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150. Insertion of sections 73A to 73X into Act of 1995

(1) The Act of 1995 is amended by the insertion of the following sections after section 73:

"73A. Goods to be in conformity with hire-purchase agreement at time of delivery

(1) Where a hire-purchase agreement is concluded between an owner and a hirer, the owner shall deliver goods to the hirer that are in conformity with the hire-purchase agreement at the relevant time.

(2) Goods are in conformity with the hire-purchase agreement if the goods -

(a) comply with the requirements of sections 73B to 73D, and

(b) do not fall to be treated as not being in conformity with the hire-purchase agreement under section 73E.

(3) Subject to sections 73B(3) and 73G(1) to (3), where the goods delivered by the owner are not in conformity with the hire-purchase agreement at the relevant time, the hirer shall have the right to the remedies specified in section 73I and 73L.

(4) In this section, 'relevant time' -

(a) in relation to goods other than goods with digital elements, means the time at which -

(i) the hirer or a person indicated by the hirer for the purpose acquires the physical possession of the goods, or