Section 133 — Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003: Changes, deferrals, or postponements under credit contracts and consumer leases
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133 Changes, deferrals, or postponements under credit contracts and consumer leases (1) The provision of credit as a result of a change to an existing credit contract, or a deferral of an amount payable under an existing credit contract, or a postponement relating to an existing credit contract, is not to be treated as creating a new credit contract for the purposes of this Act if the change, deferral, or postponement is made in accordance with this Act or the existing credit contract. (2) The provision of further goods under an existing consumer lease, or a change in a consumer lease as a result of a deferral of an amount payable under an existing consumer lease, or a postponement relating to an existing consumer lease, is not to be treated as creating a new consumer lease for the purposes of this Act or as creating a credit contract for the purposes of this Act if the provision of the further goods, change, deferral, or postponement is made in accordance with this Act or the existing consumer lease.
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