84 Return for failure of consideration
Marine Insurance Act 1906 (1906 c 41) | Legislation

84  Return for failure of consideration

(1)     Where the consideration for the payment of the premium totally fails, and there has been no fraud or illegality on the part of the assured or his agents, the premium is thereupon returnable to the assured.

(2)     Where the consideration for the payment of the premium is apportionable and there is a total failure of any apportionable part of the consideration, a proportionate part of the premium is, under the like conditions, thereupon returnable to the assured.

(3)     In particular—

(a)     Where

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