17. From 1 August 1994, a natural person applying for a chartered real estate broker’s certificate is exempted from the obligations provided for in sections 13 and 20, where he applies for such certificate within 2 years following(1) the expiry or relinquishment of his real estate agent’s permit, his registration certificate, or his chartered or affiliated real estate broker’s certificate or chartered real estate agent’s certificate;
(2) the time when he ceased to act as the representative of a partnership or legal person, or as the manager or assistant manager of a natural person, partnership or legal person;
(3) where applicable, the end of his term as syndic or assistant syndic if, at the time of his appointment to such office under section 119 of the Real Estate Broker’s Act, he held a chartered or affiliated real estate broker’s certificate or a chartered real estate agent’s certificate.