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proves that the breach was committed without his knowledge or consent, be guilty of an offence and liable upon summary con- viction to a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.".
This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which passed the Legislative Council on the 24th day of May, 1961, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill.
HONG KONG
No. 21 of 1961.
Fix
(Secretariat GR46/3231/50)
And
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
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1 assent.
Governor.
8th June, 1961.
As Ordinance to codify the law relating to marine insurance.
[9th June, 1961]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Marine Insurance Short title. Ordinance, 1961..
Marine insurance,
*. (1) A contract of marine insurance is a contract whereby the Marine insurer undertakes to indemnify the assured, in manner and to the insurance extent thereby agreed, against marine losses, that is to say, the losses incident to marine adventure.
deined.
(2) A contract of marine insurance may, by its express terms, or by usage of trade, be extended so as to protect the assured against