Section 12: Debtor-creditor supplier agreements.

Consumer Credit Act 1974 · 1974 c.39

Part II: Credit Agreements, Hire Agreements and Linked Transactions

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A debtor-creditor-supplier agreement is a regulated consumer credit agreement being—

(a) a restricted-use credit agreement which falls within section 11(1)(a), or

(b) a restricted-use credit agreement which falls within section 11(1)(b) and is made by the creditor under pre-existing arrangements, or in contemplation of future arrangements, between himself and the supplier, or

(c) an unrestricted-use credit agreement which is made by the creditor under pre-existing arrangements between himself and a person (the "supplier ") other than the debtor in the knowledge that the credit is to be used to finance a transaction between the debtor and the supplier.

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