Hire-Purchase Act, 1972
9. Right of hirer to purchase at any time with
rebate.-
(1) The hirer may, at any time during the
continuance of the hire-purchase agreement and after giving the owner not less than
fourteen days notice in writing of his intention so to do, complete the
purchase of the goods by paying or tendering to the owner of the hire-purchase
price or the balance thereof as reduced by the rebate calculated in the manner
provided in sub-section (2).
The rebate for the purposes of sub-section (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.
Explanation.- In the sub-section
"hire-purchase" means the difference between the hire-purchase price
and the cash price as stated in the hire-purchase agreement.
The provisions of this section shall have
effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the hire-purchase
agreement, but where the terms of the agreement entitled to hirer to a rebate
higher than that allowed by this section, the hirer shall be entitled to the
rebate provided by the agreement.