PART IINTRODUCTORY

Interpretation2

1

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19543 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

2

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1995 Act” means the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;

  • “building” means an erection or structure of any kind;

  • “incepted” refers to the time when the liability to risk of an insurer under a policy of insurance commenced;

  • “insurance business” means business which consists of effecting or carrying out contracts of insurance;

  • “insurer” means a person who may carry on insurance business without contravening the prohibition imposed by section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 20004; and

  • “public authority carrying out its functions” means a public authority carrying out an activity to which section 21B of the 1995 Act applies.

3

The definition of “insurance business” in paragraph (1) must be read with—

a

section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

b

any relevant order under that section; and

c

Schedule 2 to that Act.