Insurance (No. 2) Act, 1983

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

“the Act of 1964” means the Insurance Act, 1964 ;

“an administrator” means a person appointed, whether under subsection (2) or (4) of section 2 of this Act, to perform the functions conferred on an administrator by this Act;

“authorisation” and “non-life insurance” have the meanings repectively assigned to them by the Regulations;

“body” means a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons;

“the business”, in relation to an insurer, includes the business of managing investments and assets held by the insurer;

“company”, “contributory” and “director” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by the Companies Acts, 1963 to 1983;

“the court” means the High Court;

“functions” includes powers and duties and references to the performance of functions include references to the exercise of powers and the carrying out of duties;

“insurer” and “policy” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by the Act of 1964, as amended by this Act;

“policy holder”, in relation to an insurer, means a person (other than the insurer) who is a party to a policy issued by the insurer;

“the Regulations” means the European Communities (Non-Life Insurance) Regulations, 1976 (S.I. No. 115 of 1976).

(2) References to an administrator include, except where the context otherwise requires, references to an administrator provisionally appointed.