This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 1 May 2006 - Act 4 of 1963 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act and commencement 2. Repeal and savings 3. (Repealed) 4. Definitions 5. Act not applicable to certain persons PART 2 - COMMERCIAL AGENTS, PRIVATE INQUIRY AGENTS AND SUBAGENTS--GENERALLY 6. Unlicensed persons prohibited from acting as commercial agents or private inquiry agents 7. Licensees not to assume additional powers 8. Unlicensed persons prohibited from acting as subagents 8A. Licensee to be in charge at place of business 9. Licences 10. Application for licences 11. Cancellation of licence 12. Power of court to order commercial agent, private inquiry agent or subagent to be summoned under section 11 13. Matters for consideration by the court in respect of applications under section 10 and proceedings under section 11 14. Appeal 15. Register to be kept by Commissioner of Police 16. Registered address 17. As to displaying notice on places of business etc 18. Savings as to licensed subagents 19. Certain persons not to be employed by licensees 20. Misrepresentation etc by commercial agent or private inquiry agent 21. Advertisements 22. Commercial agents to report repossessions 23. Production of licence 24. Surrender of licence 25. Licensee not to lend licence 26. Unlicensed persons not to recover fees 27. Furnishing incorrect information in applications etc 28. Excessive charges may be reduced 29. Prohibition of charge for expenses of debt collecting etc 30. Jurisdiction of Local Courts PART 3 - FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF LICENSEES Division 1 - Accounts of licensed commercial agents 31. Payment into bank, building society or credit union 32. Relief to bankers 32A. Audit of licensees' books, records etc Division 2 - Records of transactions by licensees 33. Records to be kept 33A. Statement of account 34. Inspection of records Division 3 - Other provisions relating to commercial agents 35. Fidelity bond 36. Termination of fidelity bond 37. Inspection of fidelity bond 37A. Action on bond 38. Money received by subagents 39. Liability of principal for certain acts etc of subagents Division 4 - Receivers 39A. Definitions 39B. Power of Court to appoint receiver in certain cases PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS 39C. Harassment 40. Offences against Act 41. Provisions relating to offences by bodies corporate 42. Certificates to be evidence of certain matters 43. Civil remedy not affected by proceedings for an offence 44. Regulations SCHEDULE 1