Some transactions as to bailment prohibited
30 Some transactions as to bailment prohibited
Any person (in this section called the owner) who knowingly —
enters into an agreement for the bailment of goods to any person (in this section called the hirer) which agreement does not by itself constitute a hire‑purchase agreement; or
takes from any person (in this section called the hirer) an offer in writing that, if accepted, will constitute an agreement for the bailment of goods but will not by itself constitute a hire‑purchase agreement,
in association, directly or indirectly, with the making, by the hirer to the owner or to any person associated, directly or indirectly, in business with the owner, of an offer in writing to purchase the goods the subject of the agreement referred to in paragraph (a) or of the offer referred to in paragraph (b), on terms and conditions that, if the offer in writing to purchase the goods is accepted, will constitute a hire‑purchase agreement, commits an offence against this Act.
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