HIRE-PURCHASE ACT, 1972

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Hire-purchase agreements to be in writing and signed by parties thereto

S.4 Contents of hire-purchase agreements

S.5 Two or more agreements when treated as a single hire-purchase agreement

S.6 Warranties and conditions to be implied in hire-purchase agreements

S.7 Limitation on hire-purchase charges

S.8 Passing of property

S.9 Right of hirer to purchase at any time with rebate

S.10 Right of hirer to terminate agreement at any time

S.11 Right of hirer to appropriate payments in respect of two or more agreements

S.12 Assignment and transmission of hirer’s right or interest under hire- purchase agreement

S.13 Obligations of hirer to comply with agreement

S.14 Obligation of hirer in respect of care to be taken of goods

S.15 Obligation of hirer in respect of use of goods

S.16 Obligation of hirer to give information as to whereabouts of goods

S.17 Rights of hirer in case of seizure of goods by owner

S.18 Rights of owner to terminate hire-purchase agreement for default in payment of hire or unauthorised act or breach of express conditions

S.19 Rights of owner on termination

S.20 Restriction on owner’s right to recover possession of goods otherwise than through court

S.21 Relief against termination for non-payment of hire

S.22 Relief against termination for unauthorised act or breach of express condition

S.23 Obligation of owner to supply copies and information

S.24 Discharge of price otherwise than by payment of money

S.25 Insolvency of hirer, etc.

S.26 Successive hire-purchase agreements between same parties

S.27 Evidence of adverse detention in suit or application to recover possession of goods

S.28 Hirer’s refusal to surrender goods not to be conversion in certain cases

S.29 Service of notice

S.30 Power to exempt from provisions of sections 6, 9, 10, 12 and 17 in certain cases

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Hire-purchase agreements to be in writing and signed by par­ties thereto

S.4 Contents of hire-purchase agreements

S.5 Two or more agreements when treated as a single hire-purchase agreement

S.6 Warranties and conditions to be implied in hire-purchase agreements

S.7 Limitation on hire-purchase charges

S.8 Passing of property

S.9 Right of hirer to purchase at any time with rebate

S.10 Right of hirer to terminate agreement at any time

S.11 Right of hirer to appropriate payments in respect of two or more agreements

S.12 Assignment and transmission of hirer’s right or interest under hire- purchase agreement

S.13 Obligations of hirer to comply with agreement

S.14 Obligation of hirer in respect of care to be taken of goods

S.15 Obligation of hirer in respect of use of goods

S.16 Obligation of hirer to give information as to whereabouts of goods

S.17 Rights of hirer in case of seizure of goods by owner

S.18 Rights of owner to terminate hire-purchase agreement for default in payment of hire or unauthorised act or breach of express conditions

S.19 Rights of owner on termination

S.20 Restriction on owner’s right to recover possession of goods otherwise than through court

S.21 Relief against termination for non-payment of hire

S.22 Relief against termination for unauthorised act or breach of express condition

S.23 Obligation of owner to supply copies and information

S.24 Discharge of price otherwise than by payment of money

S.25 Insolvency of hirer, etc.

S.26 Successive hire-purchase agreements between same parties

S.27 Evidence of adverse detention in suit or application to recover possession of goods

S.28 Hirer’s refusal to surrender goods not to be conversion in certain cases

S.29 Service of notice

S.30 Power to exempt from provisions of sections 6, 9, 10, 12 and 17 in certain cases

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S.3 Hire-purchase agreements to be in writing and signed by parties thereto