SCHEDULE 3 U.K.Amendments to other primary legislation

Amendments to the Friendly Societies Act 1992 U.K.

1.  Section 119 of the Friendly Societies Act 1992(1)(general interpretation) is amended as follows—

(a) in subsection (1A)(2)—

(i) for “72/239/EEC” substitute “73/239/EEC”; and

(ii) at the end insert “and as amended by the reinsurance Directive.”;

(b) after subsection (1C) add—

“(1D) References in this Act to the life assurance consolidation Directive are references to that Directive as amended by the reinsurance Directive.”;

(c) after subsection (2) insert—

“(3) In this section, “the reinsurance Directive” means Directive 2005/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 on reinsurance and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 92/49/EEC as well as Directives 98/78/EC and 2002/83/EC.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 10.12.2007, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

1992 c.40.

(2)

Subsections (1A), (1B) were inserted by S.I. 1996/1669. Subsection (1A) was amended by S.I. 2001/3649 and 2004/3379.