reg 25

Client identification verification

In force

An agent or sales representative who receives instructions to offer real estate for sale must —

(a)

promptly obtain a copy of the certificate of title for the real estate and refer to that copy for the name of the registered proprietor; and

(b)

as soon as practicable after receiving the instructions and before a contract for that sale is executed, make all reasonable efforts to verify —

(i)

the identity of each person who claims to be, or to act for, a person who is to sell all or any of the real estate; and

(ii)

each person’s authority to sell the real estate, or to act for the person selling it.

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