THE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE RULES , 1991 — THE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ACT, 1991

THE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE RULES , 1991 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (Department of Environment , Forests and Wildlife) New Delhi , the 23rd January , 1991 Magha , 3 , 1912 (Saka) NOTIFICATION 1 New Delhi , the 15th May , l991 S . O . 330(E) . -In exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 of the Public Liability Insurance Act , 1991 , the Central Government hereby makes the following rules , namely- 1 . Short title and commencement: These rules may be called the Public Liability Insurance Rules , 199l . These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the of Official Gazette 2 . Definitions: In these rules , unless the context otherwise requires- (a) " Act " means the Public Liability Insurance Act , 1991 (6 of 1991); (b) " Advisory Committee " means the committee constituted by the Central government in accordance with section 21 of the Act called the Public Liability Insurance Advisory Committee (PLIAC); (c) " Authorised physician " means any person registered under any CentralAct or State Act providing for the maintenance of a register of medical practitioners or in any area where no such last mentioned Act is in force , any person declared by State Government by notification in the Official Gazette to be a qualified medical practitioner , (d) " Fund " means a fund established and maintained by an owner in accordance with provision to sub -s -section (3) of section 4 of the Act; (e) Words and expressions used in these rules but not defined and defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in these Acts 3 . Application for relief: An application for claim for relief shall be made to the Collector in Form I . 4 . Documents that may be required: The claim application shall be made to the Collector in Form I