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Act Number: 31

Act Name: The Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-06-18

Long Title: An Act to provide for the nationalisation of life insurance business in India by transferring all such business to a Corporation established for the purpose and to provide for the regulation and control of the business of the Corporation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Establishment and incorporation of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
4Board of Directors
5Capital of Corporation.
6 Functions of the Corporation.
6A Power to impose conditions, etc.
7 Transfer of assets and liabilities of existing insurers carrying on controlled business.
8 Provident, superannuation and other like funds.
9 General effect of vesting of controlled business.
10 Provisions as to composite insurers.
11 Transfer of service of existing employees of insurers to the Corporation.
12 Transfer of services of existing employees of chief agents of insurers to the Corporation in certain cases.
13 Duty to deliver possession of property and documents relating thereto.
14 Power of Corporation to modify contracts of life insurance in certain cases.
15 Right of Corporation to seek relief in respect of certain transactions of the insurer.
16 Compensation for acquisition of controlled business.
17 Constitution of Tribunals.
18 Offices, branches and agencies.
19Executive Committee.
20 Managing Directors.
21 Corporation to be guided by the directions of Central Government.
22 Zonal Managers.
23 Staff of the Corporation.
24Funds of the Corporation.
25Appointment of auditors.
26 Actuarial valuations.
27 Annual report of activities of Corporation.
28 Surplus from life insurance business, how to be utilised.
28A Profits from any business (other than life insurance business) how to be utilised.
29 Reports to be laid before Parliament.
30 Corporation to have the exclusive privilege of carrying on life insurance business.
30A Exclusive privilege of Corporation to cease.
31 Exception in the case of insurance business in respect of persons residing outside India.
32 Power of Corporation to have official seal in certain cases.
33 Requirement of foreign laws to be complied with in certain cases.
34 Revesting of certain shares vested in the Administrator General.
35 Repatriation of assets and liabilities in the case of foreign insurers in certain cases.
36 Contracts of chief agents and special agents to terminate.
37 Policies to be guaranteed by Central Government.
38 Liquidation of Corporation.
39 Special provisions for winding up of certain insurers.
40 Penalty for withholding property, etc.
41 Tribunal to have exclusive jurisdiction in certain matters.
42 Enforcement of decisions of Tribunals.
43 Application of the Insurance Act.
43A. Omitted.
44 Act not to apply in certain cases
45 Special provisions regarding transfer of controlled business of certain composite insurer.
46Defects in constitution of Corporation or Committees or in appointment or nomination of directors not to invalidate acts or proceedings.
47Protection of action taken under this Act.
48 Power to make rules.
49Power to make regulations
4ADisqualification to be director.
4BDisclosure of interest by director and senior management.
4CRelated party transactions.
4DAdjudication of penalties
5ATransferability of shares.
5B Register of members, etc.
5C Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in shares.
5DShares to be securities.
5ERight of registered members to nominates.
19AInvestment Committee.
19BNomination and Remuneration Committee
19CAudit Committee.
19DOther Committees.
23AAnnual general meeting and other general meetings
24ABooks of account, etc.
24BFinancial statements.
24C Board's report.
24D Penalties.
25ARemoval and resignation of auditor.
25BPowers and duties of auditors and auditor's report.
25CInternal auditor.
25DSpecial auditor
28BDeclaration of dividend.
28CUnpaid Dividend Account.
50Form, manner, etc. for companies to apply with modifications.
51 Power to remove difficulties.
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