The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019

Saving provision

8.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies if, immediately before 1st November 2019, an insurer was exempted from paying any sum under section 151 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in connection with a liability as a result of a declaration obtained by the insurer under section 152(2) of that Act before that date.

(2) Despite regulation 6, on and after 1st November 2019 section 152(2) of that Act continues to exempt the insurer from paying any sum in connection with the liability, regardless of whether the declaration was obtained before or after the happening of the event which was the cause of the death or bodily injury or damage to property giving rise to the liability.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies if, immediately before 1st November 2019, an insurer was exempted from paying any sum under Article 98 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 in connection with a liability as a result of a declaration obtained by the insurer under Article 98A(2) of that Order before that date.

(4) Despite regulation 7, on and after 1st November 2019 Article 98A(2) of that Order continues to exempt the insurer from paying any sum in connection with the liability, regardless of whether the declaration was obtained before or after the happening of the event which was the cause of the death or bodily injury or damage to property giving rise to the liability.