97Exemptions from insurance requirements

#### 97 Exemptions from insurance requirements 97 Exemptions from insurance requirements > > (1) A person may apply to the Authority to be exempted from the operation of a provision of section 96 in a particular case. > > > (1A) A person may apply to the Authority to be exempted from the operation of any other provision of this Part, but only if— > > > > > (a) the person is, or is a member of a class of persons who are, prescribed as entitled to apply for the exemption, or > > > > > (b) circumstances prescribed by the regulations as entitling the making of an application apply to the person. > > > (2) The Authority may, by notice in writing, grant an exemption under this section, either unconditionally or subject to conditions, if satisfied that— > > > > > (a) there are exceptional circumstances, or > > > > > (b) full compliance is impossible or would cause undue hardship. > > > (3) An exemption under this section operates to exempt the person from the operation of the provision concerned, subject to compliance with any conditions of the exemption. > > **s 97:** Subst 1996 No 122, Sch 4 \[3\]. Am 1999 No 26, Sch 1 \[15\]–\[18\]; 2009 No 61, Sch 2 \[59\]; 2014 No 24, Sch 1 \[92\]; 2017 No 28, Sch 1 \[19\].