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Consumer Credit Act (No. 29 of 1982) - Sect 7

Right of hirer to purchase at any time with rebate

7.
(1) The hirer may, at any time during the continuance of a hire-purchase agreement and after giving the Owner not less than fourteen days' notice in writing of his intention so to dot complete-the purchase, of the goods by paying tendering to the owner the hire-purchase price or balance thereof as reduced by the rebate calculated in manner provided in subsection (2).
(2) The rebate for the purposes of subsection (1) shall be equal to two-thirds of an amount which bears to the hire-purchase charges the same proportion as the balance" of the hire-purchase price not yet due bears to the hire-, purchase price.
(3) The provisions of this section shall have effect not withstanding anything to the contrary contained; in the hire-purchase agreement, but where the terms of the agreement entitle the hirer to a rebate higher than that allowed by this section, the hirer shall be entitled to the rebate pro vided by the agreement.


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