Malaysia legislation

Section 22

of *HIRE - PURCHASE ACT 1967

Section 22

Where a guarantor of the performance of the obligations of the hirer under a hire-purchase agreement enters into an agreement binding the guarantor—

(a)

to pay to the owner an aggregate sum which is larger than the balance originally payable under the agreement; or

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(b)

to perform an obligation in respect of goods other than the goods comprised in the hire-purchase agreement, the agreement so entered shall be void unless the agreement is executed by the guarantor in the presence of a Magistrate, a Commissioner for

Oaths or a Notary Public.

Rights of guarantor against owner