(1) The Minister may, subject to such conditions as he or she may determine, allow a vehicle insurer or intermediary with specific sanction from a vehicle insurer to conclude insurance contracts on its behalf, for the purpose of processing approved policies of insurance, to -

(a) have access to, inspect and examine endorsements and disqualifications for holding a driving licence on the entry (within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Act of 2002) relating to a person,

(b) have access to and verify the driver number of a driver on the entry, and

(c) be supplied with such copies of an entry or extracts from an entry as the vehicle insurer may reasonably require.

(2) Section 2(10) of the Act of 2002 is repealed.

(2A) In this section 'processing', in relation to an approved policy of insurance, means the general administration, including the issue, amendment or renewal of the policy.