Marine Insurance Act, 1963
7. Insurable interest defined
(1) Subject to the
provisions of this Act, every person has an insurable interest who is
interested in a marine adventure.
(2) In particular a
person is interested in a marine adventure where he stands in any legal or equitable
relation to the adventure or to any insurable property at risk therein, in
consequence of which he may benefit by the safety or due arrival of insurable
property, or may be prejudiced by its loss, or by damage thereto, or by the
detention thereof, or may incur liability in respect thereof.