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Agents Act 2003
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150 Notice inviting claims
(1) The commissioner for fair trading may give public notice inviting
people entitled to claim compensation under this division in relation
to a stated licensed property agent to make claims within the period
(the claim period) stated in the notice.
(2) The public notice must be given twice with an interval of at least
1 month between the giving of each notice.
(3) In addition to stating the name of the licensed property agent, the
notice must—
(a) state the name under which, and the place where, the agent
carries or carried on business; and
(b) contain any other details the commissioner for fair trading
considers necessary to allow the agent to be clearly identified.
(4) The claim period must not end earlier than 6 months after the day the
notice is first published.
(5) A proceeding does not lie against the commissioner for fair trading in
relation to the honest publication of a notice under this section.