Insurance (No. 2) Act, 1983

Amendment of section 1 of Act of 1964.

7.—Section 1 of the Act of 1964 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “insurer”:

“‘insurer’ means the holder of an authorisation;”,

(b) the insertion of the following definition:

“‘authorisation’ means an authorisation under the European Communities (Non-Life Insurance) Regulations, 1976;”, and

(c) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “policy”:

“‘policy’ means any document or other writing by which a contract of insurance (other than a contract of re-insurance) as respects non-life insurance (within the meaning of the European Communities (Non-Life Insurance) Regulations, 1976) is made or agreed to be made or which is evidence of any such contract”.