Malaysia legislation

Section 9

of *HIRE - PURCHASE ACT 1967

Section 9

(a)

the amount paid to the owner by or on behalf of the hirer;

(b)

the amount which has become due under the agreement but remains unpaid;

(c)

the amount which is to become payable under the agreement; and

(d)

the amount derived from interest on overdue instalments:

Provided that an owner need not comply with such a request if he has sent the hirer a statement under this section within a period of three months immediately preceding the receipt of the request.

(2)

In the event of a failure without reasonable cause to comply with subsection (1) then, while the default continues—

(a)

the owner shall not be entitled to enforce—

(i)

the agreement against the hirer;

(ii)

any right to recover the goods from the hirer;

(iii)

any contract of guarantee relating to the agreement;

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(b)

any security given by the hirer in respect of money payable under the agreement or given by a guarantor in respect of money payable under such a contract of guarantee as aforesaid shall not be enforceable against the hirer or the guarantor by any holder thereof.

(3)

If the default aforesaid continues for a period of one month, the owner shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.

Appropriation of payments made in hire-purchase agreements