LawgistThe General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act
30Penalty for withholding property, etc
If any person wilfully withholds or fails to deliver to an Indian insurance company as required by section 29 any property or any books, documents or other papers which may be in his possession or unlawfully retains possession of any property of an existing insurer which has been transferred to and vested in an Indian insurance company under section 5 or wilfully applies any such property to purposes other than those expressed in or authorised by this Act, he shall, on the complaint of the Indian insurance company, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 24 Acquiring companies to have the exclusive privilege of carrying on general insurance business
- 24A Exclusive privilege of Corporation and acquiring companies to cease
- 25 Omitted
- 26 Acquiring companies and income-tax
- 27 Power to reduce amounts of insurance in certain ease
- 28 Right of acquiring company to seek relief in respect of certain transactions
- 29 Duty to deliver possession of property and documents relating thereto
- 30 Penalty for withholding property, etc
- 31 Officers and employees of Corporation or of acquiring companies to be public servants
- 32 Indemnit
- 33 Dissolution of Corporation and acquiring companie
- 34 Reference to existing insurer in other law
- 35 Application of Insurance Act
- 35A Omitted
- 36 Exemption
- 37 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings
- 38 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 39 Power to make rules
- 40 Repealed
