UK Statutory Instrument 2015 United Kingdom

The Flood Reinsurance (Scheme Funding and Administration) Regulations 2015

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17 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 13 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.007

Provision of information by relevant insurers

  • Provide requested gross written premium information to Flood Re administrator
s.008

Calculation of the levy

  • Pay your share of the annual Flood Re levy
s.010

Payment of additional levy or contributions

  • Pay additional levy or contributions requested by Flood Re scheme administrator
s.011

Requirements for request of additional levy or contributions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must cap levy requests and notify Secretary of State Statutory regulator
s.012

Adjustments to payments of additional amounts

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must calculate and adjust flood reinsurance levies and contributions Statutory regulator
s.013

Application of levy or contributions collected

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must only use levies and contributions for scheme purposes Statutory regulator
s.015

FR Scheme reinsurance premium thresholds: England and Scotland

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must cap reinsurance premiums for household premises in England and Scotland Statutory regulator
s.016

FR Scheme reinsurance premium thresholds: Wales

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must cap reinsurance premiums for Welsh household premises Statutory regulator
s.017

FR Scheme reinsurance premium thresholds: Northern Ireland

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must cap reinsurance premiums for Northern Ireland households Crown / Minister / Government department
s.020

Exercise of the FR Scheme administrator’s functions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must consider public interest and efficiency Statutory regulator
s.021

Restrictions on the exercise of the FR Scheme administrator’s functions

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must limit borrowing to £25 million and only use assets for scheme purposes Statutory regulator
s.022

Transition to risk reflective pricing of flood insurance

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Flood Re Scheme administrator must create and publish a transition plan Statutory regulator
s.023

The Responsible Officer

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must designate CEO as responsible officer Crown / Minister / Government department
s.025

Provision of information by the FR Scheme administrator

  • Provide information to the Secretary of State for government accounting
s.026

Provision of information to relevant insurers

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must provide information to insurers by 1st April each year Crown / Minister / Government department
s.027

Review and report on the FR Scheme

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Flood Re scheme administrator must produce and submit review reports Crown / Minister / Government department
s.028

Report on the total amount of contributions requested

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FR Scheme administrator must report to Secretary of State when contributions exceed £100m Statutory regulator
Browse 12 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Definition of “relevant insurer”

s.004

Definition of “flood”

s.005

Definition of “household premises”

s.006

Gross written premium

s.009

Payment of the levy by instalments and adjustments to instalments

s.014

Recovery of amounts due as a civil debt

s.018

Relevant valuation band or Flood Re category for household premises

s.019

Calculation of reinsurance premium thresholds

s.024

Powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General

s.029

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