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Valid from 01/07/1994

Sanction of court requiredU.K.

1(1)Where it is proposed to carry out a scheme under which the whole or part of the long term business carried on by an insurance company to which this Part of this Act applies (“the transferor company”) is to be transferred to another body whether incorporated or not (“the transferee company”) and—

(a)where the transferor company is a UK company, the business proposed to be transferred is business carried on in one or more member States;

(b)where that company is not a UK company, the business proposed to be transferred is business carried on in the United Kingdom,

the transferor company or the transferee company may apply to the court, by petition, for an order sanctioning the scheme.

(2)If any such scheme involves a compromise or arrangement falling within section 427A(1) ofthe Companies Act F1 or Article 420A(1) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 F2 (application of provisions about compromises and arrangements to mergers and divisions of public companies), the following provisions, namely—

(a)sections 425 to 427 of that Act, or

(b)Articles 418 to 420 of that Order,

shall have effect, as regards that compromise or arrangement, as provided by section 427A(l) or Article 420A(l) (as the case may be), but without prejudice to the operation of the provisions of this Part of this Schedule in relation to the scheme.

(3)No such transfer as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above shall be carried out unless the scheme relating to the transfer has been sanctioned by the court in accordance with this Part of this Schedule; and, except in the case of any such scheme as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above, no order shall be made under any of the provisions specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of that sub-paragraph in respect of so much of any compromise or arrangement as involves any such transfer.

(4)In this Part of this Schedule—

“the court” means the High Court of Justice in England except that it means—

(a)the Court of Session if the transferor company and the transferee company are both registered or both have their head offices in Scotland;

(b)the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland if the transferor company and the transferee company are both registered or both have their head offices in Northern Ireland;

(c)either the High Court of Justice in England or the Court of Session if either the transferor company or the transferee company is registered or has its head office in Scotland;

(d)either the High Court of Justice in England or the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland if either the transferor company or the transferee company is registered or has its head office in Northern Ireland; and

(e)either the Court of Session or the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland if the transferor company or the transferee company is registered or has its head office in Scotland and the other such company is registered or has its head office in Northern Ireland;

“direct insurance” means insurance other than reinsurance.

Textual Amendments

F1Section 427A was inserted by S.I. 1987/1991, reg 2(a) and Schedule, Part I and amended by the Companies Act 1989 (c.40), section 114(2).

F2S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I.6); Article 420A was inserted by S.R. 1987/422, reg 3 and Schedule, Part I.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Sch. 2C para. 1(2) continued (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3639, art. 3(2) (with art. 2)

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