Consumer Credit Act 1974

8 Consumer credit agreements.U.K.

(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.

Textual Amendments

F1"£15,000" substituted by S.I. 1983/1878, art. 4, Sch. Pt. II