Long Term Insurance Act, 1998 (Act No. 52 of 1998)

Part VIII : Offences and penalties

66. Offences by persons other than long-term insurers

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(1) A person, other than a long-term insurer, who—
(a) contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of section 44(1) , 45 , 47 or 49 ; or
(b) furnishes false information in relation to an application for approval under a provision of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R5 million or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

 

(2) A person, other than a long-term insurer, who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of section 8(3) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R10 million or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

 

[Section 66 substituted by section 17 of schedule 1 of Act No. 18 of 2017]