(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations under this Act for any purpose for which regulations are authorised or required to be made thereunder.
(2)Regulations under this Act may make different provision for cases of different descriptions.
(3)Any power conferred by this Act to make regulations shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
(4)Any statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
The Secretary of State shall cause a general annual report of matters within this Act to be laid before Parliament.
(1)The saving and transitional provisions specified in Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect.
(2)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act.
(3)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 6 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Insurance Companies Act 1982.
(2)Subject to Schedule 4 to this Act, this Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the date on which it is passed.
(3)This Act extends to Northern Ireland.