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Article 408 Interpretation of the 1990 Regulations
(1) Regulation 2 of the Insurance Companies (Legal Expenses Insurance) Regulations 1990 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), renumber sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) as sub-paragraphs (c) and (d).
(3) Before paragraph (1)(c) insert -
"(a) "general insurance business" means the business of effecting or carrying out of contracts of general insurance;
(b) "insurance company" means -
(i) a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to effect or carry out contracts of insurance,
(ii) an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 3 to that Act, which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12 of that Schedule) to effect or carry out contracts of insurance, or
(iii) a person not falling with paragraph (i) or (ii) who may effect or carry out contracts of insurance without contravening the prohibition imposed by section 19 of that Act;".
(4) For paragraph (1)(c) substitute -
"(c) "legal expenses insurance business" means the business of effecting or carrying out contracts of insurance (other than contracts of reinsurance) which insure against a risk arising from legal expense;".
(5) For paragraph (2) substitute -