44Act not to apply in certain case
Nothing contained in this Act shall apply in relation to--
(a) any insurer whose business is being voluntarily wound up or is being wound up under the orders of the Court;
(b) any insurer to whom the Insurance Act does not apply by reason of the provisions contained in section 2E thereof;
1[Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply on and from the date on which the provisions contained in section 2E of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) shall cease to operate.]
(c) any composite insurer in respect of the management of whose affairs an Administrator has been appointed under section 52A of the Insurance Act;
(d) the scheme run by the Central Government known as the Post Office Life Insurance Fund;
(e) any approved superannuation fund as defined in clause (a) of section 58N of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 (11 of 1922), which is in existence on the appointed day;
(f) any scheme in existence on the appointed day or any scheme framed after the appointed day with the approval of the Central Government whereby, in consideration of certain compulsory deductions made by Government from the salaries of its employees as part of the conditions of service, the payment of money is assured by Government on the death of the employee concerned or on the happening of any contingency dependent on his life.
2[(g) any Family Pension Scheme Framed under the Coal Mines Provident Fund, Family Pension and Bonus Schemes Act, 1948 (46 of 1948), or the Employees Provident Funds and Family Pension Fund Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), for the purpose of providing family pension and life assurance benefits to the employees covered by the said Scheme.]
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1. The proviso ins. by Act 8 of 2012, s. 7 (w.e.f. 31-3-2012).
2. Ins. by Act 16 of 1971, s. 31 and the Third Schedule (w.e.f. 23-4-1971).
- 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