Pawnbrokers Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Schedules
Schedule 1 · Transactions where goods are deemed to be or not to be pawned
Feedback & supportFIRST SCHEDULESections 3(4) and 82(1)Transactions where goods are deemed to be or not to be pawnedSale and repurchase agreement1.—
This paragraph applies to an agreement between 2 persons, X and Y, where —
X sells goods to Y for a price; and
X is required to re-purchase the goods from Y at a higher price.
In such an agreement —
the goods are deemed to be pawned;
X is deemed to be the pawner;
pawner
“pawner” means a person who pawns goods to a pawnbroker, whether or not the person has any title to, or is authorised to deal in, those goods;
the sale price is deemed to be the sum loaned; and
the difference between the sale price and the repurchase price is deemed to be the profit taken for the loan.
profit
“profit”, in relation to a loan secured by a pledge, includes interest on the loan;