Section List

Act Number: 41

Act Name: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999

Year: 1999

Enactment Date: 1999-12-29

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of an Authority to protect the interests of holders of insurance policies, to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the insurance industry and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto and further to amend the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 and the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Establishment and incorporation of Authority.
4 Composition of Authority.
5 Tenure of office of Chairperson and other members.
6 Removal from office.
7 Salary and allowances of Chairperson and members.
8 Bar on future employment of members.
9 Administrative powers of Chairperson.
10 Meetings of Authority.
11 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority.
12 Officers and employees of Authority.
13 Transfer of assets, liabilities, etc., of Interim Insurance Regulatory Authority.
14 Duties, powers and functions of Authority.
15 Grants by Central Government.
16 Constitution of Fund.
17 Accounts and audit.
18 Power of Central Government to issued directions.
19 Power of Central Government to supersede Authority.
20 Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government.
21 Chairperson, members, officers and other employees of Authority to be public servants.
22 Protection of action taken in good faith.
23 Delegation of powers.
24 Power to make rules.
25 Establishment of Insurance Advisory Committee.
26 Power to make regulations.
27 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
28 Application of other laws not barred.
29 Power to remove difficulties.
30 Amendment of Act 4 of 1938.
31 Amendment of Act 31 of 1956.
32 Amendment of Act 57 of 1972.
23A Powers of Authority not to apply to International Financial Services Centre.
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