Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364)
Duty on Documents and Transfers Act (Cap. 364), article 29
29. Any person who -
(a) becomes an insurer upon an y insurance mentioned in
the foregoing articles, or in the capacity of insurer
enters into any contract for any such insurance, or
directly or indirectly recei ves, or contracts or takes
credit on account of any premium or consideration for
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any such insurance, or knowingly takes upon himself
any risk or renders himself liable to pay, or pays, any
sum of money upon any loss, peril or contingency
relative to any such insurance, unless the insurance is
expressed in a policy of insurance; or
(b) in the capacity of insured, makes or effects or
knowingly procures to be made or effected, any
insurance under the foregoing articles, or directly or
indirectly gives or pays, or renders himself liable to
pay, any premium or consideration for any such
insurance, or enters into any contract for any such
insurance, unless the insura nce is expressed in a policy
of insurance; or
(c) is concerned in any fraudu lent contrivance or device,
or is guilty of any wilful act, neglect or omission, with
intent to evade the duties payable on policies of
insurance, or whereby the duties may be evaded
wholly or in part,
shall for every such offence, be liable to a penalty of not les s than
twenty-three euro (23) but not e xceeding two hundred and thirty
euro (230).
Liability to pay
duty on policies of
insurance.
Amended by:
L.N. 425 of 2007;
VIII.2020.42.
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