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Regulation 81 Insurance statistics: other member States

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(1)

Every UK company which in any calendar year—

(a)

carries on general business in a member State other than the United Kingdom through a branch in that State; or

(b)

provides general insurance in such a State through an establishment in the United Kingdom or another member State,

shall prepare in respect of general business so carried on by it a statement in Form 91 (analysis of financial particulars - branches), or general insurance so provided by it a statement in Form 92 (analysis of financial particulars - provision of insurance), in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 16.

(2)

Every UK company which in any calendar year—

(a)

carries on long term business in a member State other than the United Kingdom through a branch in that State; or

(b)

provides long term insurance in such a State through an establishment in the United Kingdom or another member State,

shall prepare in respect of long term business so carried on by it a statement in Form 93 (analysis of financial particulars - branches), or long term insurance so provided by it a statement in Form 94 (analysis of financial particulars - provision of insurance), in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 16.

(3)

The forms mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall be prepared separately in respect of each member State in which the company carries on the insurance business or provides the insurance.

(4)

The statements required by this regulation shall be printed, and three copies shall be deposited with the Secretary of State within nine months after the end of the calendar year to which they relate; but if in any case it is made to appear to the Secretary of State that the circumstances are such that a longer period than nine months should be allowed, the Secretary of State may extend that period by such period not exceeding three months as he thinks fit.

(5)

One of the copies of any statement deposited under paragraph (4) above shall be a copy signed by a director, a chief executive or the secretary of the company.

(6)

Subject to paragraph (7) below, where a UK company which has notified the Secretary of State—

(a)

in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2G to the Act, of its intention to establish a branch in a member State other than the United Kingdom; or

(b)

in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Schedule, of its intention to provide insurance in such a State,

does not in any calendar year carry on insurance business or, as the case may be, provide insurance in that State, it shall send to the Secretary of State a notification of that fact within nine months after the end of the calendar year to which the notification relates, signed by a director, a chief executive or the secretary of the company.

(7)

Paragraph (6) above shall not apply if the company has, before the beginning of the calendar year, informed the Secretary of State, in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 2G to the Act, that it has ceased to carry on insurance business or, as the case may be, to provide insurance in the member State in question.

(8)

The Secretary of State shall consider any statements deposited under paragraph (4) above and any notification given under paragraph (6) above and, if any such statement or notification appears to him to be inaccurate or incomplete in any respect, he shall communicate with the company with a view to the correction of any such inaccuracies and the supply of deficiencies.