290(1)A motor vehicle liability policy referred to in this Part shall be in a form prescribed under the Insurance Act.

290(2)Any insurer that has issued a motor vehicle liability policy shall, as and when the insured may request, deliver to him for filing or file direct with the Registrar, a certificate of the issuing of such motor vehicle policy.

290(3)A certificate filed with the Registrar for the purposes of this Part shall be deemed to be conclusive admission by the insurer that a policy has been issued in the form prescribed by subsection (1) and in accordance with the terms of the certificate.

290(4)Every insurer shall notify the Registrar of the cancellation or expiry of any motor vehicle liability policy, for which a certificate has been issued to the Registrar under this Part, at least ten days before the effective date of such cancellation or expiry, and, in the absence of such notice of cancellation or expiry, such policy shall remain in full force and effect.

290(5)Where a person, who is not a resident of New Brunswick, is a party to an action for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident in New Brunswick for which indemnity is provided by a motor vehicle liability policy, the insurer named in the policy shall, as soon as he has knowledge of the action from any source, and whether or not liability under such policy is admitted, notify the Registrar in writing specifying the date and place of the accident and the names and addresses of the parties to the action and of the insurer, which notification shall be open to inspection by parties to the action.

290(6)Notwithstanding anything in this Part contained, the Registrar may decline to accept as proof of financial responsibility the certificate of any insurer which fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (5).