Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)

Part VI U.K. Matters Arising During Currency of Credit or Hire Agreements

83 Liability for misuse of credit facilities. U.K.

(1) The debtor under a regulated consumer credit agreement shall not be liable to the creditor for any loss arising from use of the credit facility by another person not acting, or to be treated as acting, as the debtor’s agent.

(2) This section does not apply to a non-commercial agreement, or to any loss in so far as it arises from misuse of an instrument to which section 4 of the M1 Cheques Act 1957 applies.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 83 applied (1.11.2009) by The Payment Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/209), regs. 1(2)(c), 52(c) (with reg. 3)

Marginal Citations

M1 1957 c. 36.