Short Title: | Hire-Purchase Act 1967 |
Legislature: | Parliament of Malaysia |
Long Title: | An Act to regulate the form and contents of hire-purchase agreements, the rights and duties of parties to such agreements and to make provisions for other matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. |
Citation: | Act 212 |
Territorial Extent: | Throughout Malaysia |
Enacted By: | Dewan Rakyat |
Date Enacted: | 1967 (Act No. 24 of 1967] Revised: 1978 (Act 212 w.e.f 15 November 1978) |
Date Passed: | 1 March 1967 |
Enacted By2: | Dewan Negara |
Date Passed2: | 11 March 1967 |
Date Effective: | [11 April 1968, P.U. (B) 150/1968] |
Bill: | Hire-Purchase Bill 1967 |
Introduced By: | Lim Swee Aun, Minister of Commerce and Industry |
1St Reading: | 24 January 1967 |
2Nd Reading: | 1 March 1967 |
3Rd Reading: | 1 March 1967 |
Bill2: | Hire-Purchase Bill 1967 |
Introduced By2: | T. H. Tan, Senator |
1St Reading2: | 6 March 1967 |
2Nd Reading2: | 11 March 1967 |
3Rd Reading2: | 11 March 1967 |
Amended By: | Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act 1968 [Act 4/1968] Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act 1969 [Act A20] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act 1976 [Act A332] Hire-Purchase Order 1980 [P.U. (A) 221/1980] Hire-Purchase (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 1983 [P.U. (A) 149/1983] Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act 1992 [Act A813] Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act 2004 [Act A1234] Hire-Purchase (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2005 [P.U. (A) 163/2005] Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act 2010 [Act A1384] |
Related Legislation: | Bills of Sale Ordinance 1950 of the States of Malaya [F.M. No. 30 of 1950] Bills of Sale Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 14] Bills of Sale Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 68] |
Status: | In force |
The Hire-Purchase Act 1967 (ms|Akta Sewa Beli 1967), is a Malaysian law which enacted to regulate the form and contents of hire-purchase agreements, the rights and duties of parties to such agreements and to make provisions for other matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
The Hire-Purchase Act 1967, in its current form (30 July 2012), consists of 9 Parts containing 58 sections and 7 schedules (including 10 amendments).