IRDA (Obligations of Insurers to Rural and Social Sectors) (Amendment) Regu

INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORrfY NOTIJIICATION Hyderabad, the 30th July, 2004 lmurance Regulatory and 1>4Mlopmmt Authority (Obff:ations of Imun:n to Rural or Social Sectors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 F. No. IRDA/Reg.13/2004.-In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 32B read with Section 32C of the lnsurancc Act. 193 8 ( 4 of 193 8), the Authority, in consultation wi1:f1 the Insurance Advisory Committee, hereby male~ the 1409 01/2004 ( I ) 2 THE GAZETI'B OF INDIA: EXIRA.ORDINARY (PART ill-&c. 4] following .regulations to amend the Insmance Regulatoiy and Development Aut.botity (Obligations oflnsurers to Rural or Social Sectors) Regulations, 2002, (notified on October 17, 2002 in the Gautte of India F. No. IRDA/Reg./10/2002) namely:- 1. Short title and comrneN'ement.-{ I) These regulations maybe cailed the Insurance Regu]atmy and Development Alrthority (Obligations ofln.surers to Rural or Social Sectois) (Amendment) Regolations, 2004. (2) ~ come into force from the date of their publication in the Offici.aJ Gazette. l 2.Amendmentofdefinitionof"RunlSector".-Fortheexistingddinitionof"RnralSector''ascontamedinclause(c) of Regulation 2 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Obligations oflnsurers to Rural or Social Sectors) Regulations, 2002, the following shall be substituted : "( c) 'Rural Sector' means the places or areas classified as 'rural' while conducting the latest decennial population census (Census of India)." PRABODH CHANDER, Designated Officer [ ADVf-3/4/Extraordinary/161/04] Printod by the Manager, Oovl. of India Pross, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Dolhi-110064 and Published by tho Controller of Publications, Delhl-110054.