Power to call for information
Section 44A of the Insurance Act, 1938 deals with power to call for information. For the purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of sections 40, 40B and 40C, the Authority may, by notice-- (a) require from an insurer such information, certified if so required by an auditor or actuary, as it may consider necessary; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1939.
1[44A. Power to call for information.--For the purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of sections 40, 40B and 40C, the Authority may, by notice--
(a) require from an insurer such information, certified if so required by an auditor or actuary, as it may consider necessary;
(b) require an insurer to submit for its examination at the principal place of business of the insurer in India, any books of account, register or other document, or to supply any statement which may be specified in the notice;
(c) examine any officer of an insurer on oath, in relation to any such information, book, register, document or statement and the insurer, shall comply with any such requirement within such time as may be specified in the notice.]
Section 44A, The Insurance Act, 1938 (Act 4 of 1938).
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Questions about Section 44A
What does Section 44A of the Insurance Act deal with?
Section 44A of the Insurance Act is headed "Power to call for information". [44A. Power to call for information.--For the purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of sections 40, 40B and 40C, the Authority may, by notice-- (a) require from an insurer such information, certified if so required by an auditor or actuary, as it may consider necessary;
How do I find court cases under Section 44A 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 44A, section 44A Insurance Act 1938, section 44A 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 44A of the Insurance Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 40 (Prohibition of payment by way of commission or otherwise for procuring business), section 40B (Limitation of expenses of management in life insurance business), section 40C (Limitation of expenses of management in general insurance business), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 44A of the Insurance Act come into force?
Section 44A of the Insurance Act, cited as Insurance Act 1938 44A, 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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