Assurance Companies Act 1909
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Long titleAn 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.
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent3 December 1909
| Act of Parliament | |
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| 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. |
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| 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| Repealed | 1 November 1958 |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| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Insurance Companies Act 1958 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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).
Repealed enactments
Section 37 of the act repealed five enactments, listed in the ninth schedule to the act.[1]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The whole act was repealed by section 36 of, and the fifth schedule to, the Insurance Companies Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2.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]
