Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 2
CREDIT-SALE AGREEMENT

4.   Credit-sale agreement

(1)   A credit-sale agreement shall—

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    (a)     be in writing in the prescribed form;

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    (b)     be printed in type of a size no smaller than the type known as nine-point Times Roman;

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    (c)     be made and signed by the buyer and by or on behalf of all other parties to the credit-sale agreement;

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    (d)     subject to section 6, contain a statement of—

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      (i)     the total purchase price,

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      (ii)     the cash price of the goods to which the credit-sale agreement relates,

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      (iii)     the amount of each of the installments by which the total purchase price is to be paid,

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      (iv)     the date, or the method of determining the date, on which each installment is payable,

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      (v)     the number of installments,

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      (vi)     all other costs associated with the credit-sale agreement,

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      (vii)     where applicable, the rate of interest charged and the rate per cent per annum and the conditions under which the rate per cent per annum may be charged,

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      (viii)     a description of the goods to which the credit-sale agreement relates sufficient to identify such goods;

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    (e)     contain in a prominent position the words “A Credit-Sale Agreement”.

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    (2)   A credit-sale agreement or any contract of guarantee relating to the credit-sale agreement and any security given by the buyer in respect of money payable under the credit-sale agreement or contract of guarantee shall not be enforceable unless the requirements specified in subsection (1) are complied with.