1172                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 530

more City, it shall be the duty of the appropriate authority to notify
the person against whom it is proposed to make, increase, change or
refuse to change such valuation or classification by a written or
printed notice, appointing a day for such person to make answer
thereto or present such proof as he may desire in the premises
failure to send a notice of assessment in the class of cases set forth
in clause (5) of this subsection shall not void any assessment for a
subsequent year but the provisions of Section 214A of this article
shall be applicable. The notice required by this subsection shall
include a statement of the amount of the previous assessment OF
REAL PROPERTY sought to be changed.

     Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect

July 1, 1971 JANUARY 1, 1972.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 529
(House Bill 388)

AN ACT to add new subsection (c) to Section 230 of Article 48A
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Supplement), title

"Insurance Code," subtitle "Unfair Trade Practices," to follow
immediately after Section 230 (b) thereof, to prohibit an insurer

from raising the policy limits of coverage without the express

PRIOR consent of the insured.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland
That new subsection (c) be and it is hereby added to Section 230 of
Artie e 48A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Supplement),
title "Insurance Code," subtitle "Unfair Trade Practices," to follow
immediately after Section 230(b) thereof, and to read as follows:

230.

   (c) No insurer shall raise the policy limits of coverage THE
EFFECT OF WHICH COULD INCREASE THE PREMIUM with-
out the express PRIOR consent of the insured.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect

July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 530
(House Bill 402)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 40A of
Article 77A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Higher Education," subtitle "Scholarships "