Insurance Act, 1936

Register of licences.

21.—(1) The Minister shall cause a register of licences (in this section referred to as the register of licences) to be kept of all assurance licences.

(2) Whenever an assurance licence is granted, the Minister shall cause to be entered forthwith in the register of licences the following particulars, that is to say:—

(a) the grant of such licence, and

(b) the date on which such licence was granted, and

(c) in the case of an assurance company the name and the address of the registered office or other principal place of business in Saorstát Éireann of the assurance company to which such licence was granted, and, in the case of a syndicate, the names and the addresses of the members of such syndicate together with the names and the addresses of the person or persons resident in Saorstát Eireann who are authorised on behalf of such syndicate to accept service of any notices, documents or legal process, and

(d) such other particulars of or relating to such licence as the Minister shall from time to time direct.

(3) Whenever an assurance licence is altered, revoked, or transferred, or becomes forfeited, there shall be entered forthwith in the register of licences such particulars as the Minister shall from time to time direct of such alteration, revocation, transfer, or forfeiture, as the case may be.

(4) The register of licences shall be in such form and shall be kept at such place in the county borough of Dublin as the Minister shall from time to time direct.

(5) Any person may inspect at such times as the Minister may appoint the register of licences on payment of such fee not exceeding one shilling as the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance shall from time to time direct.

(6) All fees payable under this section shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct.

(7) The Public Offices Fees Act, 1879, shall not apply in respect of any fees payable under this section.