LLD 8A.2 Insurance market direction on policyholder compensation.
With effect from 15 October 2003 the following core provisions of the Act apply to the carrying on of insurance market activities by members:
- (1)
Part X (Rules and guidance) for the purpose of applying the rules in COMP and relevant interpretative provisions; and
- (2)
Part XV (Financial Services Compensation Scheme).
Section 317(2) of the Act (The core provisions) provides that references in an applied core provision to an authorised person are to be read as references to a person in the class to which the insurance market direction applies. In particular, with effect from 15 October 2003, references to a relevant person in Part XV of the Act include a person who was a member at the time the act or omission giving rise to the claim against him took place.