Singapore legislation
Section 48
Section 48
Valuation to be given beforehand
(1)
A pawnbroker must, before taking goods in pawn, give the person offering to pawn the goods a valuation of the goods offered to be pawned.
(2)
A loan agreement is voidable at the instance of the pawner unless subsection (1) is fully complied with.
(3)
A pawnbroker is not liable for any loss or damage suffered (whether by the pawner or by any third party) as a result of relying on a valuation given under subsection (1), unless the pawnbroker did not act in good faith, or did not take reasonable care, in giving the valuation.