Resolution 2009-3

Resolution 2009-3 of the Real Estate Council of Alberta

WHEREAS:

Section 12 of the Real Estate Act, confirms the Real Estate Council of Alberta (the “Council”) has the authority to make rules prescribing or adopting standards of conduct and business standards for industry members;

At its meeting on May 6, 2009 Council passed a resolution to amend Section 18 of the Real Estate Act Rules to read as follows:

18(1) An individual who intends to apply for an appraiser or candidate licence shall first meet the educational and examination requirements or other qualifications, if any, prescribed, adopted or approved by the appraiser associations for that class of licence.

(2) An individual who intends to apply for an appraiser or candidate licence who has never met the educational and examination requirements outlined in (1) above or, who currently is not a member in good standing of one of the appraiser associations, must first write the examination prescribed, adopted or approved by the executive director for that category of licence and pass that examination with a grade satisfactory to the Council.

(3) An individual described in (2) above shall be entitled to one re-write of the appraiser licence examination.

(4) An individual described in (2) above who successfully passes the appraiser licence examination must, as a condition of receiving an appraiser licence, become a member in good standing of one of the three appraiser associations prior to the renewal of the appraiser licence for the following licensing year.

(5) An individual who receives a candidate licence must complete the educational and examination requirements or other qualifications, if any, prescribed, adopted or approved by the appraiser associations for the appraiser category of licence within the timeframe prescribed by that appraiser association.

(6) If a candidate fails to obtain the educational and examination requirements or other qualifications referred to in (1) above, the candidate must notify the executive director immediately that the candidate failed to obtain those qualifications. The candidate’s licence shall immediately be cancelled by the executive director.

(7) Deleted

(8) Deleted

(9) When a candidate licence has been cancelled pursuant to this section, that individual cannot apply for a new candidate licence for a period of two years following the date of the cancellation of his first candidate

DATED at Calgary, Alberta on this 6 day of May 2009



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