Section 42 of the Marine Insurance Act, 1963 – No implied warranty that goods are seaworthy

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Section 42: No implied warranty that goods are seaworthy

  • (1) In a policy on goods or other moveable there is no implied warranty that the goods or movables are seaworthy.
  • (2) In a voyage policy on goods or other movables there is an implied warranty that at the commencement of the voyage the ship is not only seaworthy as a ship, but also that she is reasonably fit to carry the goods or other movables to the destination contemplated by the policy.

Source: official text of The Marine Insurance Act, 1963 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Marine Insurance Act, 1963.

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