(1) The
hirer may, with the consent of the owner of the hired goods, transfer
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to another person the right, interest or liability in the goods hired by
him or her according to the hire-purchase contract and such other
right, interest or liability as may be accrued to him or her under such
a contract.
(2) The owner of goods shall, for the purposes of sub-section
(1), give or refuse to give consent within fifteen days of the date of
the written request made by the hirer with the intention of getting
consent from the owner to transfer his or her right, interest or
liability to another person, and if consent cannot be obtained within
such a period, the owner shall be deemed to have refused the consent.
(3) If the owner of goods makes a refusal pursuant to subsection
(2), the hirer shall, within thirty-five days, make a lawsuit in
the court to have the refusal voided, and if the court issues an order
to the effect that the refusal is not reasonable, the consent shall be
deemed to have been obtained from the owner of goods.
(4) If the right, interest or liability of the hirer is transferred
to another person by operation of law, nothing contained in this
Section shall be deemed to bar the exercise or performance of such
right, interest or liability.