Insurance Companies Act 1982 (repealed)

62 Duty to notify change of director, controller or manager. U.K.

[F1 (1) If, in the case of a company to which this Part of this Act applies, a person becomes or ceases to be—

(a) a controller of the company; or

(b) where the company is a UK company, a 10 per cent.shareholder controller, a 20 per cent.shareholder controller, a 33 per cent.shareholder controller, a 50 per cent.shareholder controller or a majority shareholder controller of the company,

he shall, before the expiration of the period of seven days beginning with the day next following that on which he does so, notify the company in writing of that fact and of such other matters as may be prescribed.

F1 (1A) If, after ceasing to be a shareholder controller of any description mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, a person will still be a shareholder controller of the company, his notice under that subsection shall state the percentage of the shares or voting power which he will (alone or with any associate or associates) hold or be entitled to exercise or control.

F1 (1B) A person who becomes a director or manager of an insurance company to which this Part of this Act applies shall, before the expiration of the period of seven days beginning with the day next following that on which he does so, notify the company in writing of such matters as may be prescribed.]

(2) An insurance company to which this part of this Act applies shall give written notice to the [F2 Treasury]of the fact that any person has become or ceased to be a director, controller or manager of the company and of any matter of which any such person is required to notify the company under [F3 subsection (1), (1A) or (1B)] above; and that notice shall be given before the expiration of the period of fourteen days beginning with the day next following that on which that fact or matter comes to the company’s knowledge.

[F4 (3) In this section 'share’ has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Companies Act or Part VIII of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 62(1)(1A)(1B) substituted for s. 62(1) by S.I. 1994/1696, reg. 36(1)

F2 Words in s.62(2) substituted (5.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2781, art. 8(1), Sch. Pt. I para.43(a) (with art. 7)

F3 Words in s. 62(2) substituted (1.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1696, reg. 36(2)

F4 S. 62(3) inserted (1.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1696, reg. 36(3)

62 Duty to notify change of director, controller or manager. U.K.

(1) A person who becomes or ceases to be a controller of an insurance company to which this Part of this Act applies shall, before the expiration of the period of seven days beginning with the day next following that on which he does so, notify the insurance company in writing of that fact and of such other matters as may be prescribed; and a person who becomes a director or manager of any such insurance company shall, before the expiration of the period of seven days beginning with the day next following that on which he does so, notify the insurance company in writing of such matters as may be prescribed.

(2) An insurance company to which this part of this Act applies shall give written notice to the Secretary of State of the fact that any person has become or ceased to be a director, controller or manager of the company and of any matter of which any such person is required to notify the company under subsection (1) above; and that notice shall be given before the expiration of the period of fourteen days beginning with the day next following that on which that fact or matter comes to the company’s knowledge.