Singapore legislation

Section 40

of Marine Insurance Act 1906

Section 40

No implied warranty that goods are seaworthy

(1)

In a policy on goods or other movables, there is no implied warranty that the goods or movables are seaworthy.

(2)

In a voyage policy on goods or other movables, there is an implied warranty that at the commencement of the voyage the ship is not only seaworthy as a ship, but also that she is reasonably fit to carry the goods or other movables to the destination contemplated by the policy.