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National Property Services Regulatory Authority

Published February 14th, 2009 in auctioneers, shane ross is a great man, auctioneering, regulation, private security authority model, too many categories, quango watch and red tape. 1 Comment

The National Property Services Regulatory Authority (NPSRA), what a long name, six words, where two or three would suffice.

  1. National - a redundant word
  2. Property- ok
  3. Services - a reduncant word
  4. Regulatory - I could go either way on this word
  5. Authority - ok, the current preferred suffix of QUANGOs

How about The Property Authority? The Property Services Authority? alas no those would be too similar to the The Property Registration Authority which became the umbrella name for The Land Registry and Registry of Deeds.

ok then, if I might continue thinking outloud, how about The Property Services Regulatory Authority? That is in essence what its already called, but at least we removed the redundant word National as it added nothing to the story, viz one would hardly imagine that without it there could be confusion as to whether of not the Authority had any powers beyond the Pale. Perhaps the word was included to make a witty acronym, NPSRA, em no that means nothing. Indeed within Ireland the word National can be sensitive. Some could assume the Authority included the counties of Northern Ireland in its remit. Even the suffix “of Ireland” or the prefix “The Irish” are questionable in names for this same reason.

So scrap that name entirely. I belive that Auctioneer should appear in the name, because that is word that the man on the street, and the existing Acts relating to the profession use. How about the Auctioneers Authority or Auctioneers Regulatory Authority. The Authority does after all seek to regulate licensed Auctioneers why be so vague and use the words Property Services, I hate the word Service it sounds like it was lifted from a Business textbook.

Now that we have settled on a name, Auctioneers Regulatory Authority, or ARA, which sounds like the Irish word Aire meaning place?, which is a nice bonus.

Where does the Private Residential Tenencies Board (PRTB) fit into the picture? Well renting is a Property Service is it not, so perhaps the PRTB could be merged or “streamlined” into the Auctioneers Regulatory Authority at some stage. Perhaps when Fine Gael and I presume Labour - going on current opinion polls - enter a coalition later this year that will happen.

Naming issues aside Auctioneers and QUANGO watchers can rest easy for some years, as the Authority will nothave any powers until it’s enabling act is passed and that has been on the long finger for some years already.

If and when the Bill does become an Act will existing Auctioneers be grandfathered in?

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