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Export Credit and Foreign Investments Insurance Amendment Act, 2002

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Jurisdiction: South Africa
Structure: 9 provisions
Citation: Act 34 of 2002
Dates: updated 4 Oct 2002

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“Section 1 is amended to remove two definitions and add definitions for “Corporation” and “policy of insurance”.”

Section 1 is amended to remove two definitions and add definitions for “Corporation” and “policy of insurance”. The Minister must, with the Minister of Finance, make an agreement with the Corporation for Government insurance coverage, and may appoint the Corporation’s Board members and Chief Executive Officer. This section substitutes a new section 3 for the principal Act. For the covered acts, transactions, or investments, the maximum sum insured may not exceed 90% of the total contract or investment value. This provision says section 4 of the principal Act is being replaced.

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Section 1 of the Export Credit

Section 1 is amended to remove two definitions and add definitions for “Corporation” and “policy of insurance”.

Section 1

The following section is hereby substituted for section 3 of the principal Act:

This section substitutes a new section 3 for the principal Act.

Section 3

The following section is hereby substituted for section 4 of the principal Act:

This provision says section 4 of the principal Act is being replaced.

Section 4

Section 8 of the principal Act is hereby repealed.

Section 8 of the principal Act is repealed.

Section 5

This Act shall be called the Export Credit and Foreign Investments Insurance

This section gives the Act its name and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 2 July 2001.

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Substitution 5Repeal 2Short titleCommencement

§ 1Section 1 of the Export CreditSubstitution

Section 1 is amended to remove two definitions and add definitions for “Corporation” and “policy of insurance”.

1. Section 1 of the Export Credit and Foreign Investments Insurance Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred 1.0 as the principal Act), is hereby amended- (a) by the deletion of the definitions of “contract of insurance” and “Export Credit Agency”; ( b ) by the insertion after the definition of “buyer” of the following definition: 10 “ ‘Corporation’ means the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South A f G Limited or its lawful successor in title;”; and (c) by the insertion after the definition of “person” of the following definition: - ‘‘policy of insurance’ means a policy of insurance- (a) entered into between the Corporation, acting within the general \ 15 ambit of authority granted in terms of an agreement contemplated in section 2( l), and a person carrying on business in the Republic; and ( b ) that provides for the insurance on behalf of the Government of a - contract subject to risk as contemplated in section 2;”. Amendment of section 2 of Act 78 of 1957, as substituted by section 2 of Act 81 of 20 1981, and amended by section 2 of Act 27 of 1988 and sections 2 and 10 of Act 9 of 2001

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§ 2Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby amended-Substitution

The Minister must, with the Minister of Finance, make an agreement with the Corporation for Government insurance coverage, and may appoint the Corporation’s Board members and Chief Executive Officer.

2. Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby amended- (a) by the substitution in subsection (1) for the words preceding paragraph (a) of words: the following 25 4 No. 23911 Act No. 34,2002 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 4 OCTOBER 2002 EXPORT CREDIT AND FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INSURANCE AMENDMENT ACT. 2002 “The Minister, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, shall enter into an agreement with the [Export Credit Agency with the object of insuring on behalf of the Government on such terms and conditions as may, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, be prescribed in such agreement,] Corporation with the object of insuring on behalf of the Government in terms of policies of insurance any contracts entered into by persons carrying on business in the Republic, being contracts subject to risk of monetary loss or monetary detriment attributable to circumstances beyond the control of the person suffering the loss or detrimlent and arising out of or in connection with-”; and 5 10 (b) by the substitution for subsection ( 3 ) of the following subsection: “ ( 3 ) Without detracting in any way from the Minister’s power to detemline through the agreement contemplated in [section 21 subsection (IJ the [terms and conditions in terms ofJ manner in which the [Export Credit Agency] Corporation shall conduct its business, the Minister may 15 appoint members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the [Export Credit Agency] Corporation.”. Substitution of section 3 of Act 78 of 1957, as substituted by section 3 of Act 9 of 2001

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§ 3The following section is hereby substituted for section 3 of the principal Act:Substitution

This section substitutes a new section 3 for the principal Act.

3. The following section is hereby substituted for section 3 of the principal Act: 20 “Percentage cover

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§ 3The maximum sum insured in terms of any policy of insurance in theSubstitution

For the covered acts, transactions, or investments, the maximum sum insured may not exceed 90% of the total contract or investment value.

3. The maximum sum insured in terms of any policy of insurance in the case of any act. transaction or investment contemplated in section 2( l)(a) and (b) shall not exceed 90 per cent of the total value of the contract or the investment in question, as the may be.”. case 25 Substitution of section 4 of Act 78 of 1957, as substituted by section 4 of Act 9 of 2001

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§ 4The following section is hereby substituted for section 4 of the principal Act:Substitution

This provision says section 4 of the principal Act is being replaced.

4. The following section is hereby substituted for section 4 of the principal Act: “Premiums

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§ 4The rate of premium for any [contract] policy of insurance shall be 30Repeal

The premium rate for any contract policy of insurance is to be fixed at 30 by the Corporation.

4. The rate of premium for any [contract] policy of insurance shall be 30 fixed by the [Export Credit Agency] Corporation, having regard to the various factors which have a bearing on the risks covered by the [contract] policy an,d to the cost of administering this Act.”. Repeal of section 8 of Act 78 of 1957

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§ 5Section 8 of the principal Act is hereby repealed.Repeal

Section 8 of the principal Act is repealed.

5. Section 8 of the principal Act is hereby repealed. 35 Substitution of certain expressions and words in Act 78 of 1957

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§ 6The principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution-Short title

This section amends the principal Act by replacing certain terms with updated wording.

6. The principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution- ( a ) for the expression “contract of insurance”, wherever it occurs, of the expression “policy of insurance”; (b) for the expression “Export Credit Agency”, wherever it occurs, of the word 40 “Corporation”; and (c) for the wordls “he”, “him”, “his” and “sub-section”, wherever they occur, of or her”, “his or her” and “Subsection”, the words “he or she”, “him respectively. Short title and commencement 45

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§ 7This Act shall be called the Export Credit and Foreign Investments InsuranceCommencement

This section gives the Act its name and says it is deemed to have come into operation on 2 July 2001.

7. This Act shall be called the Export Credit and Foreign Investments Insurance Amendment Act, 200;!, and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 2 July 2001.

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a new section 3 for the principal Act
Section 3
Export Credit and Foreign Investments Insurance Act, 1957
Section 1

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of section 8 of Act
Section 4
principal Act
Section 6

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