Chapter 11 Insurance of Motor Vehicles Against Third Party Risks
Section 157: Transfer of certificate of insurance
a) Where a person in
whose favor the certificate of insurance has been issued in accordance with the
provisions of this Chapter transfers to another person the ownership of the
motor vehicle in respect of which such insurance was taken together with the
policy of insurance relating thereto, the certificate of insurance and the
policy described in the certificate shall be deemed to have been transferred in
favor of the person to whom the motor vehicle is transferred with effect from
the date of its transfer.
Explanation
For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that such deemed transfer
shall include transfer of rights and liabilities of the said certificate of
insurance and policy of insurance.
b) The transferee shall
apply within fourteen days from the date of transfer in the prescribed form to
the insurer for making necessary changes in regard to the fact of transfer in
the certificate of insurance and the policy described in the certificate in his
favor and the insurer shall make the necessary changes in the certificate and
the policy of insurance in regard to the transfer of insurance.