The Real Estate Agents Licensing Act

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1 The Real Estate Agents Licensing Act UNEDITED being Chapter 294 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1953 (effective February 1, 1954). NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation.

2 Table of Contents 1 Short title SHORT TITLE 25 Power to take possession of documents, etc. 26 General powers of person making investigation INTERPRETATION 2 Interpretation 3 Trading in real estate by certain persons without licence prohibited 4 Prohibition respecting holding out 5 Application for licence or renewal of licence 6 Address for service 7 Licence for partnership or corporation 8 Licence for salesman 9 What salesmen maybe licensed 10 Powers of superintendent on application for licence 11 Requirement respecting office 12 Expiration of licence 13 Suspension or cancellation of licence 14 Effect of cancellation 15 Effect of change in partnership 16 Superintendent may require further information 17 Agents and salesmen to notify superintendent of certain changes 18 Appeal 19 Exemptions EXEMPTIONS FORFEITURE OF BOND 20 When bond forfeited 21 Powers of Lieutenant Governor as to forfeited bond 22 Powers where no claims filed INVESTIGATION AND ACTION BY SUPERINTENDENT 23 Power to investigate 24 Power to demand production of documents, etc. BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS 27 Books to be kept RECOVERY OF COMMISSION 28 Action for commission or remuneration 29 Conditions respecting action for commission or remuneration REGULATION OF TRADING 30 No agent to trade until notified that he is licensed 31 Certain guarantees by agent or salesman prohibited 32 Names of partners, etc., to appear on letterheads and circulars 33 Employment of unlicensed salesman or salesman of another agent 34 Payment of commission to unlicensed person prohibited 35 Purchase of listed property by agent prohibited 36 Salesmen trading for other agents 37 Breaking of contract 38 Commission or remuneration, scale of 39 Commission based on difference in price prohibited 40 Limitation on exclusive listing 41 Agreements to sell, purchase, etc. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 42 Violation of Act or regulations 43 Burden of proof 44 Limitation of prosecution MISCELLANEOUS 45 Inspectors 46 Regulations and orders

3 CHAPTER 294 An Act to provide for the Licensing of Real Estate Agents and Real Estate Salesmen in Cities and Towns SHORT TITLE Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Real Estate Agents Licensing Act. R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.1. INTERPRETATION Interpretation 2(1) In this Act: agent 1 agent means a real estate agent and includes a person who, for another or others, for compensation, gain or reward or hope or promise thereof, either alone or through one or more officials or salesmen, trades in real estate, and a person who holds himself out as a real estate agent, but does not include a person who is not required by this Act to be licensed; business 2 business means an undertaking carried on for the purpose of gain or profit and includes an interest in any such undertaking and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes a boarding house, hotel, store, tourist camp and tourist home; city 3 city means any City now incorporated as such and also any city hereafter incorporated under The City Act; licence 4 licence means a licence under this Act; minister 5 minister means the Provincial Secretary or such other member of the Executive Council as is for the time being charged with the administration of this Act; official 6 official includes president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, managing director, general manager, department manager, branch office manager and a person acting in a similar capacity whether so designated or not; person 7 person includes partnership, association and corporation; prescribed 8 prescribed means prescribed by this Act or the regulations; real estate 9 real estate includes real and leasehold property, and any business whether with or without premises, fixtures, stock-in-trade, goods or chattels in connection with the operation of the business;

4 4 c. 294 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING salesman 10 salesman means a real estate salesman and includes a person employed, appointed or authorized by a real estate agent to trade in real estate, but does not include a person who is not required by this Act to be licensed; superintendent 11 superintendent means the Superintendent of Insurance for Saskatchewan or the Deputy Superintendent of Insurance for Saskatchewan; town 12 town means any town now incorporated as such and also any town hereafter incorporated under The Town Act; trade 13 trade includes a disposition or acquisition of or transaction in real estate by sale, purchase, agreement for sale, exchange, option, lease, rental or otherwise and any offer or attempt to list real estate for the purpose of such disposition, acquisition or transaction, and any Act, advertisement, conduct or negotiation, directly or indirectly, in furtherance of any disposition, acquisition, transaction, offer or attempt, and the verb trade has a corresponding meaning. (2) The minister may, where he deems it to be in the public interest to do so, by order published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, declare that any area adjacent to a city or town shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be a part of the city or town; and where an order is published under this subsection the expression city or town shall with respect to the city or town mentioned in the order, mean that city or town together with the adjacent area mentioned in the order. 1953, c.87, s.2; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.2. Trading in real estate by certain persons without licence prohibited 3 No person shall: (a) trade in real estate situated in a city or town unless he is licensed as an agent or as a salesman of a licensed agent; or (b) if he is a resident of a city or town, trade in real estate situated outside a city or town unless he is licensed as an agent or as a salesman of a licensed agent; (c) act as an official of or on behalf of a partnership or corporation, the business premises of which are situated in a city or town, in connection with any trade in real estate by the partnership or corporation unless he or the partnership or corporation is licensed as an agent; or (d) if he is a resident of a city or town, act as a salesman of or on behalf of a partnership or corporation, the business premises of which are situated in that city or town, in connection with any trade in real estate by the partnership or corporation unless he is licensed as a salesman of the partnership or corporation and the partnership or corporation is licensed as an agent. 1953, c.87, s.3; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.3. Prohibition respecting holding out 4 No person shall hold himself out in a city or town as an agent or salesman unless he is the holder of a subsisting licence under this Act. 1953, c.87, s.4; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.4.

5 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING c Application for licence or renewal of licence 5(1) Every application for a licence or renewal of a licence shall be made to the superintendent upon the prescribed form provided by him and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. (2) Every application for an original licence shall be accompanied by a bond of a guarantee company approved under The Guarantee Companies Securities Act in the prescribed amount and form. (3) Every application for a renewal of a licence shall be accompanied by a bond of a guarantee company approved under The Guarantee Companies Securities Act in the prescribed amount and form or a certificate of any such company that a surety bond previously filed on behalf of the applicant is in full force and effect. 1953, c.87, s.5; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.5. Address for service 6 Every applicant for a licence or renewal of a licence shall state in the application an address for service in Saskatchewan, and any notice under this Act or the regulations shall for all purposes be deemed to be sufficiently served if delivered or sent by prepaid registered mail to the latest address for service so stated or shown in a notice given pursuant to section , c.87, s.6; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.6. Licence for partnership or corporation 7 A partnership or corporation may apply for and obtain a licence in the name of the partnership or corporation and shall designate one individual who shall act as Its representative, and the licence if granted shall be in the name of the partnership or corporation and there shall be designated therein the name of the individual who is authorized to act as an agent on its behalf. 1953, c.87, s.7; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.7. Licence for salesman 8 Every application for a licence of a salesman shall be accompanied by a recommendation made by or on behalf of a licensed agent respecting the applicant, and a declaration that the applicant, if granted a licence, is to act as a salesman employed by and representing the agent by whom or on whose behalf the declaration is made, and the name of the agent as principal of the licensee shall be set forth in the licence when issued. 1953, c.87, s.8; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.8. What salesmen maybe licensed 9(1) A salesman may be licensed only where he is the salesman of a licensed agent. (2) The termination of the employment of a salesman with a licensed agent shall operate as a suspension of the license of the salesman until, upon application by the salesman, the superintendent reinstates the licence. 1953, c.87, s.9; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.9. Powers of superintendent on application for licence 10 Upon receipt of an application in the prescribed form and the prescribed fee, the superintendent may, if he is

6 6 c. 294 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING for licence satisfied that the applicant is suitable to be licensed and the proposed licensing is not for any reason objectionable, issue to the applicant a licence authorizing the holder to carry on business as an agent or act as a salesman, but if the superintendent after investigation is for any reason of the opinion that the applicant should not be granted a licence he may refuse the application. 1953, c.87, s.10; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.10. Requirement respecting office 11 No agent s licence shall be issued unless the applicant for the licence maintains in the province an office satisfactory to the superintendent and from which he conducts his real estate business or a portion thereof. 1953, c.87, s.11; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.11. Expiration of licence 12 Every licence shall expire at midnight on the thirtieth day of June but may, upon application to the superintendent in the prescribed form and upon payment of the prescribed fee, be renewed unless previously cancelled or suspended by the superintendent. 1953, c.87, s.12; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.12. Suspension or cancellation of licence 13 The superintendent may suspend or cancel a licence where in his opinion it is in the public interest to do so. 1953, c.87, s.13; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.13. Effect of cancellation 14 A person whose licence has been cancelled shall not be entitled to a new licence until the expiration of one year after the cancellation. 1953, c.87, s.14; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.14. Effect of change in partnership 15 Any change in the membership of a partnership shall be deemed to create a new partnership and to extinguish any existing licence. 1953, c.87, s.15; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.15. Superintendent may require further information 16 The superintendent may at any time require further information or material to be submitted by an applicant for a licence or a licensee within a specified time and may require verification by affidavit or otherwise of any information or material then or previously submitted. 1953, c.87, s.16; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.16. Agents and salesmen to notify superintendent of certain changes 17(1) Every licensed agent shall notify the superintendent in writing of: (a) any change in the address for service; (b) any change in the partners, in the case of a partnership; and (c) the commencement and termination of employment of every salesman.

7 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING c (2) Every licensed salesman shall notify the superintendent in writing of: (a) any change in his address for service; and (b) every commencement and termination of his employment by a licensed agent. 1953, c.87, s.17; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.17. Appeal 18(1) A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the superintendent under section 10, 11 or 13 may, within sixty days from the date of the decision, appeal therefrom to a judge of the Court of Queen s Bench who may, upon hearing the appeal, make such order as to the granting of a licence or setting aside the suspension or cancellation of a licence or for further inquiry by the superintendent into the facts of the case and as to costs as the judge deems just. (2) The appeal shall be by notice of motion and a copy thereof shall be served upon the superintendent within the said sixty days and not less than fifteen days before the day on which the motion is returnable. (3) Upon the request of a person who desires to appeal the superintendent shall furnish to such person a certified copy of all documents in the possession of the superintendent relating to the decision complained against. (4) There shall be no further appeal. 1953, c.87, s.18; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.18. EXEMPTIONS Exemptions 19 This Act does not apply to: (a) an assignee, custodian, liquidator, receiver, trustee or other person acting as directed by any Act of the Legislature of Saskatchewan or the Parliament of Canada or under the order of any court, or to an executor or administrator of an estate selling real estate belonging to the estate, or to an executor or trustee selling real estate under the terms of a will, marriage settlement or trust; (b) a bank or a loan, trust or insurance company trading in real estate owned or administered by it; (c) a person who acquires real estate or any interest therein on his own behalf and not as agent for any other person or who disposes of real estate owned by him or in which he has a substantial interest, or an official or employee of such person engaged in so acquiring or disposing of real estate; (d) a member in good standing of the Law Society of Saskatchewan where the trade is made in the course of and as part of such member s practice; (e) a licensed auctioneer where the trade is made in the course of and as part of his duties as auctioneer; (f) a person trading in mineral rights and not otherwise required by this Act to be licensed. 1953, c.87, s.19; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.19.

8 8 c. 294 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING FORFEITURE OF BOND When bond forfeited 20(1) A bond mentioned in section 5 shall be forfeit and the amount thereof shall be due and owing by the person bound thereby as a debt due Her Majesty in right of Saskatchewan where: (a) an agent, including any member of a partnership, or salesman, in respect of whose conduct the bond has been conditioned, has been convicted of an offence involving fraud, theft or conspiracy to commit an offence involving fraud or theft under the Criminal Code; or (b) a judgment based on a finding of fraud has been given against the agent, including any member of a partnership, or salesman in respect of whose conduct the bond is conditioned; or (c) proceedings by or a receiving order in respect of an agent, including any member of a partnership, or salesman, in respect of whose conduct the bond is conditioned have been taken or made under the Bankruptcy Act (Canada) or where a winding-up order has been made; and such conviction, judgment or order has become final by reason of lapse of time or of having been confirmed by the highest court to which an appeal may be taken. Term of bond (2) For the purposes of every act and omission occurring during the period of licensing, every bond shall continue in force for a period of two years after the licence or renewal thereof to which it relates lapses or is cancelled. Liability under bond not to exceed face value (3) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the total liability of the surety to the bond shall not at any time exceed the face value of the bond. 1953, c.87, s.20; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.20. Powers of Lieutenant Governor as to forfeited bond 21 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may direct the minister to assign a bond forfeited under section 20 or to bond pay over any moneys recovered thereunder to any person, or into court in trust for such persons as may become, in respect of claims arising out of trades in real estate, judgment creditors of the person bonded, or to any trustee, custodian, interim receiver, receiver or liquidator of such person, as the case may be. 1953, c.87, s.21; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.21. Powers where no claims filed 22 Where a bond has been forfeited under section 20 claims filed by reason of a conviction or judgment under clause (a) or (b) of subsection (1) thereof and the superintendent has not, within two years of such conviction or judgment having become final or of the agent or salesman in respect of whom the bond was furnished ceasing to carry on business as such, whichever occurs first, received notice in writing of any claim against the proceeds of the bond or of such portion thereof as remains in the possession of the minister, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may direct the minister to pay such proceeds or portion thereof to any person who upon forfeiture of the bond made any payments thereunder, after first deducting the amount of any expenses which have been incurred in connection with any investigation or otherwise relating to such agent or salesman. 1953, c.87, s.22; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.22.

9 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING c INVESTIGATION AND ACTION BY SUPERINTENDENT Power to investigate 23 The superintendent, deputy superintendent or an inspector, or any other person authorized in writing by the superintendent, may upon complaint of any person interested or, when he deems it necessary, without complaint, investigate and inquire into any matter the investigation of which he deems expedient for the due administration of this Act, and for the purpose of such investigation may inquire into and examine the business affairs of the person in respect of whom the investigation is being made and into any books, papers, documents, correspondence, communications, negotiations, transactions, investigations, loans, borrowings and payments to, by, on behalf of or in relation to or connected with such person and into any property, assets or things owned, acquired or alienated in whole or in part by such person or by any person acting on behalf of or as agent for such person, and such person shall make prompt and explicit answers to all such inquiries. 1953, c.87, s.23; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.23. Power to demand production of documents, etc. 24 The person making the investigation may at all reasonable times demand the production of and inspect all or any of the books mentioned in section 23 and all or any documents relating to any trade in real estate effected by any agent or salesman, and any person who has the custody, possession or control of any such books or documents shall produce them and permit the inspection thereof by the person making the investigation. 1953, c.87, s.24; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.24. Power to take possession of documents, etc. 25(1) The person making the investigation may seize and take possession of any documents, books, papers, correspondence, communications or records of the person whose business affairs are being investigated. (2) If within thirty days after the date of a seizure under subsection (1) no prosecution is instituted against the person whose business affairs are being investigated the things seized shall forthwith be returned to him. 1953, c.87, s.25; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.25. General powers of person making investigation 26 In addition to the powers conferred by sections 23, 24 and 25 the person making the investigation shall, for the purpose of the investigation, have all the powers conferred upon commissioners by sections 3 and 4 of The Public Inquiries Act. 1953, c.87, s.26; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.26. BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS Books to be kept 27(1) Every agent shall keep proper books and accounts with respect to his trades in real estate, and shall enter therein in respect of each trade: (a) the nature of the trade; (b) a description of the real estate sufficient to identify it;

10 10 c. 294 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING (c) the true consideration for the trade; (d) the names of all parties to the trade; (e) the amount of deposit received and a record of the disbursement thereof; and (f) the amount of his commission or other remuneration and the name of the party paying it. Trust account (2) Every agent shall maintain a trust account for every person from whom trust moneys are received in which he shall enter full details of all trust moneys so received and disbursements therefrom. Trust account in bank, etc. (3) Every agent shall maintain an account designated as a trust account in a chartered bank or a loan or trust company or a credit union incorporated under The Credit Union Act or any former Credit Union Act in which he shall deposit all moneys which come into his hands in trust for other persons in connection with his business, and he shall at all times keep such trust moneys separate and apart from moneys belonging to himself, or to the partnership in the case of a partnership, and shall disburse such moneys only in accordance with the terms of the trust. RECOVERY OF COMMISSION 1953, c.87, s.27; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.27. Action for commission or remuneration 28 No action shall be brought for commission or for remuneration for services in connection with a trade in real estate unless at the time of rendering the services the person bringing the action was licensed as an agent or was not required by this Act to be licensed. 1953, c.87, s.28; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.28. Conditions respecting action for commission or remuneration 29 No action shall be brought to charge any person with the payment of a commission or other remuneration for services rendered in connection with the sale, purchase, exchange or leasing of real estate or any interest therein unless: (a) the contract upon which recovery is sought in the action or some note or memorandum thereof is in writing signed by the person to be charged or by some person thereunto lawfully authorized in writing; or (b) the agent or his salesman has obtained an offer in writing which is accepted in writing; or (c) the person sought to be charged has effected a sale, purchase, exchange or lease of real estate or any interest therein, and any instrument or instruments necessary to entitle the purchaser, lessee or other party to the transaction to possession of the real estate or interest therein, either immediately or at a time specified in the instrument or instruments, have been executed by the person sought to be charged and by all other proper parties thereto or the purchaser, lessee or other party has entered into possession of the real estate or interest therein. 1953, c.87, s.29; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.30.

11 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING c REGULATION OF TRADING No agent to trade until notified that he is licensed 30 No agent or salesman shall trade in real estate until he is notified in writing by the superintendent that he is licensed. 1953, c.87, s.30; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.30. Certain guarantees by agent or salesman prohibited 31 No agent or salesman shall guarantee that he or any other person will: (a) resell any real estate offered for sale by him; or (b) sell any of the purchaser s real estate; or (c) procure a mortgage, extension of mortgage, lease or extension of a lease; unless at the time of the giving of the guarantee the agent or salesman delivers to the person to whom the guarantee is given a memorandum in writing setting forth the guarantee in clear language and signed by the agent or salesman. 1953, c.87, s.31; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.31. Names of partners, etc., to appear on letterheads and circulars 32 Unless otherwise authorized by the superintendent, every partnership and corporation licensed as an agent shall publish the name of every person having an interest either directly or indirectly to the extent of not less than ten per cent in the capital of the partnership or corporation on all letterheads and circulars in which the name of the partnership or corporation appears. 1953, c.87, s.32; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.32. Employment of unlicensed salesman or salesman of another agent 33 No agent shall employ, permit or engage the salesman of another agent or an unlicensed salesman to trade in real estate nor shall an agent pay commission or other remuneration to any such salesman. 1953, c.87, s.33; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.33. Payment of commission to unlicensed person prohibited 34 No licensed agent or salesman shall pay commission or other remuneration to a person who is required by this Act to be licensed and who is not licensed. 1953, c.87, s.34; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.34. Purchase of listed property by agent prohibited 35 No agent or salesman shall either directly or indirectly purchase for himself real estate listed with him for sale, nor shall he either directly or indirectly acquire any interest therein, until he has clearly disclosed to the listing owner complete details of his negotiations for the sale of the real estate to another person. 1953, c.87, s.35; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.35.

12 12 c. 294 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING Salesmen trading for other agents 36 No salesman shall trade in real estate on behalf of an agent other than the agent who, according to the records of the superintendent, is his employer, and no salesman shall be entitled to or accept any commission or other remuneration for trading in real estate from any person except the agent who, according to the records of the superintendent, is his employer. 1953, c.87, s.36; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.36. Breaking of contract 37 No agent or salesman shall induce any party to a contract for purchase and sale, or rental, of real estate to break the contract for the purpose of entering into a contract with another principal. 1953, c.87, s.37; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.37. Commission or remuneration, scale of 38 All commission or other remuneration payable to an agent in respect of a trade in real estate shall be upon an agreed amount or upon a percentage of the sale price or rental, and where no agreement as to the amount of the commission or remuneration has been entered into, the rate of commission or other basis or amount of remuneration shall be that generally prevailing in the community where the real estate is situated. 1953, c.87, s.38; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.38. Commission based on difference in price prohibited 39 No agent or salesman shall request or enter into an arrangement for the payment to him of commission or other remuneration based on the difference between the price at which real estate is listed for sale and the actual sale price thereof, nor shall an agent or salesman be entitled to retain any commission or other remuneration computed upon any such basis. 1953, c.87, s.39; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.39. Limitation on exclusive listing 40 No exclusive agreement to list real estate for sale, exchange, lease or rental With an agent or salesman shall be valid unless it is provided therein that the agreement shall expire on a date therein specified, which date shall be not later than twelve months from the date of the agreement. 1953, c.87, s.40; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.40. Agreements to sell, purchase, etc. 41 Where an agent or salesman has secured a signed acceptance of an offer to sell, purchase, exchange, lease or rent real estate, he shall forthwith deliver a true copy thereof to each of the parties to the contract or their respective solicitors or agents in the matter or their respective legal representatives. 1953, c.87, s.41; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.41.

13 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING c OFFENCES AND PENALTIES Violation of Act or regulations 42 A person who violates any provision of this Act or the regulations or fails to fulfil, perform, observe or carry out any duty or obligation imposed upon him by this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $ , c.87, s.42; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.42. Burden of proof 43 Where in a prosecution under this Act the accused pleads that at the time of the act or omission complained of he was the holder of a licence the burden of proof thereof is on him. 1953, c.87, s.43; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.43. Limitation of prosecution 44 No prosecution for an offence under this Act or the regulations shall be commenced after two years from the date of the offence. 1953, c.87, s.44; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.44. MISCELLANEOUS Inspectors 45 The Public Service Commission may appoint an inspector or inspectors as may be deemed necessary for the purposes of this Act. 1953, c.87, s.45; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.45. Regulations and orders 46(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act according to their true intent and of supplying any deficiency therein, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations and orders not inconsistent with the spirit of this Act which shall have the same force and effect as if incorporated herein. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations and orders: (a) prescribing the amount and form of any bond to be furnished under this Act; (b) prescribing the fees payable for licences and renewals of licences and any other fees for services in connection with the administration of this Act and the regulations; (c) prescribing the forms to be used in carrying out the provisions of this Act and the regulations; (d) prescribing rules governing the practice and procedure with respect to an investigation under section 23; (e) providing for the examination of applicants for licences and renewals of licences.

14 14 c. 294 REAL ESTATE AGENTS LICENSING (3) Every regulation and order made under this section shall be published in The Saskatchewan Gazette and shall have force and effect on a date, at least fourteen days after the date of publication, specified in the regulation or order for that purpose. 1953, c.87, s.46; R.S.S. 1953, c.294, s.46. Regina, Saskatchewan Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN S PRINTER