Property Services (Maintenance of Professional Competence of Licensees) Regulations 2017.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Property Services (Maintenance of Professional Competence of Licensees) Regulations 2017.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of January 2018.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations —-
(a) the internet or other computer network connections, sound only or sound and vision formats, or a combination thereof;
(b) the provision of an electronic file, a CD-Rom and/or a DVD;
(c) other technologies or formats.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall apply to Licensees, as defined in these Regulations.
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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations establish the Professional Competence Scheme to be undertaken by Licensees.
(2) Only Professional Competence Scheme Accredited Providers will be entitled to deliver Professional Competence Scheme Programmes on behalf of the Authority.
(3) The Authority shall publish a list from time to time of Professional Competence Scheme Accredited Providers and Professional Competence Scheme Programmes on its website.
(4) The Authority shall from time to time specify sub categories under the Professional Competence Scheme Category of General/Management and the Professional Competence Scheme Category of Legislation/Regulation by guidelines and/or by publication on its website.
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paragraphs: (1) Licensees shall be required to undertake a minimum of five Verifiable Hours of education and training by completion of Professional Competence Scheme Programmes in the Professional Competence Scheme Cycle, as follows;
(a) A minimum of two Verifiable Hours in the Professional Competence Scheme Category of General/Management;
(b) A minimum of two Verifiable Hours in the Professional Competence Scheme Category of Legislation/Regulation; and
(c) Any further Verifiable Hours may be in the Professional Competence Scheme Category of General/Management or Professional Competence Scheme Category of Legislation/Regulation.
(2) In order to comply with the requirement under Regulation 5(1)(b), a Licensee shall be required in each Professional Competence Scheme Cycle to undertake, as follows;
(a) a minimum of one Verifiable Hour of education and training by completion of Professional Competence Scheme Programmes relating to the subcategory of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 and/or any regulations made under that Act, and
(b) a minimum of one Verifiable Half Hour of education and training by completion of a Professional Competence Scheme Programme relating to the sub-category of anti-money laundering legislation.
(3) In order to comply with the requirements under Regulation 5(1) and Regulation 5(2), a maximum of one Verifiable Hour of education and training may be undertaken by a Licensee in any sub category under the Professional Competence Scheme Category of General/Management and the Professional Competence Scheme Category of Legislation/Regulation.
(4) In order to satisfy the minimum requirements under Regulation 5, a maximum of two Verifiable Hours of E-Learning may be undertaken by a Licensee.
(5) A licensee may not carry forward surplus hours accredited by Professional Competence Accredited Providers at the end of a Professional Competence Scheme cycle.
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paragraphs: A Licensee shall maintain his or her professional competence on a continuous and ongoing basis pursuant to the Professional Competence Scheme.
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paragraphs: (1) A Licensee shall maintain certificates from Professional Competence Scheme Accredited Providers, to verify his or her completion of Verifiable Hours under the Professional Competence Scheme.
(2) A Licensee shall, whenever requested by the Authority to do so, provide the Authority with the supporting certificates from Professional Competence Scheme Providers under Regulation 7 (1).
(3) A Licensee shall, when making an application for renewal of a licence under Section 35 of the Act, make a declaration in the specified form of compliance with the Professional Competence Scheme for the preceding Professional Competence Scheme Cycle.
(4) A Licensee shall co-operate with any requirements imposed on the Licensee by these Regulations.
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paragraphs: (1) A Licensee who is issued a licence by the Authority under Section 31(1) of the Act during the Professional Competence Scheme Cycle is subject to the requirements under Regulation 5, modified on a pro rata basis in proportion to the remainder of the term in that Professional Competence Scheme Cycle.
(2) The Authority may in exceptional circumstances, on foot of an application received from a Licensee, relieve a Licensee to fulfil some or all of the obligations set out in these Regulations.