Marine Insurance Act, 1963
31. Floating policy by ship or ships
(1) A floating policy
is a policy which describes the insurance in general terms, and leaves the name
or names of the ship or ships and other particulars to be defined by subsequent
declaration.
(2) The subsequent
declaration or declarations may be made by endorsement on the policy, or in
other customary manner.
(3) Unless the policy
otherwise provides, the declarations must be made in the order of dispatch or
shipment. They must, in the case of goods, comprise all consignments within the
terms of the policy and the value of the goods or other property must be
honestly stated, but an omission or erroneous declaration may be rectified even
after loss or arrival, provided the omission or declaration was made in good
faith.
(4) Unless the policy
otherwise provides, where a declaration of value is not made until after notice
of loss or arrival, the policy must be treated as an unvalued policy as regards
the subject-matter of that declaration.