(1) In an action commenced after the commencement of this Act by the owner of goods let under a hire-purchase agreement to enforce a right to recover possession of the goods from the hirer -
(a) [deleted]
(b) the District Court shall have jurisdiction where the hire-purchase price does not exceed £2,500.
(2) In an action commenced after the commencement of this Act by the owner of goods let under a hire-purchase agreement to enforce payment of a sum due under the hire-purchase agreement or under any contract of guarantee relating thereto -
(a) [deleted]
(b) the District Court shall have jurisdiction where the amount claimed does not exceed £2,500.
(3) Neither paragraph (v) of section 52 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924, nor paragraph (a) of section 53 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936, shall apply to an action -
(a) in which the defendant or one, at least, of the defendants ordinarily resides or carries on any profession, business or occupation in the State, and
(b) to which