Submission of returns
Section 15 of the Insurance Act, 1938 deals with submission of returns. The audited accounts and statements referred to in section 11 or sub-section (5) of section 13 and the abstract and statement referred to in section 13 shall be printed, and four copies thereof shall be furnished as returns to the Authority within six months from the end of the period to which they The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1939.
1[15. Submission of returns.--(1) The audited accounts and statements referred to in section 11 or sub-section (5) of section 13 and the abstract and statement referred to in section 13 shall be printed, and four copies thereof shall be furnished as returns to the Authority within six months from the end of the period to which they refer.
(2) Of the four copies so furnished, one shall be signed in the case of a company by the chairman and two directors and by the principal officer of the company and, if the company has a managing director by that managing director and one shall be signed by the auditor who made the audit or the actuary who made the valuation, as the case may be.]
Section 15, The Insurance Act, 1938 (Act 4 of 1938).
Cross-references
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Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Expenses of Management of Insurers transacting General or Health Insurance business) Regulations, 2023Regulation 2023
- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Expenses of Management of Insurers transacting life insurance business) Regulations, 2023Regulation 2023
- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Assets, Liabilities and Solvency Margin of General Insurance) regulations, 2016Regulation 2016
Questions about Section 15
What does Section 15 of the Insurance Act deal with?
Section 15 of the Insurance Act is headed "Submission of returns". [15. Submission of returns.--(1) The audited accounts and statements referred to in section 11 or sub-section (5) of section 13 and the abstract and statement referred to in section 13 shall be printed, and four copies thereof shall be furnished as returns to the Authority within six months from the
How do I find court cases under Section 15 of the Insurance Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Insurance Act 1938 15, section 15 Insurance Act 1938, section 15 of the Insurance Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 15 of the Insurance Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 11 (Accounts and balance-sheet), section 13 (Actuary Report), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 5 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Expenses of Management of Insurers transacting General or Health Insurance business) Regulations, 2023 (2023), then Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Expenses of Management of Insurers transacting life insurance business) Regulations, 2023 (2023).
When did Section 15 of the Insurance Act come into force?
Section 15 of the Insurance Act, cited as Insurance Act 1938 15, came into force on 01 Jul 1939, having been enacted on 26 Feb 1938. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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