- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Financial Services Firm8
Any Person3
Data Controller1
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Financial Services Firm — also bound by 167 other Acts
Friendly Societies Act 1992
52 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Data Controller — also bound by 35 other Acts
UK GDPR (retained EU law)
127 duties
Data Protection Act 2018
46 duties
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
sch. 1 para. 8
sch. 1 para. 8
Regulated
- Notify the friendly society within 7 days of becoming or ceasing to be a controllerData Controller
sch. 2 para. 1
sch. 2 para. 1
Regulated
- Get regulatory approval before selling insurance across EU branchesFinancial Services Firm
sch. 2 para. 11
sch. 2 para. 11
Regulated
- Notify the Commission before providing insurance in the UK via an overseas branchFinancial Services Firm
sch. 2 para. 2
sch. 2 para. 2
Regulated
- Notify regulators before changing EC details of an overseas insurance branchFinancial Services Firm
sch. 2 para. 5
sch. 2 para. 5
Regulated
- Notify Commission before providing insurance in another EU member stateFinancial Services Firm
sch. 2 para. 6
sch. 2 para. 6
Regulated
- Notify the Commission before changing insurance details in another member stateFinancial Services Firm
sch. 2 para. 8
sch. 2 para. 8
Regulated
- Notify the Commission when ceasing insurance business in another EU member stateFinancial Services Firm
sch. 2 para. 9
sch. 2 para. 9
Regulated
- Notify the Commission before providing insurance in an EFTA StateFinancial Services Firm
sch. 3 para. 1
sch. 3 para. 1
Regulated
- Provide pre-contract information to customers before entering into long-term insurance contractsAny Person
sch. 3 para. 2
sch. 3 para. 2
Regulated
- Inform policyholders of changes in key information and notify them of bonuses annuallyFinancial Services Firm
sch. 3 para. 3
sch. 3 para. 3
Regulated
- Inform individual customers about complaints handling and applicable law before contractAny Person
sch. 3 para. 4
sch. 3 para. 4
Regulated
- Disclose EU member state covering insurance risks before contractAny Person
33 other provisions — procedural and definitional
sch. 2 para. 3
sch. 2 para. 3
s.001
Citation, commencement and extent
s.002
Interpretation
s.003
Functions of Commission
s.004
Grant of authorisation by Commission: general
s.005
Grant of unconditional or conditional authorisation
s.006
Withdrawal of authorisation in respect of new business
s.007
Withdrawal of authorisation to carry on insurance business
s.008
Margins of solvency
s.009
Adequacy of assets
s.010
Adequacy of premiums in respect of long term insurance
s.011
Criteria of prudent management
s.012
Application to court
s.013
Prohibition on disposal of assets
s.014
Supervision of controllers
s.015
Recognition of societies in accordance with insurance Directives
s.016
Notification by Commission of measures taken by it
s.017
Powers to obtain information and documents etc.
s.018
Exceptions from restrictions on disclosure
s.019
Investigations on behalf of Commission
s.020
Inspections: supplementary provision
s.021
Information for members
s.022
Statutory notice
s.023
Right to withdraw from transaction
s.024
Service of notice of cancellation
s.025
Confirmation by Commission
s.026
Actuary’s report as to margin of solvency
s.027
Actuary’s report on transfer of long term business
s.028
Issue of certificates by Commission
s.029
Insurance business etc.
s.030
General interpretation
s.031
Meaning of “associate”
s.032
Meaning of “main agent”
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.