Hire-Purchase Act, 1972
18. Rights of owner to terminate hire-purchase
agreement for default in payment of hire or unauthorized act or breach of
express conditions.-
(1) Where a hirer makes more than one default
in the payment of hire as provided in the hire-purchase agreement then, subject
to the provisions of section 21 and after giving the hirer notice in writing of
not less than - one week, in a case where the hire is payable at weekly or
lesser intervals, and two weeks, in any other case, the owner shall be entitled
to terminate the agreement by giving the hirer notice of termination in
writing.
Provided that if the hirer pays or tenders to
the owner the hire in arrears together with such interest thereon as may be
payable under the terms of the agreement before the expiry of the said period
of one week or, as the case may be, two weeks, the owner shall not be entitled
to terminate the agreement.
The owner shall subject to the provisions of
sections 22, be entitled to terminate the agreement by giving the hirer notice
of termination in writing.