Marine Risks Act 1866 No 6a (NSW)

No. XIX.

An Act to repeal the prohibition on re-insurances

of Marine Risks. [7th April, 1866.]

W H E R E A S a n A c t of t h e I m p e r i a l Pa r l i amen t was passed in t h e

n ine t een th year of t h e re ign of K i n g George t h e Second in t i ­

tu led " An Act to regulate insurance on ships belonging to the subjects of Or eat Britain and on merchandises or effects laden thereon" by section four whereof i t is prohibi ted to m a k e re- insurance except in t he cases t he re in ment ioned A n d whereas i t is expedient t o remove

such res t r ic t ion Be i t therefore enac ted by t h e Queen ' s Mos t

Exce l len t Majesty by a n d wi th t h e advice and consent of t he Legis­

lative Council and Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w South Wales in	Pa r ­
l i ament assembled and by t h e au tho r i t y of t h e same as follows :—

1. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a n y t h i n g contained in t h e said A c t i t shall

be lawful t o m a k e re- insurance upon any ship or vessel or u p o n any goods merchandise or o ther p rope r ty on board of any ship or vessel or u p o n t h e freight of any ship or vessel or upon any other in te res t in or r e la t ing to any ship or vessel which m a y lawfully be insured .

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