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Long Term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 52 of 1998)

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Regulations under the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998

Part 9 : Title and Commencement

 

9.1 These regulations are called the Regulations under the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998.

 

9.2 The amendments to the Regulations, subject to regulations 9.3 and 9.4, take effect on 1 July 2018.

 

9.3 Despite regulation 9.2, the—
(a) insertion of paragraph (q) in subregulation (1) in regulation 6.3 of Part 6 takes effect—
(i) on the date referred to in regulation 9.2 for binder agreements entered into on or after the effective date;
(ii) on 1 January 2019 for binder agreements entered into before the date referred to in regulation 9.2; and
(b) insertion of regulations 8.1(2), (3), (4) (6) and (7), 8.2 and 8.3 in Part 8 takes effect 12 months after the date referred to in regulation 9.2.

 

9.4 Despite regulation 9.2 the following amendments made to the Regulations through Government Notice 1437 as published in Government Gazette 41334 on 15 December 2017 take effect as follows—
(a) repeal of the definition of "administrative work" in regulation 3.1 in Part 3A takes effect 12 months after the effective date;
(b) insertion in Part 3A of regulation 3.9A takes effect 6 months after the effective date;
(c) the amendment of item 5.2.2.1 and repeal of items 5.2.2.1.1 and 5.2.2.1.2 in the Table in Annexure 1 in Part 3A takes effect 12 months after the effective date;
(d) insertion of subregulations (2) and (3) in regulation 3.21 in Part 3C takes effect—
(i) on the effective date for binder agreements entered into on or after the effective date;
(ii) for binder agreements entered into after 1 January 2017 but before the effective date, the earliest of—
(aa) 6 months after the effective date; or
(bb) the date on which any amendment to binder fees payable under such binder agreement is made;
(iii) for binder agreements entered into before 1 January 2017, the earliest of—
(aa) 12 months after the effective date; or
(bb) the date on which any amendment to binder fees payable under such binder agreement is made;
(e) insertion of subregulation (2) in regulation 6.2A in Part 6 takes effect 24 months after the effective date; and
(f) amendment to paragraph (p) in subregulation (1) in regulation 6.3 in Part 6 takes effect 24 months after the effective date.

 

9.5 For purposes of regulation 9.4 "effective date" means 1 January 2018.

 

[Part 9 inserted by regulation (10) of Notice No. 1015, GG 41942, dated 28 September 2018]