Marine Insurance Act, 1963
6. Avoidance of wagering contracts
(1) Every contract of
marine insurance by way of wagering is void.
(2) A contract of
marine insurance is deemed to be a wagering contract-
(a) where the assured has not an insurable
interest as defined by this Act, and the contract is entered into with no
expectation of acquiring such an interest; or
(b) where the policy is made "interest or
no interest", or "without further proof of interest than the policy
itself", or "without benefit of salvage to the insurer" , or
subject to any other like term:
Provided that, where there is
no possibility of salvage, a policy may be effected without benefit of salvage
to the insurer".