Hire-Purchase Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · General
37. Fraudulent sale or disposal of goods by hirer
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by the disposal or sale of any goods comprised in a regulated agreement;
goods
“goods” includes any replacement or renewal by the hirer of any part or parts of any goods and any accessory added or addition made to any goods by the hirer during the period of the hiring;
by the removal of the goods; or
by any other means,defrauds or attempts to defraud the owner shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
owner
“owner” means a person by whom goods are bailed to a hirer under a hire‑purchase agreement or a conditional sale agreement and includes a person whom the owner’s rights or liabilities under the agreement have passed by assignment or by operation of law;