s 5 Copy of documents to be served on hirer
(1) Within twenty-one days after the making of a hire-purchase agreement, the owner shall serve or cause to be served on the hirer and the guarantors a copy of the agreement each. (1a) (Deleted by Act A1384). (2) At any time before the final payment has been made under a hire-purchase agreement the owner shall, within twenty-one days after he has received a request in writing from the hirer, supply to the hirer a copy of any memorandum or note of the agreement— (a) on payment by the hirer of the prescribed fee; or (b) where no fee is prescribed, one free copy, and there after a fee as may be prescribed shall be charged for the supply of a second or subsequent copy thereof. (3) Where any part of the total amount payable consists of an amount paid or to be paid under a policy of insurance in respect of the goods, the owner shall serve or cause to be served on the hirer forthwith a copy of the insurance payment receipt and, within seven days of receipt of the policy, a copy of the policy or statement in writing setting out the terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy that affect the rights of the hirer. (4) Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.