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Clause 37. — (Transitional Provisions.)

Orders of the Day — HIRE-PURCHASE (No. 2) BILL [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 June 1964.

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Photo of Sir David Price Sir David Price , Eastleigh 12:00, 24 June 1964

I beg to move, in page 37, line 4, at the end to insert: (3) The provisions of Part III of this Act—

  1. (a) shall have effect in relation to hire-purchase agreements and conditional sale agreements made before, as well as in relation to such agreements made after, the commencement of this Act, but
  2. (b) shall not have effect where the disposition by the hirer or buyer which is referred to in subsection (1) of section (Protection of purchasers of motor vehicles) of this Act was made before the commencement of this Act.
This new subsection enacts the transitional provisions for the new Part III of the Bill. It is purely consequential in its effect.

Amendment agreed to.

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