Section 29 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Insurance against fines unlawful

29 Insurance against fines unlawful (1) To the extent that an insurance policy or a contract of insurance indemnifies or purports to indemnify a person for the person’s liability to pay a fine or infringement fee under this Act,— (a) the policy or contract is of no effect; and (b) no court or tribunal has jurisdiction to grant relief in respect of the policy or contract, whether under section 7 of the Illegal Contracts Act 1970 or otherwise. (2) A person must not— (a) enter into, or offer to enter into, a policy or contract described in subsection (1); or (b) indemnify, or offer to indemnify, another person for the other person’s liability to pay a fine or an infringement fee under this Act; or (c) be indemnified, or agree to be indemnified, by another person for that person’s liability to pay a fine or an infringement fee under this Act; or (d) pay to another person, or receive from another person, an indemnity for a fine or an infringement fee under this Act. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,— (a) for an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000: (b) for any other person, to a fine not exceeding $250,000. Compare: 1992 No 96 s 56I