Yn ddilys o 03/05/1994
62 Partnership, bankruptcy, transfer of business, etc.U.K.
(1)Regulations may make provision for determining by what persons anything required by this Part to be done by an insurer is to be done where the business concerned is carried on in partnership or by another unincorporated body.
(2)The registration under this Part of an unincorporated body other than a partnership may be in the name of the body concerned; and in determining whether premiums are received by such a body no account shall be taken of any change in its members.
(3)Regulations may make provision for determining by what person anything required by this Part to be done by an insurer is to be done in a case where insurance business is carried on by persons who are underwriting members of Lloyd’s and are members of a syndicate of such underwriting members.
(4)Regulations may—
(a)make provision for the registration for the purposes of this Part of a syndicate of underwriting members of Lloyd’s;
(b)provide that for purposes prescribed by the regulations no account shall be taken of any change in the members of such a syndicate;
and regulations under paragraph (a) above may modify section 53 above.
(5)As regards any case where a person carries on a business of an insurer who has died or become bankrupt or incapacitated or been sequestrated, or of an insurer which is in liquidation or receivership or in relation to which an administration order is in force, regulations may—
(a)require the person to inform the Commissioners of the fact that he is carrying on the business and of the event that has led to his carrying it on;
(b)make provision allowing the person to be treated for a limited time as if he were the insurer;
(c)make provision for securing continuity in the application of this Part where a person is so treated.
(6)Regulations may make provision for securing continuity in the application of this Part in cases where a business carried on by a person is transferred to another person as a going concern.
(7)Regulations under subsection (6) above may in particular provide—
(a)for liabilities and duties under this Part of the transferor to become, to such extent as may be provided by the regulations, liabilities and duties of the transferee;
(b)for any right of either of them to repayment or credit in respect of tax to be satisfied by making a repayment or allowing a credit to the other;
but the regulations may provide that no such provision as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection shall have effect in relation to any transferor and transferee unless an application in that behalf has been made by them under the regulations.