29BPawn agreement not to be varied

29B Pawn agreement not to be varied

29B Pawn agreement not to be varied

(1) A pawn agreement may not be varied (whether by alteration of the agreement or by a further agreement) except—

(a) in accordance with section 29A or any other Act, or

(b) as permitted by the regulations.

(2) If a pawn agreement is varied in contravention of subsection (1), the pawnbroker by or on whose behalf the agreement was entered into is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) However, a pawnbroker is not liable to be punished twice in respect of the same variation (that is, under this section and also under section 29A or any other Act).

s 29B: Ins 2002 No 104, Sch 1 [26].