10Provisions as to composite insurers
(1) For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that in any case where an insurer whose controlled business has been transferred to an vested in the corporation under this Act is a composite insurer, the provisions of the preceding sections shall only apply to the extent to which any property appertains to his controlled business and to rights and powers acquired, and to debts, liabilities and obligations incurred, and to contracts, agreements and other instruments made by the insurer for the purposes of his controlled business and to legal proceedings relating to those purposes, and the provisions of those sections shall be construed accordingly.
(2) The Central Government may, by rules made in this behalf provide--
(a) for the determination of the question whether any property appertains to his controlled business or whether any rights, powers, debts, liabilities or obligations were acquired or incurred or any contract, agreement or other instrument was made by the insurer for the purposes of his controlled business or whether any documents relate to those purposes;
(b) for the allocation of the paid-up capital or assets representing such paid-up capital, as the case may be, between the controlled business of the insurer and any other business;
(c) for substituting for any agreements entered into by any insurer partly for the purposes of his controlled business and partly for other purposes separate agreements in the requisite terms and for any apportionments and indemnities consequent thereon;
(d) for the severance of leases comprising property of which part only is transferred to and vested in the Corporation by virtue of this Act and for apportionment consequent on such severance;
(e) for the apportionment and the making of financial adjustments with respects to any debts, liabilities of obligations incurred by any such insurer partly for the purposes of his controlled business and partly for other purposes and for any necessary variation of mortgages and encumbrances relating to such debts, liabilities or obligations;
(f) for the apportionment of the moneys and other assets belonging to any provident or superannuation fund or any other like fund to which the provisions of section 8 do not apply between persons employed in connection with the controlled business of an insurer and other persons;
(g) for any other matters supplementary to or consequential on the matters aforesaid for which provision appears to be necessary or expedient.
(3) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before both Houses of Parliament as soon as possible after they are made, and shall be subject to such modifications as Parliament may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following.
(4) Where at any time before the expiration of six months from the appointed day a question has arisen under this section or under any rules made thereunder as to whether any property is or was held or used by the insurer for the purposes of his controlled business, the question shall be referred to the Tribunal for decision.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment and incorporation of Life Insurance Corporation of India
- 4 Constitution of the Corporation
- 5 Capital of Corporation
- 6 Functions of the Corporation
- 6A Power to impose conditions, etc
- 7 Transfer of assets and liabilities of existing insurers carrying on controlled business
- 8 Provident, superannuation and other like funds
- 9 General effect of vesting of controlled business
- 10 Provisions as to composite insurers
- 11 Transfer of service of existing employees of insurers to the Corporation
- 12 Transfer of services of existing employees of chief agents of insurers to the Corporation in certain cases
- 13 Duty to deliver possession of property and documents relating thereto
- 14 Power of Corporation to modify contracts of life insurance in certain cases
- 15 Right of Corporation to seek relief in respect of certain transactions of the insurer
- 16 Compensation for acquisition of controlled business
- 17 Constitution of Tribunals
- 18 Offices, branches and agencies
- 19 Committees of the Corporation
- 20 Managing Directors
- 21 Corporation to be guided by the directions of Central Government
- 22 Zonal Managers
- 23 Staff of the Corporation
- 24 Funds of the Corporation
- 25 Audit
- 26 Actuarial valuations
- 27 Annual report of activities of Corporation
- 28 Surplus from life insurance business, how to be utilised
- 28A Profits from any business (other than life insurance business) how to be utilised
- 29 Reports to be laid before Parliament
- 30 Corporation to have the exclusive privilege of carrying on life insurance business
- 30A Exclusive privilege of Corporation to cease
- 31 Exception in the case of insurance business in respect of persons residing outside India
- 32 Power of Corporation to have official seal in certain cases
- 33 Requirement of foreign laws to be complied with in certain cases
- 34 Revesting of certain shares vested in the Administrator General
- 35 Repatriation of assets and liabilities in the case of foreign insurers in certain cases
- 36 Contracts of chief agents and special agents to terminate
- 37 Policies to be guaranteed by Central Government
- 38 Liquidation of Corporation
- 39 Special provisions for winding up of certain insurers
- 40 Penalty for withholding property, etc
- 41 Tribunal to have exclusive jurisdiction in certain matters
- 42 Enforcement of decisions of Tribunals
- 43 Application of the Insurance Act
- 43A . Omitted
- 44 Act not to apply in certain case
- 45 Special provisions regarding transfer of controlled business of certain composite insurer
- 46 Defects in constitution of Corporation or Committees not to invalidate acts or proceedings
- 47 Protection of action taken under Act
- 48 Power to make rules
- 49 Power to make regulations