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Updated to 23 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)

Insurance Act 1953
No. 7 of 1953

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Information
Whole Act  24 March 1953 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision
Applied S.I. No. 65 of 1983, regs. 1, 7
Trans. of functns. under. S. I. No. 14 of 1993, sch.
  S. I. No. 303 of 1997, art. 4 (1), sch., pt. 1
S. 2(1) services specified for the purposes of S.I. No. 171 of 1983, arts. 1, 2
Forms of accounts specified in the Act are substituted insofar as those accounts relate to an insurance undertaking which holds an authorisation as defined in S.I. No. 202 of 1995 S.I. No. 202 of 1995, reg. 4
S.1 am. 5/1983, s.1
S.1(1) am. 23/2010. ss. 2, 15(14), sch. 2, pt. 14, para. 3
  12/2003, ss. 1 (2), 35 (1), sch. 1, pt. 3
S.2 am. 5/1969, s.2
S. 2(1) am. 10/2011, ss. 1(2), 6 & 46(a)
S. 2(1A) am. 10/2011, ss. 1(2), 6 & 46(b)
S.2 (3) am. 28/1961, s.1
  5/1969, s.3
  10/1971, s.1
  30/1978, s.3
  34/1981, s.2
S.2 (3), subsec. substit. 22/1988, s.1 (1)
S. 2(4) am. 10/2011, ss. 1(2), 6 & 46(c)
S. 2(7) am. 10/2011, ss. 1(2), 6 & 46(d)
S. 3(1) am. 10/2011, ss. 1(2), 6 & 46(e)
S.4 (1) am. 12/2003, ss. 1 (2), 35 (1), sch. 1, pt. 3
S.4 (2), subsec. substit. 12/2003, ss. 1 (2), 35 (1), sch. 1, pt. 3

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 2(1) Insurance (Provision of Services) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 171 of 1983)