Hire-Purchase Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · General
39. Secondhand goods
Feedback & supportWhere goods comprised in a regulated agreement are, at the time when the agreement is entered into, secondhand goods then unless —
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;
the goods are described in the agreement as secondhand goods; or
in any proceedings taken by the owner to enforce the agreement, the court is satisfied that —
the hirer was aware at the time when he or his agent signed the agreement that the goods comprised or to be comprised in the agreement were secondhand goods; or
the owner was not aware at the time when the agreement was entered into the goods comprised in the agreement were secondhand goods,the liability of the hirer under the agreement shall be reduced by the amount included in the agreement for terms charges.
The amount may be set-off by the hirer against the amount that would otherwise be due or become due to the owner under the agreement and, to the extent to which it is not so set‑off, may be recovered by the hirer from the owner as a civil debt.
hirer
“hirer” means the person who takes or has taken goods from an owner under a hire‑purchase agreement or a conditional sale agreement and includes a person to whom the hirer’s rights or liabilities under the agreement have passed by assignment or by operation of law;