Uimhir 30 de 1978

AN tACHT ÁRACHAIS (LEASÚ), 1978

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Leasú ar na hAchtanna Arachais, 1909 go 1971.

1.—Ní mheasfar aon fhoráil de na hAchtanna Arachais, 1909 go 1971, a bheith sáraithe ag duine de bhíthin amháin an duine sin do thabhairt, do dhul faoi réim nó do ghlacadh banna nó conradh urraíochta nó ráthaíochta lena mbaineann an tAcht seo.

Feidhm.

2.—(1) Baineann an tAcht seo le haon bhanna nó le haon chonradh urraíochta nó ráthaíochta—

(a) (i) a thugann ceadúnaí nó a dtéann ceadúnaí faoina réim, mar urra nó ráthóir, i gcúrsa a ghnó baincéireachta, agus

(ii) a thugtar nó a dhéantar—

(A) i ndáil le haon seirbhís a chur ar fáil lasmuigh den Stát nó aon ní a onnmhairiú, nó

(B) le ceanglais conartha foirgníochta a chomhlíonadh, nó

(C) d'urrú go n-íocfaidh nó go n-aisíocfaidh duine go cuí ar scór conartha suim airgid (lena n-áirítear ús) atá cinnte nó infhionnta (agus cibé acu in airgead reatha an Stáit nó in airgead reatha eile é), agus arb é an t-íoc nó an t-aisíoc sin aonoibleagáid an duine faoin gconradh, nó

(D) i ndáil le nótaí bainc (cibé acu laistigh nó lasmuigh den Stát a eisíodh iad) a chreideann ceadúnaí le réasún a damáistíodh, a cailleadh nó a díthíodh, nó

(E) i ndáil le moill nó mainneachtain aon pholasaí árachais, bille luchta nó aon ghníomhas nó doiciméad eile, nó i ndáil le haon pholasaí, bille, gníomhas nó doiciméad eile den sórt sin a chreideann ceadúnaí le réasún a damáistíodh, a cailleadh nó a díthíodh, a thabhairt ar aird, nó

(F) i ndáil le haon fhormhuiniú ar aon doiciméad, a ghabhann le haon doiciméad nó a forghníomhaíodh ar aon dóigh eile i ndáil le haon doiciméad agus a chreideann ceadúnaí le réasún gur forghníomhaíodh go rialta é, nó i ndáil le haon fhormhuiniú den sórt sin a bheith ar iarraidh,

nó

(b) a thug duine, is duine a chónaíonn lasmuigh den Stát, nó a ndeachaigh sé faoina réim, i gcúrsa a ghnó baincéireachta, mar urra nó ráthóir. do shásamh, agus d'aontoisc chun críocha, ceanglais—

(i) is ceanglas de chuid ceadúnaí, agus

(ii) a rinneadh d'aontoisc d'urrú saoráidí airgeadais a chuirfeadh an ceadúnaí sin ar fáil.

(2) San alt seo—

ciallaíonn “Acht 1971” Acht an Bhainc Ceannais, 1971;

tá an bhrí chéanna le “gnó baincéireachta” atá leis in alt 2 d'Acht 1971;

ciallaíonn “conradh foirgníochta” conradh chun aon fhoirgneamh nó aon déanmhas nó obair foirgníochta innealtóireachta eile a fhoirgniú, a mhéadú nó a athrú, nó chun aon talamh a fhorbairt chun críocha talmhaíochta, mianadóireachta nó cairéalachta, nó chun grinneall na farraige (nó aon ní air nó faoi), a thaiscealadh nó a shaothrú, cibé acu sa Stát nó lasmuigh den Stát atá nó a bheidh an foirgneamh, an déanmhas nó an obair eile sin, nó an talamh nó an chuid de ghrinneall na farraige a bhaineann le hábhar;

ciallaíonn “ceadúnaí” sealbhóir ceadúnais a deonaíodh faoi Acht 1971;

folaíonn “obair foirgníochta innealtóireachta” aon obair a dhéantar ag forbairt, nó i ndáil le forbairt, láithreáin.

Leasú ar alt 2 (3) den Acht Arachais, 1953.

3.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 2 (3) den Acht Arachais, 1953, trí “ná céad milliún punt” a chur in ionad “tríocha milliún punt” (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht Arachais, 1971), agus tá an t-alt sin 2 (3), arna leasú amhlaidh, leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo.

Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.

4.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Arachais (Leasú), 1978, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna Arachais, 1909 go 1978, a ghairm de na hAchtanna Arachais, 1909 go 1971, agus den Acht seo le chéile.

Number 30 of 1978

INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1978

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 30 of 1978

INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1978

Amendment of Insurance Acts, 1909 to 1971.

1.—A person shall not be regarded as having contravened any provision of the Insurance Acts, 1909 to 1971, by reason only of the fact that the person gives, enters into or accepts a bond or a contract of suretyship or a guarantee to which this Act applies.

Application.

2.—(1) This Act applies to any bond or any contract of suretyship or guarantee which—

(a) (i) in the course of his banking business is given, or is entered into, as surety or guarantor by a licensee, and

(ii) is given or made—

(A) in relation to the provision of any service outside the State or the export of any thing, or

(B) to comply with the requirements of a construction contract, or

(C) to secure the due payment or repayment by a person on foot of a contract of a sum of money (including interest) which is certain or ascertainable (and whether in the currency of the State or in any other currency), the said payment or repayment being the sole obligation of the person under the contract, or

(D) in relation to bank notes (whether issued within or outside the State) which a licensee reasonably believes to have been damaged, lost or destroyed, or

(E) either in relation to a delay or failure to produce any policy of insurance or assurance, bill of lading or any other deed or other document, or in relation to any such policy, bill, deed or other document which a licensee reasonably believes to have been damaged, lost or destroyed, or

(F) either in relation to any endorsement on, attached to or otherwise executed in relation to any document and which a licensee reasonably believes to have been regularly executed, or in relation to the absence of any such endorsement,

or

(b) is in the course of his banking business given or entered into, as surety or guarantor, by a person resident outside the State to satisfy, and only for the purposes of, a requirement which is both—

(i) a requirement of a licensee, and

(ii) made solely for the purposes of securing financial facilities to be made available by that licensee.

(2) In this section—

“the Act of 1971” means the Central Bank Act, 1971;

“banking business” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Act of 1971;

“construction contract” means a contract for the construction, enlargement or alteration of any building or any structure or other work of engineering construction, or for the development of any land for agricultural, mining or quarrying purposes, or the exploration or exploitation of the sea-bed, (or anything thereon or thereunder), whether the building, structure or other such work, or the land or the part of the sea-bed concerned is to be or is situated in or outside the State;

“licensee” means the holder of a licence granted under the Act of 1971;

“work of engineering construction” includes any work carried out in, or in connection with, the development of a site.

Amendment of section 2 (3) of Insurance Act, 1953.

3.—Section 2 (3) of the Insurance Act, 1953, is hereby amended by the substitution of “one-hundred million pounds” for “thirty million pounds” (inserted by the Insurance Act, 1971), and the said section 2 (3), as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section.

TABLE

(3) The aggregate amount of the liability at any time of the Minister for principal moneys in respect of arrangements under this section shall not exceed one-hundred million pounds.

Short title and collective citation.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1978.

(2) The Insurance Acts, 1909 to 1971, and this Act may be cited together as the Insurance Acts, 1909 to 1978.