountability of Chief Executive to other Oireachtas Committees.
25. Power to charge and recover fees.
26. Advances by Minister to Authority.
Licences to Provide Property Services
28. Prohibition of unlicensed property service.
31. Issue or refusal of licence.
33. Documents to accompany certain applications.
34. Notification to applicant of refusal to issue licence, etc.
36. Notification to applicant of refusal to renew licence, etc.
37. Display and production of licences.
38. Offence to use licence issued to another person.
39. Issue of replacement licence, etc.
40. Surrender and seizure of licence following suspension or revocation, etc.
41. Notification of material matter to Authority.
42. Provision of information by Garda Síochána.
General Obligations of Licensees
45. Professional indemnity insurance.
Client Accounts and Related Matters
46. Keeping and preservation of client accounts and records.
47. Offences relating to client accounts and accounting records.
48. Control of banking accounts or assets of licensees.
49. Priority of claims to client moneys.
50. Preservation of lien and other rights.
51. Provisions regarding banks.
52. Vesting in Official Assignee of sums to credit of certain client accounts.
53. Provisions relating to client accounts in event of bankruptcy.
54. Power of Authority to deal with documents.
Sale or Letting of Land
55. Vendor to be given statement of advised market value, etc.
56. Estimate of selling price not to be less than advised market value, etc.
57. Evidence of reasonableness of advised market value.
60. Prohibition on provision of financial services, etc.
61. Retention of records where sale of land other than by auction.
62. Regulations under Part 6 .
Complaints, Investigations and Sanctions
63. Complaints against licensees.
66. Powers of entry and inspection, etc., of inspectors for purposes of investigation.
67. Protection for persons reporting improper conduct, etc.
68. Actions to be taken by inspector and Authority upon completion of investigation.
70. Appeal to High Court against decision to impose major sanction.
71. Application to High Court to confirm decision to impose major sanction.
72. Provisions supplementary to sections 70 and 71.
73. Matters to be considered in determining sanctions to be imposed.
Appeals Against Certain Decisions of Authority
74. Property Services Appeal Board.
75. Appeal to High Court on question of law.
76. Taking effect of certain decisions of Authority.
Property Services Compensation Fund
77. Property Services Compensation Fund.
78. Compensation for loss due to dishonesty.
Maintenance of Professional Competence of Licensees
79. Regulations may provide for professional competence schemes.
80. Review of professional competence scheme.
81. Duty of licensees to maintain professional competence.
Property Services Provided by Certain Persons from EU Member States
82. Interpretation of Part 11> and Schedule 7.
83. Application of this Act to relevant persons.
84. Relations with competent authorities.
85. Effect of revocation or suspension of relevant person’s relevant authorisation.
Residential Property Sales Prices and Commercial Leases Database
86. Residential property sales prices.
87. Database of commercial property leases.
88. Tenants to provide Authority with particulars of relevant commercial leases.
Miscellaneous
89. Investigation of persons other than licensees.
90. Certain provisions to be void.
91. Publication of sanctions, etc.
93. Restriction of right of access to personal data in certain circumstances.
95. Regulations that may be made by Authority — general.
96. Regulations that may be made by Minister — general.
97. Power to specify form of documents.
98. Interpretation of transitional provisions.
100. Modification of operation of section 99(1) in specified circumstances.
101. Consequential amendments to other enactments.
Repeals and Revocations
Acts Repealed
Statutory Instrument Revoked
Information to be Contained in Property Services Agreements
Property Services Agreements — general
Property Services Agreements for Sale of Land
Property Services Agreements for Letting of Land
Property Services Agreements for Provision of Property Management Services
Provisions applicable to Oral Hearings conducted pursuant to section 66 or 68
Oral Hearing conducted by inspector pursuant to section 66(15)
Oral Hearing conducted by Authority pursuant to section 68(5)
Redress for Contravention of section 67(5)
Provisions in respect of Property Services Appeal Board
General
Appeals
Provisions Applicable to Administration of Property Services Compensation Fund
Modifications of this Act in Relation to Relevant Persons
Consequential Amendments to Other Enactments
Acts Referred to
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1985, No. 11 |
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1947, No. 10 |
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1967, No. 9 |
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1973, No. 23 |
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1988, No. 27 |
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1989, No. 17 |
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1995, No. 19 |
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Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2004 |
2004, No. 21 |
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Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 |
2010, No. 24 |
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Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 |
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1963, No. 33 |
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1990, No. 33 |
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Companies Acts |
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1982, No. 10 |
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1993, No. 8 |
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1995, No. 24 |
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2011, No. 22 |
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Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 |
2010, No. 6 |
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1988, No. 25 |
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2003, No. 6 |
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Debtors (Ireland) Act 1840 |
1840, (3 & 4 Vict.) c. 105 |
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Deeds of Arrangement Act 1887 |
1887, (50 & 51 Vict.) c. 57 |
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1995, No. 22 |
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1997, No. 2 |
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1995, No. 26 |
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1996, No. 33 |
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2002, No. 5 |
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1964, No. 1 |
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1992, No. 18 |
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2009, No. 27 |
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1980, No. 10 |
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2001, No. 37 |
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1993, No. 34 |
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2011, No. 2 |
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1964, No. 31 |
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Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 |
1851, (14 & 15 Vict.) c. 93 |
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1935, No. 17 |
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1984, No. 21 |
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2003, No. 29 |
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Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 |
2004, No. 33 |
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1963, No. 30 |
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Sale of Land by Auction Act 1867 |
1867, (30 & 31 Vict.) c. 48 |
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1952, No. 7 |
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2005, No. 26 |
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1999, No. 31 |
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1965, No. 27 |
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1997, No. 39 |
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1977, No. 10 |
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Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007 |
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2001, No. 13 |
Number 40 of 2011
PROPERTY SERVICES (REGULATION) ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 3 March 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY, TO BE KNOWN AS AN tÚDARÁS RIALÁLA SEIRBHÍSÍ MAOINE OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE PROPERTY SERVICES REGULATORY AUTHORITY, TO CONTROL AND SUPERVISE THE PROVIDERS OF PROPERTY SERVICES, TO CAUSE ANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THOSE PROVIDERS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND TO ADJUDICATE ON ANY SUCH COMPLAINTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS AN BORD ACHOMHAIRC UM SHEIRBHÍSÍ MAOINE OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE PROPERTY SERVICES APPEAL BOARD, TO HEAR AND DETERMINE APPEALS AGAINST CERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE AUTHORITY; AND TO PROVIDE FOR TAKING ACCOUNT OF DIRECTIVE 2006/123/EC IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO PROPERTY SERVICES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSEQUENTIAL REPEAL OR AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS AND THE REVOCATION OF A STATUTORY INSTRUMENT; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[20th December, 2011]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: