Singapore legislation

Section 33

of Hire-Purchase Act 1969

Section 33

Avoidance of certain provisions

Any provision in any regulated agreement whereby —

(a)

any right conferred on the hirer by this Act to determine a regulated agreement is excluded or restricted;

(b)

the hirer is subject to any greater liability on the determination, in any manner, of the regulated agreement or of the bailment under the regulated agreement, than the liability to which he would be subject if the regulated agreement were determined in accordance with this Act;

(c)

the hirer is required to pay interest on any overdue instalment at a rate per annum exceeding that as may be prescribed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette;

(d)

the owner is relieved from liability for the acts or defaults of any person acting in connection with or in the course of the negotiations leading to the entering into of the regulated agreement;

(e)

the owner or any person acting on his behalf is authorised to enter upon any premises for the purpose of taking possession of goods comprised in a regulated agreement otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act or is relieved from liability for any such entry;

(f)

the operation of the regulated agreement is determined or modified or any person is authorised to repossess any goods comprised in a regulated agreement if the hirer becomes bankrupt or executes a deed of assignment or a deed of arrangement (whether all or any of those events are named); or

(g)

except as expressly provided by this Act, the operation of any provision of this Act is excluded, modified or restricted,shall be void and of no effect.