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(1)A transaction under which a person acquires an item in pursuance of an existing contract of insurance is not a purchase or sale of the item for the purposes of this Act.
(2)A transaction under which an item—
(a)is acquired by a regulated insurer acting in the course of the insurer’s business as such, or
(b)is acquired, in pursuance of a regulated insurance contract, by a person who is or was an insured person in relation to the item under that contract,
is not a purchase or sale of the item for the purposes of this Act.
(3)In this section—
“existing contract of insurance” means a contract of insurance entered into before the day on which section 1 comes into force;
“insurance” includes reinsurance;
“regulated insurance contract” means a contract of insurance effected or carried out by a regulated insurer;
“regulated insurer” means a person who has permission to effect or carry out contracts of insurance under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
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