Assurance Companies Act 1909
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend and extend to other Companies carrying on Assurance or Insurance business the Law relating to Life Assurance Companies, and for other purposes connected therewith. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 9 Edw. 7. c. 49 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 3 December 1909 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1910[b] |
| Repealed | 1 November 1958 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Insurance Companies Act 1958 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Assurance Companies Act 1909[a] (9 Edw. 7. c. 49) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to life assurance companies and extended the regulatory framework to other classes of assurance and insurance business.
The act regulated motor vehicle insurance and became the catalyst for the Road Traffic Act 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 43).
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 37 of the act repealed five enactments, listed in the ninth schedule to the act.[1]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 33 & 34 Vict. c. 61 | Life Assurance Companies Act 1870 | The whole act. |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 58 | Life Assurance Companies Act 1871 | The whole act. |
| 35 & 36 Vict. c. 41 | Life Assurance Companies Act 1872 | The whole act. |
| 39 & 40 Vict. c. 22 | Trade Union Act Amendment Act 1876 | Section seven. |
| 7 Edw. 7. c. 46 | Employers' Liability Insurance Companies Act 1907 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 36 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Insurance Companies Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 72), which came into force on 1 November 1958.[2]
Notes
References
- Maurice Hawtrey Truelove. The Assurance Companies Act, 1909. P S King & Son. Orchard House, Westminster. London. 1910. Google.
- John Henry Watts. The Assurance Companies Act, 1909. Stevens & Sons. London. 1910. Reviewed at (1911) 36 Law Magazine and Review (Fifth Series) 240
- Eric Gore-Browne. The Law relating to Assurance Companies under the Assurance Companies Act, 1909. Jordan & Sons Limited. Chancery Lane, London. 1910. Google.
- ^ "Assurance Companies Act 1909", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Edw7/9 c. 49
- ^ "Insurance Companies Act 1958", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/6-7 c. 72
External links
- Text of the Assurance Companies Act 1909 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.