Act Number: 4

Act Name: The Insurance Act, 1938

Year: 1938

Enactment Date: 1938-02-26

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the business of insurance.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 52F: Penalty for withholding documents or property from Administrator.
    If any director or officer of the insurer or any other person fails to deliver to the Administrator any books of account, registers or any other documents, in his custody relating to the business of the insurer the management of which has vested in the Administrator, or retains any property of such insurer he shall be 1[liable to penalty of rupees ten thousand each day during which such failure continues or rupees ten lakh, whichever is less].]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 63, ibid., for "punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both" (w.e.f. 26-12-2014).
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