# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001, Article 280: Insurance against liability for employees: meaning of authorised insurer

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Section 1 of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (insurance against liability for employees) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (3), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) “authorised insurer” means—
(i) a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to effect and carry out contracts of insurance of a kind required by this Act and regulations made under this Act, or
(ii) an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 3 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule to effect and carry out contracts of insurance of a kind required by this Act and regulations made under this Act;”.
(3) After that subsection insert—
“(3A) Subsection (3)(b) must be read with—
(a) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
(b) any relevant order under that section; and
(c) Schedule 2 to that Act.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3649/article/280 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-consequential-amendments-and-repeals-order-2001/article-280
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