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CONSUMER CREDIT CODE - SECT 84

84 Acceleration clauses

(1) For the purposes of this Part, an acceleration clause is a term of a credit contract or mortgage providing that--

(a) on the occurrence or non-occurrence of a particular event, the credit provider becomes entitled to immediate payment of all, or a part, of an amount under the contract that would not otherwise have been immediately payable; or
(b) whether or not on the occurrence or non-occurrence of a particular event, the credit provider has a discretion to require repayment of the amount of credit otherwise than by repayments fixed, or determined on a basis stated, in the contract;

but does not include any such term in a credit contract or mortgage that is an on demand facility.

(2) An on demand facility is a credit contract or mortgage under which--

(a) the total amount outstanding under the contract or mortgage is repayable at any time on demand by the credit provider; and
(b) there is no agreement, arrangement or understanding between the credit provider and the debtor or mortgagor that repayment will only be demanded on the occurrence or non-occurrence of a particular event.


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