Consumer Credit (Increase of Monetary Limits) Order 1983

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1983/1878

1983 No. 1878

CONSUMER CREDIT

The Consumer Credit (Increase of Monetary Limits) Order 1983

Made 16th December 1983

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Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 181 of the Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

S-1 This Order may be cited as the Consumer Credit (Increase of...

1. This Order may be cited as the Consumer Credit (Increase of Monetary Limits) Order 1983.

S-2 Articles 1, 2 and 3 of this Order shall come into operation on...

2. Articles 1, 2 and 3 of this Order shall come into operation on 1st January 1984 and Article 4 on 20th May 1985.

S-3 The provisions set out in Column 1 of Part I of the Schedule to...

3. The provisions set out in Column 1 of Part I of the Schedule to this Order (shortly described in Column 2) are hereby amended by substituting for the sums specified in Column 3 in relation to those provisions the sums specified in Column 4.

S-4 The provisions set out in Column 1 of Part II of the Schedule...

4. The provisions set out in Column 1 of Part II of the Schedule to this Order (shortly described in Column 2) are hereby amended by substituting for the sums specified in Column 3 in relation to those provisions the sums specified in Column 4.

Alexander Fletcher

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department of Trade and Industry

16th December 1983

SCHEDULE

INCREASES OF MONETARY LIMITS IN CONSUMER CREDIT ACT 1974

3 INCREASES COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1ST JANUARY 1984

PART IArticle 3

INCREASES COMING INTO OPERATION ON 1ST JANUARY 1984

Section of the Act

Short Description

Present Limit

New Limit

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

17(1)(a) and (b)

Upper limit for small agreement

£30

£50

75(3)(b)

Lower exemption limit for cash price of goods or services to which liability of creditor for breaches by supplier applies

£30

£100

4 INCREASES COMING INTO OPERATION ON 20TH MAY 1985

PART IIArticle 4

INCREASES COMING INTO OPERATION ON 20TH MAY 1985

Section of the Act

Short Description

Present Limit

New Limit

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

8(2)

Upper limit for regulated consumer credit agreement

£5,000

£15,000

15(1)(c)

Upper limit for regulated consumer hire agreement

£5,000

£15,000

43(3)(a)

Exemption limit for certain credit advertisements

£5,000

£15,000

75(3)(b)

Upper exemption limit for cash price of goods or services to which liability of creditor for breaches by supplier applies

£10,000

£30,000

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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