Part II Credit Agreements, Hire Agreements and Linked Transactions

8 Consumer credit agreements.

(1)

A personal credit agreement is an agreement between an individual ( “the debtor ”) and any other person ( “the creditor ”) by which the creditor provides the debtor with credit of any amount.

(2)

A consumer credit agreement is a personal credit agreement by which the creditor provides the debtor with credit not exceeding F1£15,000.

(3)

A consumer credit agreement is a regulated agreement within the meaning of this Act if it is not an agreement (an “exempt agreement ”) specified in or under section 16.