Marine Insurance Act, 1963
2. Definitions
In this Act, unless
the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "contract of
marine insurance" means a contract of marine insurance as defined by
section3;
(b)
"freight" includes the profit derivable by a ship-owner from the
employment of his ship to carry his own goods or other movables, as well as
freight payable by a third party, but does not include passage money;
(c) "insurable
property" means any ship, goods or other movables which are exposed to
maritime perils;
(d) "marine
adventure" includes any adventure where-
(i) any insurable
property is exposed to maritime perils;
(ii) the earnings or acquisition of any
freight, passage money, commission, profit or other pecuniary benefit, or the
security for any advances, loans, or disbursements is endangered by the
exposure of insurable property to maritime perils;
(iii) any liability to a third party may be
incurred by the owner of, or other person interested in or responsible for,
insurable property by reason of maritime perils;
(e) "maritime
perils" means the perils consequent on, or incidental to, the navigation
of the sea, that is to say, perils, of the seas, fire, war perils pirates,
rovers, thieves, captures, seizures, restraints and detainments of princes and
peoples, jettisons, barratry and any other perils which are either of the like
kind or may be designed by the policy;
(f) "movables"
means any movable tangible property, other than the ship, and includes money,
valuable securities and other documents;
(g) "policy"
means a marine policy;
(h) "ship"
includes every description of vessel used in navigation;
(i) "suit" includes
counter-claim and set-off.