MOTOR VEHICLE (THIRD PARTY INSURANCE) ACT 1943

MOTOR VEHICLE (THIRD PARTY INSURANCE) ACT 1943

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title and commencement
            
   2.      This Act to be read with the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   3A.     Application of sections 3C and 3D
            
   3B.     Limit on powers of courts
            
   3C.     Restrictions on damages for non-pecuniary loss
            
   3D.     Restrictions on damages for provision of home care services
            
   3E.     Causes of action to which restrictions on damages apply
            
   3EA.    Restrictions on damages if payments received under CISS
            
   3F.     Restriction on damages for loss relating to earning capacity
            
   3FA.    Restrictions on damages to be part of the substantive law
            
   3FB.    Damages for treatment, care and support needs: catastrophic injury
            
   3G.     Liability of employers
            
   3Q.     Director General’s functions
            
   3QA.    Agreements for performance of functions
            
   3QB.    Delegation
            
   3R.     Issue of policies of insurance
            
   3S.     Further powers of the Commission
            
   3T.     Premiums
            
   4.      Insurance against third party risks
            
   6.      Requirements in respect of policies
            
   6A.     Insurance relating to catastrophic injury
            
   7.      Liability of the Commission
            
   8.      Special provisions in relation to uninsured motor vehicles
            
   10.     Duties of owner or insured person
            
   11.     Power of the Commission to deal with claims against insured persons
            
   12.     Emergency treatment
            
   14.     Recovery of payment for emergency treatment
            
   15.     Right of the Commission against unauthorised drivers
            
   16.     Jurisdiction
            
   17.     Insurance by visiting motorists
            
   18.     Power to suspend or cancel licences
            
   19.     Commission not to terminate policy
            
   20.     Policy of insurance to continue notwithstanding change of ownership of vehicle
            
   21.     Term of policy of insurance extended in certain cases
            
   22.     Provision regarding motor vehicle of employee used by employee in employer’s business
            
   23.     Policies to give cover required by amending Acts
            
   24.     Reference to issue of policy to extend to renewal of policy
            
   25.     Information to be furnished by the Commission
            
   26.     Contracting out of liability for negligence
            
   27.     Soliciting instructions from persons claiming
            
   27A.    Costs between solicitor and client
            
   27B.    False or misleading information
            
   27C.    Obstruction
            
   28.     Offences: general penalty
            
   29.     Notice of claim
            
   29A.    Court may grant leave to proceed
            
   30.     Examination of injured person by health professional
            
   33.     Regulations
            
   34.      Transitional provision for Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016
           SCHEDULE