Chapter XI — Insurance Of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks
Section 153 — Saving in respect of sections 150, 151 and 152
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988)
Text of the section
Saving in respect of sections 150, 151 and 152.—(1) For the purposes of sections 150, 151 and 152 a reference to “liabilities to third parties” in relation to a person insured under any policy of insurance shall not include a reference to any liability of that person in the capacity of insurer under some other policy of insurance. (2) The provisions of sections 150, 151 and 152 shall not apply where a company is wound up voluntarily merely for the purposes of reconstruction or of an amalgamation with another company.
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