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Chapter: | 511D
![]() | Title: | Estate Agents (Determination of Commission Disputes) Regulation | Gazette Number: | E.R. 1 of 2013 |
| Section: | 27 | Heading: | Deposits of costs | Version Date: | 25/04/2013 |
(1) At any time during the determination proceedings, the adjudicator may require any party to deposit with the Authority such sum or sums to defray the expenses of the determination proceedings if the adjudicator considers it expedient to do so in the circumstances.
(2) The adjudicator shall determine the amount of any deposit, taking into account the amount in dispute, the complexity of the subject matter, the determination fee that may be incurred and other relevant circumstances of the case.
(3) If payment of the required deposits is not made within 10 working days after receipt of the request, the adjudicator may order the termination of the determination proceedings in accordance with section 21.
(4) After the proceedings are terminated, the Authority shall render an account to the parties of the total deposits received and, after all the costs required to be borne by a party have been paid, return to such party the unexpended balance of his deposits (if any).