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Property Practitioners Act, 2019 (Act No. 22 of 2019)

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Property Practitioners Regulations, 2022

Chapter 8 : Administrative and other matters

40. Document Retention

 

40.1 In terms of section 55(1)(f) of the Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019, it is prescribed that the following documents must be retained in accordance with the provisions of section 55—

 

40.1.1 copies of all electronic communications sent or received by the property practitioner to and from members of the public in the course of carrying out its activities as a property practitioner, other than in circumstances where a property practitioner is acting in the course and scope of his or her employment by a person or entity that is a registered property practitioner in terms of the Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019; and

 

40.1.2 where a property practitioner employs any other property practitioner, copies of all electronic communications sent or received by such employee property practitioner to or from members of the public in the course and scope of carrying out his or her employment duties,

 

provided that such obligation shall not extend to electronic communications on social media which are generally accessible by members of the public.