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Number 42 of 2000

INSURANCE ACT, 2000

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title, collective citation and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.

PART 2

The Insurance Acts

Chapter 1

Amendments of Act of 1989

3.	Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1989 (Interpretation).
4.	Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1989 (Offences and penalties).
5.	Amendment of section 22 of Act of 1989 (Reinsurance).
6.	Amendment of Act of 1989: insertion of section 22A (Application of Act to reinsurance).
7.	Amendment of Act of 1989: insertion of Part IIIA (Provision of information).
8.	Repeal of Part IV of Act of 1989 (Regulation of insurance intermediaries).
9.	Amendment of section 59 of Act of 1989 (Appointment of authorised officers).
10.	Amendment of section 60 of Act of 1989 (Powers of authorised officers).
11.	Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1989 (Increase of penalties).
12.	Amendment of Act of 1989: Third Schedule (Information for policy holders).

Chapter 2

Amendment of Insurance Act, 1936

13.	Repeal of section 110 of Insurance Act, 1936 (Time limit for prosecution of offences).

Chapter 3

Miscellaneous Revocations

14.	Revocation and transitional provisions: Life Regulations of 1994.
15.	Revocation: authorised officers.

PART 3

Amendment of Act of 1995

16.	Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1995 (Interpretation).
17.	Amendment of Act of 1995: insertion of section 13A (Existing insurance intermediaries).
18.	Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1995 (Revocation of authorisation).
19.	Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1995 (Register of investment business firms).
20.	Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1995 (Directions by supervisory authority).
21.	Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1995 (Definition of “investment product intermediary”).
22.	Amendment of Part IV of Act of 1995 (Investment product intermediaries).
23.	Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1995 (Definition of restricted activity investment product intermediaries).
24.	Amendment of section 27 of Act of 1995 (Requirements for investment product intermediaries).
25.	Amendment of section 28 of Act of 1995 (Obligations on product producers).
26.	Disclosure obligations of restricted activity investment product intermediaries.
27.	Amendment of section 30 of Act of 1995 (Issue of receipts).
28.	Amendment of section 31 of Act of 1995 (Register of investment product intermediaries).
29.	Amendment of Act of 1995: insertion of section 31A (Scope of Part IV).
30.	Amendment of section 37 of Act of 1995 (Code of conduct).
31.	Repeal of section 51(5)(e) of Act of 1995 (Bonding).
32.	Amendment of section 65 of Act of 1995 (Powers of authorised officers).
33.	Amendment of section 74 of Act of 1995 (Power to make determinations for breaches of conditions or requirements).

PART 4

Amendment of Central Bank Act of 1995

34.	Amendment of section 16 of Central Bank Act, 1989 (Disclosure of information).

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

Acts Referred To
	Assurance Companies Act, 1909	1909, 9 Edw. 7. c. 49
	Central Bank Act, 1989	1989, No. 16
	Central Bank Act, 1997	1997, No. 8
	Companies Act, 1990	1990, No. 27
	Data Protection Act, 1988	1988, No. 25
	European Communities Act, 1972	1972, No. 27
	European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1993	1993, No. 25
	Insurance Act, 1936	1936, No. 45
	Insurance Act, 1989	1989, No. 3
	Insurance Acts, 1909 to 1990
	Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995	1995, No. 11
	Investor Compensation Act, 1998	1998, No. 32
	Pensions Act, 1990	1990, No. 25
	Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851	1851, 14 amp 15 Vict., c. 93
	Solicitors Acts, 1954 to 1994
	Transport (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Act, 1982	1982, No. 3

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Number 42 of 2000

INSURANCE ACT, 2000

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORISATION AND SUPERVISION OF INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES BY THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND AND TO ENABLE FURTHER EFFECT TO BE GIVEN TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 92/96/EEC OF 10 NOVEMBER 1992 AND FOR THOSE PURPOSES AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN RELATION TO LIFE ASSURANCE AND NON-LIFE INSURANCE TO AMEND THE INSURANCE ACT, 1989, AND THE INVESTMENT INTERMEDIARIES ACT, 1995, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[20th December, 2000]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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