# Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977 (repealed), Section 6: Approval of educational institutions and qualifications.

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

(1) The Council may approve for the purposes of this Act any institution (hereinafter referred to as “an approved educational institution”) where the instruction given to persons being educated as insurance brokers appears to the Council to be such as to secure to them adequate knowledge and skill for the practice of their profession.
(2) The Council may approve for the purposes of this Act any qualification (hereinafter referred to as “an approved qualification”) which appears to the Council to be granted to candidates who reach such a standard of proficiency at a qualifying examination as to secure to them adequate knowledge and skill for the practice of their profession.
(3) Where the Council have refused to approve an institution or qualification under this section as suitable for any purpose, the Treasury, on representations being made to them within one month of the refusal, may, if they think fit, after considering the representations and after consulting the Council, order the Council to approve the institution or qualification as suitable for that purpose.
(4) The Council shall publish before the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 3(1)(a) of this Act, and from time to time thereafter, a list of approved educational institutions and approved qualifications.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/46/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insurance-brokers-registration-act-1977-repealed/section-6
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