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Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 · Chapter VII: Miscellaneous

Section 43: Application of the Insurance Act

(1) The following sections of the Insurance Act shall, so far as may be, apply to the Corporation as they apply to any other insurer, namely:—

Sections 2, 2B, 3, 18, 26, 33, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46, ***, 50, 51, 52, 110A, 110B, [110C and 119].

(2) The Central Government shall as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that the following sections of the Insurance Act shall apply to the Corporation subject to such conditions and modifications as may be specified in the notification, namely:—-

Sections 2D, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27A, ***, 35, 36, 37, 40, ***, 40B, [42], 43, ***, 102 to 106, [108 to] 110, 111, 113, 114 and 116A.

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(3) The Central Government may, be notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any(3) The Central Government may, be notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any of the provision of the Insurance Act [and the rules and regulations made thereunder] other than those specified in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), shall apply to the Corporation subject to such conditions and modifications as may be specified in the notification.

(4) Every notification issued under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) shall be laid for not less than thirty days before both Houses of Parliament as soon as possible after it is issued, and shall be subject to such modifications as Parliament may make during the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following.

(5) Save as provided in this section, nothing contained in the Insurance Act shall apply to the Corporation.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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