Part 5: Housing, Estate Agents and Rentcharges: Other Changes Enforcement of estate agents legislation Section 135: Enforcement of client money protection scheme regulations
This section provides for the enforcement of any duties introduced by section 133 to require property agents to belong to a client money protection scheme, including the use of financial penalties and rights of appeal against such penalties. The regulations may confer functions on a local authority, including requiring authorities to have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State when carrying out their enforcement functions.