77.— (1) Part VI of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after section 78 the following:

“78A.— (1) A vehicle insurer shall make available, within 5 working days, to the Minister for Transport, the Garda Síochána and the Motor Insurer’s Bureau of Ireland, details of new motor insurance policies issued and existing motor insurance policies cancelled by it in so far as they relate to third party cover.

(2) In this subsection ‘motor insurance policies’ means approved policies of insurance (within the meaning of section 62) issued by a vehicle insurer.”.

(2) Sub-article (4) of article 9 of the Road Traffic (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1962 (S.I. No. 14 of 1962) is revoked.