Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977 (repealed)

29 Interpretation. U.K.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “approved qualification” and “approved educational institution” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by section 6 of this Act;

• “authorised insurers” means a person permitted under the Insurance Companies Act [F1 1982] . . . to carry on [F2 insurance business of class 13 or of classes 1, 2, 14, 15, 16 and 17 in Schedule 2 to the Insurance Companies Act [F3 1982]]

• “the Council” means the Insurance Brokers Registration Council established pursuant to section 1 of this Act;

• “the Court” means the High Court or, in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session or, in relation to Northern Ireland, a judge of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland;

• “disciplinary case” has the meaning assigned to it by section 13 of this Act;

• “employee”, in relation to a body corporate, includes a director of the body corporate and “employed” shall be construed accordingly;

• “enrolled” means enrolled in the list and “enrolment” shall be construed accordingly;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “insurance business” means insurance business [F4 other than industrial assurance business (within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Industrial Assurance Act 1923 or Articles 2(2) and 3(1) of the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979).], and “insurance broker” shall be construed accordingly;

• “insurance company” means a person or body of persons (whether incorporated or not) carrying on insurance business;

• “list” means the list of bodies corporate carrying on business as insurance brokers;

• “practising insurance broker” means a registered insurance broker who is carrying on business as an insurance broker;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by rules under this Act;

• F5 “register” means the register of insurance brokers and “registered” and “registration” shall be construed accordingly;

• “registered insurance broker” means a person who is registered in the register;

• “the registrar” means the registrar of the Council appointed under section 8(1) of this Act.

(2) References in this Act to any other enactment (including an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and an Order in Council under the M1 Northern Ireland Act 1974) shall be construed as references thereto, as amended, and as including references thereto as extended, by or under any subsequent enactment.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word substituted by Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c. 50, SIF 67), s. 99(2), Sch. 5 para. 18(a)

F2 Words substituted by Insurance Companies Act 1981 (c. 31, SIF 67), s. 36, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 26(a)

F3 Word substituted by virtue of Insurance Companies Act 1981 (c. 31, SIF 67), s. 36, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 26(a) and by Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c. 50, SIF 67), s. 99(2), Sch. 5 para. 18(b)

F4 Words substituted by Insurance Companies Act 1981 (c. 31, SIF 67), s. 36, Sch. 4 para. 26(b)

F5 In s. 29(1) definition of 'recognised body of accountants' omitted (1.10.1991) by virtue of S.I. 1991/1997, reg. 2, Sch. para. 30(4) (with reg. 4)

Marginal Citations

M1 1974 c. 28.