Secured Transactions Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 6
34. Rights of debtor may be transferred
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The rights of a debtor in collateral may be transferred despite a provision in the security agreement prohibiting transfer or declaring a transfer to be a default.
collateral
“collateral” means personal property that is subject to a security interest;
No transfer by the debtor shall prejudice the rights of the secured party under the security agreement, including the right to treat a prohibited transfer as an act of default.
secured party
“secured party” means a person in whose favour a security interest is created, including — (a) a consignor; (b) a financial lessor and a lessor who acquired goods under an operating lease; (c) a transferee of an intangible; (d) a seller who reserved title to the sold goods; or (e) a trustee or agent of the person referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d);
In this section, “transfer” includes a sale, the creation of a security interest or a transfer under judicial enforcement proceedings.
security interest
“security interest” means a property right in personal property that is created by agreement and secures payment or other performance of an obligation, regardless of whether the parties have denominated it as a security interest, and includes the right of a seller in an instalment sale or a sale with retained title, but it does not include a personal right against a guarantor or other person liable for the payment of the secured obligation;
Terms defined in s 3
collateral
Defined · s 3“collateral” means personal property that is subject to a security interest;
default
Defined · s 3“default” means — (a) the failure to pay or otherwise perform the obligation secured when due; or (b) the occurrence of an event that, under a security agreement, gives a secured party the right to enforce a security interest;
secured party
Defined · s 3“secured party” means a person in whose favour a security interest is created, including — (a) a consignor; (b) a financial lessor and a lessor who acquired goods under an operating lease; (c) a transferee of an intangible; (d) a seller who reserved title to the sold goods; or (e) a trustee or agent of the person referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d);
security agreement
Defined · s 3“security agreement” means an agreement between the debtor and secured party that creates or provides for a security interest;
security interest
Defined · s 3“security interest” means a property right in personal property that is created by agreement and secures payment or other performance of an obligation, regardless of whether the parties have denominated it as a security interest, and includes the right of a seller in an instalment sale or a sale with retained title, but it does not include a personal right against a guarantor or other person liable for the payment of the secured obligation;
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