The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001

Access to medical reports: “insurance purposes”

416.—(1) Article 6 of the Access to Personal Files and Medical Reports (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), for the definition of “insurance purposes” substitute—

““insurance purposes”, in the case of any individual who has entered into, or is seeking to enter into, a contract of insurance with an insurer, means the purposes of that insurer in relation to that individual;

“insurer” means—

(a)

a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to effect or carry out contracts of insurance; or

(b)

an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 3 to that Act, which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12 of that Schedule) to effect or carry out relevant contracts of insurance.”.

(3) After that paragraph, insert—

“(1A) The definitions of “insurance purposes” and “insurer” 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.”.