s. 16 (a) within ninety days of service; (b) within any extension of time agreed to by the parties within ninety days of the service; or (c) within the time allowed by an arbitrator on application made within ninety days of the service— whichever is the longer. 16 Offences (1) Any person who sells any land in contravention of S. 16(1) amended by the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an Nos 7272 offence against this Act and where no other s. 5(a), 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 penalty is expressly provided be liable to a penalty item 288). of not more than 10 penalty units. * * * * * S. 16(2) amended by No. 7272 s. 5(b), repealed by No. 103/2004 s. 68. * * * * * S. 16(3) repealed by No. 103/2004 s. 68. (4) Notwithstanding anything in this section it shall S. 16(4) inserted by be a defence to a prosecution under this section if No. 7272 the accused satisfies the court— s. 5(c), amended by No. 68/2009 (a) that at the time of the alleged contravention s. 97(Sch. of the provisions of this Act— item 107). (i) he was a licensed estate agent within S. 16(4)(a)(i) amended by the meaning of the Estate Agents Act No. 9428 1980; and s. 3(1). (ii) he had acted only as agent for the vendor in connexion with the sale; and
(a) within ninety days of service; (b) within any extension of time agreed to by the parties within ninety days of the service; or (c) within the time allowed by an arbitrator on application made within ninety days of the service— whichever is the longer. 16 Offences s. 16 S. 16(1) amended by Nos 7272 s. 5(a), 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 288). (1) Any person who sells any land in contravention of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and where no other penalty is expressly provided be liable to a penalty of not more than 10 penalty units. S. 16(2) amended by No. 7272 s. 5(b), repealed by No. 103/2004 s. 68. * * * * * S. 16(3) repealed by No. 103/2004 s. 68. * * * * * S. 16(4) inserted by No. 7272 s. 5(c), amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 107). (4) Notwithstanding anything in this section it shall be a defence to a prosecution under this section if the accused satisfies the court— (a) that at the time of the alleged contravention of the provisions of this Act— S. 16(4)(a)(i) amended by No. 9428 s. 3(1). (i) he was a licensed estate agent within the meaning of the Estate Agents Act 1980; and (ii) he had acted only as agent for the vendor in connexion with the sale; and
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