Yn ddilys o 01/07/1994
Powers of interventionU.K.
20(1)Where it appears to the Secretary of State that an EFTA company providing insurance in the United Kingdom has failed to comply with any provision of this Act, he may require it to take such steps as he may specify to comply with that provision.
(2)If the company fails to comply with a requirement under sub-paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State shall notify the supervisory authority in the EEA State in which the establishment through which the insurance is provided is situated.
(3)If the company persists in contravening a provision which has been the subject of arequirement under sub-paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State may, after informing that supervisory authority, direct the company to cease to provide insurance, or insurance of any specified description, in the United Kingdom.
(4)After giving such a direction, the Secretary of State shall by notice in writing inform the company of his reasons for doing so.
(5)A direction under this paragraph does not prevent the company from effecting a contract ofinsurance in pursuance of a term of a subsisting contract of insurance.
(6)A requirement or direction under this paragraph may be varied or revoked by the Secretary of State.