Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Minor and Consequential Amendments

PART II NORTHERN IRELAND

[1883 c. 7.] Bills of Sale (Ireland) Act (1879) Amendment Act 1883

39 The following section shall be inserted after section 7:—

“7A Defaults under consumer credit agreements.

(1) Paragraph (1) of section 7 of this Act does not apply to a default relating to a bill of sale given by way of security for the payment of money under a regulated agreement to which section 87(1) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 applies:—

(a) unless the restriction imposed by section 88(2) of that Act has ceased to apply to the bill of sale ; or

(b) if, by virtue of section 89 of that Act, the default is to be treated as not having occurred.

(2) Where paragraph (1) of section 7 of this Act does apply in relation to a bill of sale such as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, the proviso to that section shall have effect with the insertion after " High Court " of the words " or county court ".”.