# Marine Insurance Act 1906, Paragraph 17: Goods.


The term “goods” means goods in the nature of merchandise, and does not include personal effects or provisions and stores for use on board.
In the absence of any usage to the contrary, deck cargo and living animals must be insured specifically, and not under the general denomination of goods.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/6/41/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-insurance-act-1906/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-17
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