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2. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1995

Section 2 of the Act of 1995 is amended, in subsection (1) -

(a) by the deletion of the definitions of "moneylender", "moneylender’s licence", "moneylending" and "moneylending agreement", and

(b) by the insertion of the following definitions:

"'high cost credit’ means credit supplied by a high cost credit provider to a consumer on foot of a high cost credit agreement;

'high cost credit agreement’ means a credit agreement into which a high cost credit provider enters, or offers to enter, with a consumer in which one or more of the following apply:

(a) the agreement was concluded away from the business premises of the high cost credit provider or the business premises of the supplier of goods or services under the agreement;

(b) any negotiations for, or in relation to the credit were conducted at a place other than the business premises of the high cost credit provider or the business premises of the supplier of goods or services under the agreement;

(c) repayments under the agreem

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