§ 44. Settlement when the tradesperson cancels the contract

The Craftsman Services Act·LOV-1989-06-16-63

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§ 44. Settlement (oppgjør) upon cancellation of the contract (heving)

(1) If the service provider (tjenesteyter) cancels the agreement (avtale) under § 43, the consumer (forbruker) shall pay as in the case of cancellation (avbestilling) of the service on the day the cancellation of the contract took place (§ 40).
(2) § 16 (3) on the payment of interest (rente) applies correspondingly to the repayment of payment (vederlag) that has been received.
Source: Lovdata — Håndverkertjenesteloven (the Craftsman Services Act) § 44

What does this mean?

The section sets out what you must pay when the tradesperson cancels the contract under § 43. You pay as if you had cancelled the service on the day the cancellation of the contract took place, and § 40 then applies. If the tradesperson has to pay back any of what he has received, he must also pay interest. Under § 16 (3), the interest is calculated from the day he received the payment. This gives you interest compensation for the time he has had the money. The section is in chapter VIII on delay (forsinkelse) on the consumer's part, after § 43 on the cancellation of the contract itself.

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