Act Number: 11

Act Name: The Marine Insurance Act, 1963

Year: 1963

Enactment Date: 1963-04-18

Long Title: An Act to codify the law relating to marine insurance.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 47: Change of voyage.
    (1) Where, after the commencement of the risk, the destination of the ship is voluntarily changed from the destination contemplated by the policy, there is said to be a change of voyage.
     (2) Unless the policy otherwise provides, where there is a change of voyage, the insurer is discharged from liability as from the time of change, that is to say, as from the time when the determination to change it is manifested; and it is immaterial that the ship may not in fact have left the course of voyage contemplated by the policy when the loss occurs.
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