Representation by insurance intermediary
6.—(1)  No insurance intermediary shall with intent to deceive make a false or misleading statement —
(a)as to any amount that would be payable in respect of a proposed contract of insurance; or
(b)as to the effect of any of the provisions of a contract of insurance or of a proposed contract of insurance.
(2)  A reference in subsection (1) to making a misleading statement includes a reference to omitting to disclose matter that is material to a statement.
(3)  No insurance intermediary shall, with intent to deceive, in relation to a proposed contract of insurance —
(a)write on a form, being a form that is given or sent to the insurer, matter that is material to the contract and is false or misleading in a material particular;
(b)omit to disclose to the insurer matter that is material to the proposed contract;
(c)advise or induce the intending insured to write on a form, being a form that is given or sent to the insurer, matter that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(d)advise or induce the intending insured to omit to disclose to the insurer matter that is material to the proposed contract.
(4)  No insurance intermediary shall, with intent to deceive, in relation to a claim under a contract of insurance —
(a)fill up, in whole or in part, a form, being a form that is given or sent to the insurer, in such a way that the form is false or misleading in a material particular;
(b)omit to disclose to the insurer matter that is material to the claim;
(c)induce the insured to fill up, in whole or in part, a form, being a form that is given or sent to the insurer, in such a way that the form is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(d)advise or induce the insured to omit to disclose to the insurer matter that is material to the claim.
(5)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence, notwithstanding that a contract of insurance does not come into being, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(6)  This section shall not apply to general reinsurance brokers and life reinsurance brokers.